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Steve Lawrence, singer, entertainer and half of popular stage duo Steve & Eydie, dies at 88

Steve Lawrence, singer, entertainer and half of popular stage duo Steve & Eydie, dies at 88

NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Lawrence, a singer and top stage act who as a solo performer and in tandem with his wife Eydie Gorme kept Tin Pan Alley alive during the rock era, died Thursday. He was 88.

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will tour Asia for the first time in June

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will tour Asia for the first time with nine performances in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan from June 19-30.
Place your bets on the Oscars: Provinces taking wagers on 2024 Academy Awards

Place your bets on the Oscars: Provinces taking wagers on 2024 Academy Awards

With Tinseltown set to hand out the Academy Awards on Sunday, the question for some in Alberta is whether to take the long-shot bet on "Barbie" or put the smart money down on "Oppenheimer.
Company that operates Just for Laughs owes nearly $22.5 million: court documents

Company that operates Just for Laughs owes nearly $22.5 million: court documents

TORONTO — Court documents show the company that runs the Just for Laughs comedy festival owes nearly $22.5 million to creditors. Groupe Juste pour rire Inc.
And the Oscar goes to ... a movie most people have seen

And the Oscar goes to ... a movie most people have seen

NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscars are poised to do something on Sunday that they haven’t done in a very long time: Hand its top award to a blockbuster.
Catherine Leroux's 'The Future,' defended by Heather O'Neill, wins CBC's Canada Reads

Catherine Leroux's 'The Future,' defended by Heather O'Neill, wins CBC's Canada Reads

TORONTO — Catherine Leroux's post-apocalyptic novel "The Future" has triumphed in this year's edition of Canada Reads.
Movie Review: John Cena gets the laughs in middling comedy ‘Ricky Stanicky’

Movie Review: John Cena gets the laughs in middling comedy ‘Ricky Stanicky’

Your tolerance for the new Peter Farrelly comedy “ Ricky Stanicky ” may come down to whether or not you think the idea of accidentally miming a certain sex act is funny. The concept is of little consequence to the plot.
'Rust' armorer's trial gives Alec Baldwin's team a window into how his own trial could unfold

'Rust' armorer's trial gives Alec Baldwin's team a window into how his own trial could unfold

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The trial and conviction of a movie armorer in connection with a fatal shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust” has given Alec Baldwin and his legal team a unusual window into how his own trial in the death could unfold.
Paul Simon to receive PEN America's Literary Service Award

Paul Simon to receive PEN America's Literary Service Award

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Simon's latest honor places him among public figures well outside the music industry.
Old Masters and Roman statues vie for the attention of well-heeled collectors at Dutch art fair

Old Masters and Roman statues vie for the attention of well-heeled collectors at Dutch art fair

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands (AP) — Old Masters, Roman statues, modern furniture, tribal masks and vintage watches are vying for the attention of well-heeled collectors as the TEFAF art fair opened on Thursday in the southern Netherlands.
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