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B.C. landslide and flood damages cultural sites, says Williams Lake First Nation
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2024
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – The Williams Lake First Nation says two and possibly three Indigenous cultural heritage sites sustained extensive damage when a torrent of water breached a landslide that had blocked the Chilcotin River in British Columbia’s central Interior. The nation says two of the sites were located along the banks of the Chilcotin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MPs say Quebec French-language health directive sows confusion
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2024
MONTREAL – Two Montreal-area Liberal MPs are raising concerns about a controversial Quebec directive that outlines when health-care providers can offer services in a language other than French. Anna Gainey, the federal MP for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce”“Westmount, says the choice of language should belong to patients, and the directive is causing confusion and uncertainty. Gainey posted a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Childhood abuse survivor agency sees surge in calls since Alice Munro revelation
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2024
TORONTO – A support agency for survivors of childhood sexual abuse says it’s seen a surge in calls since Alice Munro’s daughter went public with her story a month ago. The intake coordinator for The Gatehouse in Toronto says 81 survivors reached out for support after Andrea Skinner’s essay appeared July 7 in the Toronto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Philippe Petit recreates high-wire walk between World Trade Center’s twin towers on 50th anniversary
By The Associated Press on August 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Fifty years after his iconic high-wire walk between the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center, Philippe Petit recreated the death-defying stunt with a performance about 7 miles north of the trade center at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The artist, 74, sought to celebrate the “glorious days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Swift fans are devastated by canceled Eras Tour shows in Austria over apparent attack plot
By Philipp-moritz Jenne, Stefanie Dazio And Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on August 8th, 2024
VIENNA (AP) – Pricey tickets for sold-out Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. Hundreds of euros, if not more, dropped on flights and hotels. Tens of thousands of Swifties, bedecked in homemade friendship bracelets, devastated by the cancellations of three Eras Tour shows in Austria after authorities foiled an apparent attack plot. Austrian security officials said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With a new life and fresh ideas, Sandra Lee makes a TV comeback with a Netflix food competition show
By Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press on August 8th, 2024
Corn dogs, funnel cakes and fried Oreos may come to mind when you think of state fair food, but fairgrounds are also the place where bakers test out their creations by entering competitions. The sense of community and creativity found at state and county fairs is especially meaningful to Sandra Lee, a cookbook author and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah receives $500,000 prize from Library of Congress
By The Associated Press on August 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Author-scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah has received a $500,000 lifetime achievement award from the Library of Congress. Appiah, 70, has won the John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity, given every two years to “individuals whose outstanding scholarship in the humanities and social sciences has shaped public affairs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Alien: Romulus’ actors battled lifelike creatures to bring the film back to its horror roots
By Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on August 8th, 2024
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) – While filming “Alien: Romulus,” Cailee Spaeny didn’t have to dig too deep to muster up sheer terror. She was often facing off against real creatures on set – or as close to real as they could get. Under director Fede Ãlvarez, a prominent horror filmmaker, the actors played opposite animatronic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!London moving ahead with Taylor Swift concerts despite cancellation in Austria
By Philipp-moritz Jenne, Stefanie Dazio And Kirsten Grieshaber, The Associated Press on August 8th, 2024
VIENNA (AP) – London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that the city was looking forward to welcoming Taylor Swift back to Wembley arena for five concert dates next week despite the cancellation of her concerts in Austria. Khan said the capital and the police had learned lessons from the Manchester Arena attack – a suicide bombing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ on Broadway attracts Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on August 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A revival of the cutthroat business play “Glengarry Glen Ross” is slated for Broadway this spring – cast with a star from “Succession,” a TV show about cutthroat business. Kieran Culkin will join “Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk and comedian Bill Burr in a new production of an examination of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group, officials say
By Philipp-moritz Jenne, Stefanie Dazio And Kirsten Grieshaber, The Associated Press on August 8th, 2024
VIENNA (AP) – Both suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State group and al-Qaida, Austrian authorities said Thursday, and investigators found bomb-making materials at one of their homes. Officials said one of the two confessed to planning to “kill as many people ... Read More »
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