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Tenor Piotr Beczała sings different productions of Wagner's 'Lohengrin' 41 hours apart

Tenor Piotr Beczała sings different productions of Wagner's 'Lohengrin' 41 hours apart

BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Less than 41 hours after his final bows for singing the title role of “Lohengrin” at Munich's Bavarian State Opera, Piotr Beczała was 150 miles (241 kilometers) away at the Bayreuth Festpielhaus for a different production of
Deadliest construction holiday on Quebec roads in 10 years, police say

Deadliest construction holiday on Quebec roads in 10 years, police say

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say this has been the deadliest construction holiday in 10 years on the province's roads and trails. Police say 38 people died in collisions involving vehicles during the two-week period spanning July 18 to Aug.
Book Review: Jason Mott's 'People Like Us' explores the struggles of semi-fame and American identity

Book Review: Jason Mott's 'People Like Us' explores the struggles of semi-fame and American identity

How does one follow up writing “A Hell of a Book” that wins the National Book Award? If you’re Jason Mott, you write a sort-of, not-really, by all legal terms fictionalized — according to the forward — autobiographical story about what life is like a
Book Review: Louis Sachar's debut adult novel is a zany adventure of science and magic

Book Review: Louis Sachar's debut adult novel is a zany adventure of science and magic

Anatole isn’t just any magician. He’s the magician of Tiger Castle, whom the king of Esquaveta once declared to be the greatest magician in all the land. "The Magician of Tiger Castle” is Anatole’s chance to set the record straight.
Book Review: A sudden blizzard strands a detective and murder suspects in a hunting lodge

Book Review: A sudden blizzard strands a detective and murder suspects in a hunting lodge

In 1965, as the Vietnam War escalates, a small group of wealthy, powerful men gather at a Vermont lodge to drink and hunt deer.
Book Review: 'The Dead Husband Cookbook' is a recipe for an exquisite murder mystery

Book Review: 'The Dead Husband Cookbook' is a recipe for an exquisite murder mystery

“The Dead Husband Cookbook” is an enthralling read providing readers with a thrilling look into the cutthroat world of culinary arts — and what makes the perfect recipe ... for murder, that is.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 10-16

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 10-16

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 10-16: Aug. 10: Actor James Reynolds (“Days of Our Lives”) is 79. Singer-flutist Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull is 78. Mandolin player Gene Johnson of Diamond Rio is 76. Singer Patti Austin is 75.
Addressing fear in Alberta's Mennonite community amid a measles outbreak

Addressing fear in Alberta's Mennonite community amid a measles outbreak

Quelling the spread of measles involves immunization campaigns and public health protocols, but Tina Meggison says it also requires sitting down and having an open and honest conversation.
Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series 'WKRP in Cincinnati' has died

Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series 'WKRP in Cincinnati' has died

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.
Protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment over Indigenous-owned cannabis stores

Protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment over Indigenous-owned cannabis stores

Organizers behind a protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment say police action against Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensaries represents a continued attack on Mi’kmaq sovereignty.
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