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Michelin-starred eatery tops Air Canada's 2023 list of best new Canadian restaurants

Michelin-starred eatery tops Air Canada's 2023 list of best new Canadian restaurants

MONTREAL — Toronto’s Kappo Sato has claimed the top spot of Air Canada’s 2023 list of Canada's 10 best new restaurants.
Britney Spears' memoir a million seller after just one week since its release

Britney Spears' memoir a million seller after just one week since its release

NEW YORK (AP) — Britney Spears' memoir “The Woman in Me” has sold 1.1 million copies in the U.S. alone through its first week.
Real estate industry facing pushback to longstanding rules setting agent commissions on home sales

Real estate industry facing pushback to longstanding rules setting agent commissions on home sales

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A series of court challenges seek to upend longstanding real estate industry practices that determine the commissions agents receive on the sale of a home — and who foots the bill.
New Jersey governor spent $12K on stadium events, including a Taylor Swift concert

New Jersey governor spent $12K on stadium events, including a Taylor Swift concert

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy tapped into a taxpayer-financed expense account for nearly $12,000 at MetLife Stadium, including almost $1,000 for a Taylor Swift concert in 2018.
Defendant in Tupac Shakur killing loses defense lawyer ahead of arraignment on murder charge

Defendant in Tupac Shakur killing loses defense lawyer ahead of arraignment on murder charge

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The former Southern California street gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas has lost his bid to be represented at his arraignment by the lawyer who spoke publicly about his defense two weeks ago.
Jury selected after almost 10 months for rapper Young Thug's trial on gang, racketeering charges

Jury selected after almost 10 months for rapper Young Thug's trial on gang, racketeering charges

ATLANTA (AP) — Nearly 10 months after jury selection began , a panel of Georgia citizens was selected Wednesday for the trial of rapper Young Thug and several other people accused of participating in a criminal street gang responsible for violent cri
Ministers' responses on Afghan monument contract 'pathetic': design team

Ministers' responses on Afghan monument contract 'pathetic': design team

OTTAWA — An architectural group that lost out on building a monument to Canada's mission in Afghanistan is accusing two federal cabinet ministers of giving a "pathetic" explanation for how the contract was awarded.
The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades

The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Movie Review: In 'Radical,' an unorthodox teacher in a violent Mexican border town

Movie Review: In 'Radical,' an unorthodox teacher in a violent Mexican border town

On their first day sixth grade, the students of Jose Urbina Lopez Elementary School in the Mexican border city of Matamoros find their new teacher rolling on the floor surrounded by overturned desks. They’re not desks, he exclaims. They’re lifeboats.
King Charles III meets in private with the family of the Kenyan rebel leader hanged by the British

King Charles III meets in private with the family of the Kenyan rebel leader hanged by the British

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — King Charles III on Wednesday held a private meeting with the family of the executed leader of the Kenyan rebellion against British colonial rule, a day after the monarch expressed “greatest sorrow and the deepest regret” for th
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