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Drake surprises fans at dancehall star Vybz Kartel’s historic first Canadian show
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
TORONTO — When Drake was a teenager, he’d stand outside Toronto’s long-gone Escape Nightclub handing out flyers just to get inside and lose himself in Vybz Kartel’s music. On Sunday night, he came full circle, recalling that memory on stage as he welcomed the dancehall star for his first-ever Canadian concert at Scotiabank Arena. Kartel, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Louvre heist leaves a cultural wound – and may turn French crown jewels into legend
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — The robbery at the Louvre has done what no marketing campaign ever could: It has catapulted France’s dusty crown jewels — long admired at home, little known abroad — to global fame. One week on, the country is still wounded by the breach to its national heritage even as authorities Sunday announced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nelly Furtado says in social media post she’s stepping away from performing
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
TORONTO — Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado says she’s stepping away from performing “for the foreseeable future” and will be focusing on other artistic endeavours. Furtado, 46, made the announcement on her social media channels early Friday morning, which coincided with the 25th anniversary of the release of her first album ‘Whoa, Nelly!’ The singer behind ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A documentary highlighting the 2021 Fairy Creek standoff makes its N.S. debut
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
HALIFAX — A documentary on British Columbia’s Fairy Creek blockade is making waves in Nova Scotia. The documentary “Fairy Creek” covers eight months of 2021, when thousands of activists blockaded logging roads leading to old-growth forests on Vancouver Island, including the Fairy Creek watershed. The documentary won the Best Canadian Feature award at the Planet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Montreal, My Beautiful’ takes top prize at Windsor International Film Festival
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
WINDSOR — “Montreal, My Beautiful” has grabbed the Windsor International Film Festival’s prize in Canadian Film. The film directed by Montreal-based filmmaker Xiaodan He was among 10 Canadian films vying for WIFF’s top award. The film stars Joan Chen as a 53-year-old Chinese immigrant and devoted mother living in Montreal who embarks on an affair ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Chainsaw Man’ anime film topples Springsteen biopic and ‘Black Phone 2’ at the box office
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A big-screen adaptation of the popular anime “Chainsaw Man” has beaten out a biopic about the Boss and the horror sequel “Black Phone 2” to top the North American box office. It’s the latest win for an anime film, less than two months after “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Louvre theft could make France’s stolen Crown Jewels as famous as the Mona Lisa
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — The robbery at the Louvre has done what no marketing campaign ever could: It has catapulted France’s dusty Crown Jewels — long admired at home, little known abroad — to global fame. One week on, the country is still wounded by the breach to its national heritage — even as authorities Sunday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor said on Sunday that a number of suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum. The prosecutor said that investigators made the arrests on Saturday evening, adding that one of the men taken into custody was preparing to leave the country from Roissy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The $100 million Louvre theft could make France’s stolen Crown Jewels as famous as the Mona Lisa
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — The robbery at the Louvre has done what no marketing campaign ever could: It has catapulted France’s dusty Crown Jewels — long admired at home, little known abroad — to global fame. One week on, and the country is still wounded by the breach to its national heritage. Yet the crime is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raves at Rome’s ancient amphitheater? New Colosseum director sets the record straight
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
ROME (AP) — The man who just took charge of Rome’s top tourist attraction wants to set the record straight: the Colosseum won’t be hosting any electronic dance music parties on his watch. Simone Quilici, director of the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum, shared his plan to bring concerts to the almost 2,000-year-old amphitheater in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kyiv unleashes Halloween a week early with an afternoon rave in photos
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Partiers kicked off Halloween early with a costumed rave that packed a Kyiv concert hall with hundreds of revelers dressed as Pennywise, the Joker, Medusa and more. The daytime techno bash, complete with an on site tattoo parlor, art installations and bean bag lounges, started hours before sunset to beat the ... Read More »
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