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Nine art projects share $1.3 million Canadian Heritage grant for Riopelle anniversary

Nine art projects share $1.3 million Canadian Heritage grant for Riopelle anniversary

MONTREAL — Nine cultural projects have been chosen to share a $1.3-million Canadian Heritage grant to create artworks for the 100th anniversary of artist Jean Paul Riopelle’s birth.
Mena Massoud carves out his own path with ‘Evolving Vegan’ after post-'Aladdin' slump

Mena Massoud carves out his own path with ‘Evolving Vegan’ after post-'Aladdin' slump

TORONTO — Leading up to the opening of Disney's live-action "Aladdin" remake in 2019, Mena Massoud was at a pivotal moment in his career he felt would catapult him forward — he was the lead in the much-anticipated reboot alongside Will Smith and Naom
Berlin museum presents 100 works by artist Gerhard Richter

Berlin museum presents 100 works by artist Gerhard Richter

BERLIN (AP) — A new show of works by one of Germany's most famous living artists, Gerhard Richter, opened at Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie museum on Friday. “Gerhard Richter.
Palm weaving workshops join faith, culture for Palm Sunday

Palm weaving workshops join faith, culture for Palm Sunday

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As new volunteers kept streaming into the Church of the Incarnation, Reynaldo Hidalgo prepped fresh palm fronds for them to weave into elaborate designs that will be blessed at services on Palm Sunday, the start of Christianity’s h
Charles III commorates WWII dead, child refugees in Hamburg

Charles III commorates WWII dead, child refugees in Hamburg

BERLIN (AP) — King Charles III commemorated the more than 30,000 people, mostly German civilians, who were killed in the Allied bombing of Hamburg almost 80 years ago as he visited the northern city Friday on the last leg of his first foreign trip si
Gwyneth Paltrow gets vindication at ski collision trial

Gwyneth Paltrow gets vindication at ski collision trial

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow wasn’t to blame for a 2016 collision with a retired optometrist on a beginner run at a posh Utah ski resort during a family vacation, a jury decided Thursday following a live-streamed trial that became a pop cul
UK china maker rolls out souvenirs for king's May coronation

UK china maker rolls out souvenirs for king's May coronation

STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (AP) — With just five weeks before King Charles III's coronation, a British manufacturer of fine bone china is busy making “God Save The King” commemorative plates and mugs for the historic occasion.
Chinatowns in Western Canada evolve and renew, both within and outside tradition

Chinatowns in Western Canada evolve and renew, both within and outside tradition

Every Thursday to Sunday evening, the wait staff at the Ugly Duckling Dining & Provisions restaurant carefully set knives and forks on chopstick rests at each table.
Lack of data on transit violence amounts to 'blanket of ignorance': researcher

Lack of data on transit violence amounts to 'blanket of ignorance': researcher

Canada needs standardized data on violence on transit systems to help tackle issues ranging from a lack of mental health supports to eroding public trust, say researchers, citing the recent stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy at a Toronto station as
Review: Sandler, Aniston reteam in 'Murder Mystery 2'

Review: Sandler, Aniston reteam in 'Murder Mystery 2'

You would have a hard time defending the limp plotting, the bland action-adventure set pieces or the Agatha Christie-light whodunit twists of the first “Murder Mystery.” And, yet, it was kind of good.
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