CP NewsAlert: Foundation confirms death of Quebec film entrepreneur Daniel Langlois
By The Canadian Press on December 4th, 2023
MONTREAL – A foundation created by Quebec businessman and philanthropist Daniel Langlois is confirming that he and his partner have died in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. The Daniel Langlois Foundation updated its website today to say the founder of film software company Softimage and his partner, Dominique Marchand, died “in tragic circumstances” on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!20 years after ‘Sideways,’ Paul Giamatti may finally land his first Oscar nomination
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – When Paul Giamatti made “Sideways” with Alexander Payne, he stayed in a little house in the middle of a large vineyard. At the end of a day of shooting, he would drive home in darkness, with the hills of Napa Valley around him. Giamatti was then a respected character actor, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opening statements begin in Jonathan Majors assault trial in New York
By The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Opening statements began Monday in the criminal trial of actor Jonathan Majors, who was charged last spring for allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend during an argument. Majors did not speak as he strode into a Manhattan courthouse seeking to clear his name following an arrest in March that has effectively stalled his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opening arguments begin in Jonathan Majors assault trial in New York
By The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Opening arguments began Monday in the criminal trial of actor Jonathan Majors, who was charged last spring for allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend during an argument. Majors did not speak as he strode into a Manhattan courthouse seeking to clear his name following an arrest in March that has effectively stalled his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP’s top albums of 2023: Music from Olivia Rodrigo, Peso Pluma, the Rolling Stones and more
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ten of the top albums of the year, as chosen by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman. It was a blockbuster year across genres, but only a few could make AP’s list. (SZA’s “SOS” released in December 2022, Ice Spice’s “Like…?” isn’t a full-length release, and the 11 Grammy nominations for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Filmmaker Charles Officer, chronicler of Black Canadian life, dies
By The Canadian Press on December 4th, 2023
Toronto-born filmmaker Charles Officer, whose portraits of Black Canadian life earned him numerous accolades over the last two decades, has died, according to multiple media reports. The Globe and Mail first reported his death on Sunday. The Toronto International Film Festival remembered Officer as a significant Canadian talent, while the National Film Board said it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023
By Bernard Mcghee, The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
From a hot dog vendor to head of the formidable mercenary army Wagner Group, his rise through Russian society could easily be described as meteoric. But it all came to a sudden end when the plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded. The Aug. 23 death of Yevgeny Prigozhin put an exclamation point on what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spotify axes 17% of workforce in third round of layoffs this year
By The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Spotify says it’s axing 17% of its global workforce, the music streaming service’s third round of layoffs this year as it moves to slash costs while focusing on becoming profitable. In a message to employees posted on the company’s blog Monday, CEO Daniel Ek said the jobs were being cut as part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2023
By Bernard Mcghee, The Associated Press on December 3rd, 2023
From a hot dog vendor to head of the formidable mercenary army Wagner Group, his rise through Russian society could easily be described as meteoric. But it all came to a sudden end when the plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded. The Aug. 23 death of Yevgeny Prigozhin put an exclamation point on what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kennedy Center Honors fetes new inductees, including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick
By Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press on December 3rd, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The newest group of Kennedy Center honorees, including comedian Billy Crystal and actor Queen Latifah, were feted Sunday night at a star-studded event commemorating their lifetime achievement in arts and entertainment. Opera singer Renée Fleming, music star Barry Gibb and prolific hitmaker Dionne Warwick were also honored at the black-tie gala. Each ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Renowned Canadian musician and former April Wine singer Myles Goodwyn dead at 75
By The Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2023
Myles Goodwyn, the award-winning Canadian singer and songwriter who shot to stardom as the former lead singer of April Wine, has died at age 75. His publicist Eric Alper says Goodwyn died earlier today in Halifax. No cause of death was announced. Alper describes Goodwyn as one of the great songwriters of the classic rock ... Read More »
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