Category Archives: Entertainment
Burning Man cancels 2021 festival in northern Nevada desert
RENO, Nev. — Burning Man organizers announced Tuesday they are cancelling this summer’s annual counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The San Francisco-based group posted a video on ...
Cities urge people to stay home on Dutch king’s birthday
AMSTERDAM — Crowds gathered in cities across the Netherlands on Tuesday despite authorities urging people to stick to coronavirus social distancing regulations as the country marked the King's Day national holiday. This year, the celebrations for King ...
Elle-Maija Tailfeathers’ doc looks at harm-reduction strategy in Kainai First Nation
TORONTO — In filmmaker Elle-Maija Tailfeathers' southern Alberta community of Kainai First Nation, everyone knows someone who has died from an overdose or drug poisoning. The powerful pain medication fentanyl ravaged the reserve in 2014, resulting in h...
Back to duty: UK queen returns to public tasks after funeral
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday held her first video meetings since the funeral of her husband, Prince Philip, pressing on with royal duties as she formally accepted the credentials of new ambassadors from the Ivory Coast and Latvia. The
China mutes reaction to Zhao’s Oscars as S. Korea lauds Youn
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chloé Zhao's history-making Oscars sweep, winning best director and best picture, is being met with a muted response in her country of birth, and even censorship. Zhao's “Nomadland” is the second film directed by a woman to win
Harry and Meghan to lead ‘Vax Live’ fundraising concert
Prince Harry and Meghan will serve as the campaign chairs of Global Citizen’s effort to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to medical workers in the world’s poorest countries. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will appear at “Vaxe Live: The Concert to Reunite
Hate crimes jumped 51 per cent in part spurred by pandemic, Toronto police report
TORONTO — Hate crime complaints and arrests in the country's largest city jumped sharply last year, with Jewish and Black people the most common targets, according to an annual police report released on Thursday.The report cites the COVID-19 pandemic f...
Rapper Cardi B takes on Wisconsin congressman
WASHINGTON — Rapper Cardi B took issue Thursday with a Wisconsin congressman who criticized her Grammy performance during a speech on the House floor. U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, a Republican, said he has received complaints in his office about Cardi B's...
Retaking language test unfair during COVID-19: applicants to new residency pathway
OTTAWA — International graduates and essential workers eligible to apply for permanent residency under a new program say requiring them to retake language proficiency tests is unreasonable, especially during a global pandemic. Akshay Aman, a law clerk ...
Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — Precious relics of Afghanistan’s ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts deepening uncertainty about its future. A collection of 33 artifacts seized from a New York-based art dealer who authorities say was one of the world'...
