Shakira performance for World Pride opening concert abruptly canceled due to technical issues
WASHINGTON (AP) — One day before the kickoff concert for World Pride 2025 in the nation’s capital, headlining performer Shakira has abruptly canceled due to equipment difficulties. “We are deeply disappointed that unforeseen circumstances have forced the cancellation” of the...
Alf Clausen, Emmy-winning composer who wrote music for ‘The Simpsons’ for 27 years, dies at...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alf Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer whose music provided essential accompaniment for the animated antics of “The Simpsons” for 27 years, has died. His daughter Kaarin Clausen told The Associated Press that Alf Clausen died Thursday at...
CFIA fines B.C. ostrich farm and says cull will occur, rejecting U.S. intervention
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has fined a British Columbia ostrich farm $20,000 for failing to co-operate with anti-avian flu measures, rebuffing interventions in the case by United States health officials. It said the farmers who are resisting...
Funeral plans underway for 3 siblings killed in alleged drunk driving crash
Funeral preparations are underway for three siblings whose lives were tragically cut short in a crash that police say involved a suspected drunk driver. Family members of the three children aren’t saying much about what happened that fateful night as...
‘Deeply disappointing’: Google and Home Depot pull sponsorships from Pride Toronto
Pride Toronto faces a shaky future after two more corporate sponsors pulled their support for the festival just days before the beginning of Pride Month. The organization says it’s facing a $700,000 funding shortfall as a result of sponsors who...
Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to release names of residential school priests
OTTAWA — The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says it will soon release the names of 140 priests or brothers who worked in residential schools. Along with their names, the centre said in a media release it will also...
Trump’s latest pardons benefit an array of political allies and public figures
WASHINGTON (AP) — A governor who resigned amid a corruption scandal and served two stints in federal prison. A New York Republican who resigned from Congress after a tax fraud conviction and who made headlines for threatening to throw a...
A 700-pound boulder pins Alaska man face-down in a glacier creek for three hours
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man who was pinned facedown in an icy creek by a 700-pound (318-kilogram) boulder for three hours survived the ordeal with only minor injuries, thanks in part to his wife’s quick thinking and lots...
Macron and Hegseth to address China and the Ukraine war at Singapore security forum
SINGAPORE (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are among the world leaders, diplomats and top defense officials in Singapore this weekend for a security forum that will focus on China’s growing assertiveness, the global...
Quebec committee recommends restricting social media accounts for youth under 14
QUÉBEC — A committee of Quebec legislature members is recommending that social media accounts be barred for youth under the age of 14 unless they have the consent of a parent or guardian. The recommendation was in the final report...
