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Canadian funders wavered on another Scarborough film. But 'Morningside' had local support

Canadian funders wavered on another Scarborough film. But 'Morningside' had local support

TORONTO — Fefe Dobson has toured the world, achieved pop-punk stardom and found a new home in Nashville, but she’s never truly left Scarborough behind.
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French street artist Shuck One pays tribute to Black history at Pompidou Center in Paris

French street artist Shuck One pays tribute to Black history at Pompidou Center in Paris

PARIS (AP) — French street artist Shuck One is honoring Black figures who shaped France’s recent history on the mainland and overseas, in an art installation being produced for an exhibition starting next month at the Pompidou Center in Paris.
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Wellness blogger Belle Gibson lied about having cancer. Years later, Australia is still chasing her

Wellness blogger Belle Gibson lied about having cancer. Years later, Australia is still chasing her

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A decade after wellness influencer Belle Gibson admitted she didn't have terminal brain cancer, which she claimed was cured by the healthy lifestyle that made her famous, her story has inspired a new Netflix series — an
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Music Review: Tate McRae's 'So Close to What' entices with post-Britney Spears, dirty, breathy pop

Music Review: Tate McRae's 'So Close to What' entices with post-Britney Spears, dirty, breathy pop

She can sing. She can dance. She's mastered a sultry gaze. She can write a smutty phrase. Is Tate McRae the new princess of dirty, breathy pop? (Sorry, Britney Spears. A new Gen Z star approaches.
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Music Review: Sam Fender's pop-rock soars on his third album, 'People Watching'

Music Review: Sam Fender's pop-rock soars on his third album, 'People Watching'

NEW YORK (AP) — As its title “People Watching” suggests, Sam Fender spends the bulk of his third studio album putting his observations about others — their histories, their futures, their troubles, their hopes — to music. The concept is simple.
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When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next - even before 'Conclave'

When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next - even before 'Conclave'

ROME (AP) — The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death. “A pope dies, they make another,” goes one, suggesting how life goes on.
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Kim Sae-ron's death underscores the huge pressure on South Korean celebrities

Kim Sae-ron's death underscores the huge pressure on South Korean celebrities

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In the about 1,000 days between her drunken-driving crash in May 2022 and her death, South Korean mainstream news organizations published at least around 2,000 stories on film actor Kim Sae-rom .
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The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie declines to take the stand as the defense rests

The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie declines to take the stand as the defense rests

MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The New Jersey man on trial in the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie declined to testify in his defense Thursday as his lawyers rested their case without calling any witnesses.
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'We need to be strong': Music producer Bob Ezrin boasts of Canadian pride after performing arts award

'We need to be strong': Music producer Bob Ezrin boasts of Canadian pride after performing arts award

Veteran music producer Bob Ezrin says he's "beyond proud" to be among this year's recipients of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, especially as a newly repatriated Canadian in the midst of renouncing his U.S. citizenship.
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An Argentine court drops charges against 3 people tied to the death of singer Liam Payne

An Argentine court drops charges against 3 people tied to the death of singer Liam Payne

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony
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