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Author Haruki Murakami says pandemic, war in Ukraine create walls that divide people

Author Haruki Murakami says pandemic, war in Ukraine create walls that divide people

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese writer Haruki Murakami says walls are increasingly built and dividing people and countries after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic fueled fear and skepticism.

Looking back on the last time a senior British royal testified in court - in the 19th century

When Prince Harry entered the witness box in his lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mirror, he became the first senior member of the royal family to testify in court since the late 19th century.
Marlon Wayans, Leslie Jones headed to this year's Just for Laughs Toronto festival

Marlon Wayans, Leslie Jones headed to this year's Just for Laughs Toronto festival

TORONTO — Marlon Wayans, Leslie Jones and Jonathan Van Ness are among the performers headed to this year’s Just For Laughs Toronto comedy festival.
Font gives fresh look to B.C. Indigenous languages while working on reconciliation

Font gives fresh look to B.C. Indigenous languages while working on reconciliation

VANCOUVER — A new font to typeset Salish Indigenous languages means so much more than just the words that it will be used to write, one of the people behind its creation says.
Poet Vivek Shraya duets with Donovan Woods in new song 'Colonizer'

Poet Vivek Shraya duets with Donovan Woods in new song 'Colonizer'

TORONTO — Poet, playwright and musician Vivek Shraya has contemplated the layers of white supremacy in her work, but on a new project, she's getting far more personal about the subject.
Artist Françoise Gilot, acclaimed painter who loved and later left Picasso, is dead at 101

Artist Françoise Gilot, acclaimed painter who loved and later left Picasso, is dead at 101

NEW YORK (AP) — Françoise Gilot, a prolific and acclaimed painter who produced art for well more than a half-century but was nonetheless more famous for her turbulent relationship with Pablo Picasso — and for leaving him — died Tuesday in New York Ci
More 'Law & Order,' less 'Bachelor in Paradise' for upcoming Citytv lineup

More 'Law & Order,' less 'Bachelor in Paradise' for upcoming Citytv lineup

TORONTO — Citytv detailed a fall schedule heavy on reality, franchises and U.S. imports.
Citytv exec says Toronto edition of 'Law & Order' will be 'ripped from the headlines'

Citytv exec says Toronto edition of 'Law & Order' will be 'ripped from the headlines'

TORONTO — Real-life Canadian crimes will fuel a Toronto edition of a “Law & Order” show bound for Citytv, parent company Rogers Sports and Media said as it revealed a TV slate heavy on franchises and proven reality fare.
Tony Award-nominated Betsy Wolfe on '& Juliet': 'This was the story I wanted to tell'

Tony Award-nominated Betsy Wolfe on '& Juliet': 'This was the story I wanted to tell'

NEW YORK (AP) — One recent day, Broadway star Betsy Wolfe was up at 4 a.m. to perform on “Good Morning America.” Then there was a formal gala lunch and a few snuggle hours with her young daughter.
UK police motorcyclist under criminal investigation over royal escort crash

UK police motorcyclist under criminal investigation over royal escort crash

LONDON (AP) — A British police motorcyclist faced a criminal investigation Tuesday over the death of a woman who was struck in a collision with the officer's vehicle, which was escorting Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, at the time.