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How Americans celebrated the bicentennial - with fireworks, a Freedom Train and Farrah
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (852+ words) After entering the ring, Apollo switches into an Uncle Sam costume. "I want YOU!" he roars as he points to Rocky Balboa, the far less flamboyant palooka he's chosen for this bicentennial bout in Philadelphia. Then the two boxers pound…...
Shakira, Andrea Bocelli and Salma Hayek kick-start the World Cup at opening ceremony in Mexico City
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (794+ words) Shakira performed "Dai Dai," the tournament's official song, with Burna Boy. The Colombian star had a hit with "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)" from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and now seeks to score again. Shakira has performed…...
Ontario names and shames two ticket resellers it alleges broke new rules
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (330+ words) Fans wave their phone flashlights ahead of Vybz Kartel's stage entrance as he performs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan TORONTO - Ontario is naming and shaming two ticket reseller sites the government alleges…...
Thompson Musician, SCUD, is Building an Afrobeats Movement in Northern Manitoba
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (774+ words) Babatunde Adewole opened up Instagram recently and saw a message that he had been tagged in a post. When he opened it, there was his picture alongside news that he had been nominated for Afrobeats Artist of the Year at…...
Indigenous-led Festival of Stories embraces the "magic" of live tapings
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (851+ words) Programming being held during National Indigenous History Month. Ryan Mc Mahon and Madeline Wilson Shaw work on a podcast in their King Street East studio. The couple are launching a festival of stories in the King John Building. It's an…...
Local artist juggled career, studies for fine arts degree
1+ week, 1+ day ago (329+ words) Lee Beaton receiving her degree at Brandon University The manager of gallery operations at Prairie Fusion Arts & Entertainment has reached a personal milestone after balancing a full-time career with a decade of post-secondary study. Lee Beaton officially graduated from Brandon…...
Chamber music finales celebrate collaboration
1+ week, 2+ day ago (538+ words) Violinist and artistic director Michael Schulte joins forces with pianist Daniel Vnukowski for Chamber Music Hamilton's season finale on June 21." Chamber Music Hamilton's season finale is on June 21, while 5 at the First Chamber Music Series performance is on June 6. Violinist…...
Nelly Furtado, Tragically Hip join Boi-1da for Canada's "competitive' World Cup album
1+ week, 2+ day ago (987+ words) Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer and songwriter, speaks on stage during the Juno Awards nominees announcement in Toronto on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets members of the Tragically Hip (from left): Rob Baker, Johnny…...
Movie Review: Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas hit the right notes in 'Power Ballad"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (592+ words) This image released by Lionsgate shows Paul Rudd, left, and Nick Jonas in a scene from "Power Ballad." (David Cleary/Lionsgate via AP) This image released by Lionsgate shows Nick Jonas, left, and Havana Rose Liu in a scene from…...
Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand
1+ week, 4+ day ago (903+ words) I am Lady Sarsaparilla Ovabyte, of the Coventry Ovabytes," she said. We are purveyors of fine cordials." Her companion peered through glasses made from fused-together forks. Captain Bob Mc Spoon, inventrepreneur," he said. On a Victorian-era street in rural "amaru,…...