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NEW YORK (AP) — “Davidsen Goes out with a Bang,” read the headline in Broadway World’s review of the Metropolitan Opera revival of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” And indeed Lise Davidsen is in a sense “going out.

Provincial police say they've charged two people from Mississauga, Ont., after seizing more than 4,000 illegal cannabis plants in the Niagara region. Police say officers responded to a location on Highway 3 in Wainfleet on Feb.

LONDON (AP) — A 16th-century painting stolen more than 50 years ago has been found — and is now at the center of a custody battle between a widow in England and a small Italian museum.

TORONTO — Karin Martin couldn't sleep last Sunday night after reading a letter from Toronto Public Health that drowned her with worry.

The embattled Hot Docs festival has announced the first batch of films that will screen in its special presentations program this year. A personal doc called “The Nest” from Canada’s Chase Joynt and Julietta Singh will make its world premiere.

Nonfiction 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 2. The House of My Mother by Shari Franke, narrated by the author (Simon & Schuster Audio) 3.

NEW YORK (AP) — A public memorial service bursting with music, including planned performances by Stevie Wonder and a surprise one by Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean of the Fugees, celebrated the life and legacy of the Grammy-winning singer and pianist Ro

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Blood Moon by Sandra Brown (Grand Central Publishing) 2. Broken Country (Reese’s Book Club) by Clare Leslie Hall (Simon & Schuster) 3. Battle Mountain by C. J. Box (Penguin Publishing Group) 4.

Like its characters, Brian Castleberry’s second novel, “The Californians,” is full of ambition. It spans eras of American history, diving into everything from the heyday of silent cinema to the Reagan administration to the rise of cryptocurrency.

OK, gardeners — it's time to dig in! With about a week to go before the official start of spring, we’ve got work to do. A checklist: Soil First, test your soil’s pH level .