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Sam Roberts Band, Marie-Mai and Shad part of RBC Bluesfest drive-in concert series

Sam Roberts Band, Marie-Mai and Shad part of RBC Bluesfest drive-in concert series

An array of Canadian musicians spanning various genres are taking the stage at a weekend drive-in concert series on the Ottawa River.
Review: Very hip, very haunted house in 'Should Have Left'

Review: Very hip, very haunted house in 'Should Have Left'

C'mon. Everyone knows that when you rent a vacation house online, you read the reviews first.
Jason Mraz to give earnings from new album to social justice

Jason Mraz to give earnings from new album to social justice

NEW YORK — Jason Mraz has a new album coming out and he wants everyone to buy it and love it. But he's not going to make a penny on it.
AP Exclusive: Singer of black anthem song signs record deal

AP Exclusive: Singer of black anthem song signs record deal

NEW YORK — Keedron Bryant, the 12-year-old who turned heads on social media with his passionate performance about being a young black man in today’s world, has signed a deal with Warner Records and his poignant song will officially be released Friday
Test maker targeted by FDA says it responded to US concerns

Test maker targeted by FDA says it responded to US concerns

WASHINGTON — A company targeted by the Food and Drug Administration for selling unauthorized coronavirus antibody tests says it has responded to regulators' concerns, though it has no business operations in the U.S.
Mutonji and Ruban take Trillium Book Awards, Ontario's top literary prize

Mutonji and Ruban take Trillium Book Awards, Ontario's top literary prize

TORONTO — Tea Mutonji's "Shut Up You're Pretty," has been named the winner of the Trillium Book Award while Paul Ruban took the French honour for "Crevaison en corbillard." Both authors receive $20,000 for winning Ontario's top literary prize.
Top seller 'Antiracist Baby' to be released as picture book

Top seller 'Antiracist Baby' to be released as picture book

NEW YORK — A picture book edition of Ibram X. Kendi's “Antiracist Baby,” one of the country's top-selling books since the death last month of George Floyd, is coming out July 14.
MTV fires 'Siesta Key' star as new season continues

MTV fires 'Siesta Key' star as new season continues

SIESTA KEY, Fla. — One of the stars of MTV's Florida-based reality show “Siesta Key” has been fired. MTV posted the decision to remove Alex Kompothecras, 25, on the show's official Twitter account Tuesday evening.
MTV fires 'Siesta Key' star as new season continues

MTV fires 'Siesta Key' star as new season continues

SIESTA KEY, Fla. — One of the stars of MTV's Florida-based reality show “Siesta Key” has been fired. MTV posted the decision to remove Alex Kompothecras, 25, on the show's official Twitter account Tuesday evening.
Asturias award honours Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson

Asturias award honours Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson

MADRID — Canadian essayist and poet Anne Carson, author of the 1986 non-fiction book “Eros the Bittersweet,” will be honoured this year with one of Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Awards.
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