King Charles III’s charity auctions Christmas stockings made from Sandringham drapes
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Searching for a gift for that special royal watcher in your life? How about a Christmas stocking made from the drapes of King Charles III’s Sandringham estate and handstitched by a sewing circle at Dumfries House in Scotland, where the king’s charitable foundation works to preserve traditional skills and crafts? Deftly tugging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why Not Theatre founder Ravi Jain wins Siminovitch, Canada’s top theatre prize
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
TORONTO — Why Not Theatre founder Ravi Jain has won Canada’s top theatre prize. Jain was awarded the $100,000 Siminovitch Prize at a ceremony in Toronto tonight. The jury praised Jain for “reshaping the ecosystem around him” with inventive work that puts inclusion at its centre. Jain’s body of work includes “Prince Hamlet,” a bilingual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A very royal Christmas. King Charles III’s charity auctions stockings made from Sandringham drapes
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Searching for a gift for that special royal watcher in your life? How about a Christmas stocking made from the drapes of King Charles III’s Sandringham estate and hand-stitched by a sewing circle at Dumfries House in Scotland, where the king’s charitable foundation works to preserve traditional skills and crafts? Deftly tugging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ mixes religion and mystery in poor ‘Knives Out’ film
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
After two installments of his “Knives Out” franchise skewered old and new money, director and writer Rian Johnson targets religion in his third, a gloomy and clunky outing that may test fans’ faith in the filmmaker. “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” gets a new starry cast to orbit Daniel Craig’s foppish detective ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York backs 3 new casinos, including at Mets stadium and a golf course Trump once ran
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is poised to get its first Vegas-style casinos, including one next to the home stadium of baseball’s New York Mets and another that could see a windfall for President Donald Trump. They were among three casino proposals approved for lucrative gambling licenses on Monday by a key state ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 7-13 includes Teyana Taylor and Taylor Swift
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 7-13: Dec. 7: Actor Ellen Burstyn is 93. Country singer Gary Morris is 77. Singer Tom Waits is 76. Actor Priscilla Barnes (“Jane the Virgin,” “Three’s Company”) is 68. Bassist Tim Butler of Psychedelic Furs is 67. Announcer Edd Hall (“The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”) is 67. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York advances casinos at a Bronx golf course and near Mets stadium
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Casinos proposed for a golf court in the Bronx and next to the New York Mets’ ballpark are poised to cash in on a lucrative state gambling license for the New York City area. The two proposals were recommended for licensing by a key state gaming board on Monday. The New ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A very royal Christmas. King Charles III’s charity auctions stockings made from monarch’s drapes
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Searching for a gift for that special royal watcher in your life? How about a Christmas stocking made from the drapes of King Charles III’s Sandringham estate and hand-stitched by a sewing circle at Dumfries House in Scotland, where the king’s charitable foundation works to preserve traditional skills and crafts? Deftly tugging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A long-lost Rubens painting depicting Crucifixion sells for $2.7 million
By Canadian Press on November 30th, 2025
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — A long-lost painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, which was hidden for more than four centuries, sold at 2.3 million euros ($2.7 million) at an auction Sunday in Versailles. The painting was recently found in a private townhouse in Paris. It depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It was part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A long-lost Rubens painting depicting Jesus’ Crucifixion sells for $2.7 million
By Canadian Press on November 30th, 2025
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — A long-lost painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, which was hidden for more than four centuries, sold at 2.3 million euros ($2.7 million) at an auction Sunday in Versailles. The painting was recently found in a private townhouse in Paris. It depicts the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It was part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Zootopia 2’ roars to record-setting global box office with $556M opening
By Canadian Press on November 30th, 2025
“Zootopia 2” had a roaring, record-setting opening at the box office. The animal city sequel from the Walt Disney Company brought in $96 million in North America over the weekend, earned $156 million over the five-day Thanksgiving frame, and scored a staggering $556 million globally since its Wednesday opening, according to studio estimates Sunday. That ... Read More »
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