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Rideau Canal, world’s largest skating rink, set to have latest opening date on record
By The Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – The world’s largest naturally frozen skating rink still hasn’t opened as an Ottawa winter festival gets underway, putting the Rideau Canal Skateway on track to have its latest opening date on record. The National Capital Commission said on social media today that the last time the canal opened this late was Feb. 2, ... Read More »
1 response‘The Consultant,’ Black History Month titles among February streaming highlights
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2023
TORONTO – Here’s a look at some of the standout TV series and films debuting on subscription streaming platforms in February: “The Consultant” When the young founder of app-based gaming company CompWare is assassinated in his office, his employees are rattled, to say the least. But things get even stranger when the mysterious Regus Patoff, ... Read More »
1 response‘Dances With Wolves’ actor appears in court in abuse probe
By Rio Yamat, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2023
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) – A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous girls and leading a cult must remain held without bail until his next court hearing, a judge ordered Thursday morning. Nathan Chasing Horse, 46, faces charges of sex trafficking, sexual assault against a child younger than 16, and ... Read More »
1 responseExuberant Springsteen, E St. Band launch 1st tour in 6 years
By Curt Anderson, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2023
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – It’s been six years since Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band embarked on a major tour. Judging by the first show Wednesday night in Tampa, Florida, you’d never know it. The Boss and his band served notice they are back. At just under three hours, it wasn’t quite one of ... Read More »
1 responseHasty Pudding to fete Bob Odenkirk as its Man of the Year
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2023
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) – Award-winning actor and bestselling author Bob Odenkirk will be feted Thursday as 2023 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Odenkirk, best known as shady lawyer Saul Goodman on “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” is scheduled to receive his Pudding Pot award at a celebratory roast after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Paw Patrol’ contraction pup gets spinoff series ‘Rubble & Crew’ from Spin Master
By Noel Ransome, The Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2023
TORONTO – One of the “Paw Patrol” pups is getting his own spinoff series. “Rubble & Crew” debuts this Saturday on Corus Entertainment’s Treehouse channel and the streaming platform StackTV. The show follows the English bulldog and his canine construction crew family. Spin Master Entertainment said in a press release the storylines dig into “the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Daily Show’s’ Roy Wood to headline White House press dinner
By Chris Megerian, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Real and fake news will collide again at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Roy Wood Jr., who plays a reporter on “The Daily Show,” the long-running Comedy Central program that blends comedy and news, will headline the event on April 29. Tamara Keith, president of the correspondents’ association, said Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Daily Show’ reporter to headline White House press dinner
By Chris Megerian, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Real and fake news will collide again at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Roy Wood Jr., who plays a reporter on “The Daily Show,” the long-running Comedy Central program that blends comedy and news, will headline the event on April 29. Tamara Keith, president of the correspondents’ association, said Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Greece, artists’ strike closes theaters, music schools
By The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2023
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Performing artists and art students “’ some banging drums, playing trumpets and dressed in clown outfits “’ gathered outside Greece’s parliament Thursday during a strike that closed theaters, halted TV shoots and disrupted art school classes. More than 2,000 people took part in the demonstration, on the second day of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Groundhog Day: Fred is dead in Quebec, Willie and Sam at odds over spring’s arrival
By The Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2023
SHUBENACADIE, N.S. – In what will likely be heralded as a bleak Groundhog Day prognostication, one of Canada’s most famous rodents died before he was set to make his prediction about spring’s arrival. Organizers in Quebec broke the news this morning to the crowd gathered in Val d’Espoir, saying nine-year-old Fred la Marmotte had been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kim Petras talks religion, trans community ahead of Grammys
By Krysta Fauria, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – For Kim Petras, 2022 was a big year: The German singer-songwriter received her first Grammy nomination, made her acting debut with the HBO series “Los Espookys” and released a single with acclaimed pop music producer Max Martin. Inspired by the irreverent attitude of her Grammy-nominated duet, “Unholy,” which she and Sam ... Read More »
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