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Liverpool’s FA Cup defense over
Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Fabinho reacts to their defeat on the pitch after the English FA Cup fourth round football match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool at the Amex stadium in Brighton, on the south coast of England on January 29, 2023. - Brighton won the game 2-1. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
music
Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81
FILE - Motown's Barrett Strong arrives at the induction ceremony for 35th annual National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York on June 10, 2004. Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated with Norman Whitfield on such classics as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “War” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,” has died. He was 81. His death was announced Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, by the Motown Museum. (AP Photos/Louis Lanzano, File)
soccer
Ryan Reynolds goes through range of emotions in FA Cup match
Wrexham's Tom O'Connor celebrates scoring against Sheffield United during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match at The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales, Sunday Jan. 29, 2023. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
film
Oscar-nominated Montreal artist says making prosthetics for The Whale was the most demanding project of his career
This image released by A24 shows Brendan Fraser in a scene from "The Whale." The Montreal makeup artist who helped transform Brendan Fraser into a morbidly obese man for “The Whale” says he’s grateful for Oscar recognition of a project that stands as one of the most demanding of his career. THE CANADIAN PRESS/A24 via AP
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Inuvialuk sculptor David Ruben Piqtoukun’s work shaped by cultural stories
Inuvialuk sculptor David Ruben Piqtoukun sits in front of his piece entitled "Thar She Blows!" at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, ahead of his exhibition "Radical Remembrance: The Sculptures of David Ruben Piqtoukun." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris YoungC
canada
Actor and former Canadian senator Viola Léger, best known as La Sagouine, dies at 92
Actress and teacher Viola Leger receives the Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award for Theatre shakes hands with Governor General David Johnston during a ceremony of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, May 31, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
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Guitarist Tom Verlaine, influential co-founder of Television, dies at 73
FILE Ñ Tom Verlaine of Television, on stage at The Bowery in Manhattan on May 18, 2006. Verlaine, whose band Television was one of the most influential to emerge from the New York punk rock scene, died in Manhattan on Jan. 28, 2023. He was 73. (Rahav Segev/The New York Times)
alberta
Historical rock opera Vigilante remounts as unplugged concert experience in Edmonton
Edmonton-based theatre company Catalyst is remounting its 2015 production of “Vigilante" as an unplugged concert experience. A scene from the production is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-David Cooper *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Domee Shi on what ‘Turning Red’ Oscar nomination means for representation in film
Domee Shi arrives at the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Toronto filmmakers Sarah Polley and Domee Shi are among the Canadians competing in the top categories at this year's Academy Awards. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
canada
Community rallies behind bid to preserve home of Nova Scotia’s first Black doctor
Peggy Cameron, from the non-profit Friends of Halifax Common, stands in front of a stately home that the group is seeking heritage designation to save it from demolition in Halifax on Thursday, January 19, 2023. The home was owned by Dr. Clement Ligoure, the first Black doctor in Nova Scotia, where Dr. Ligoure operated his clinic in the early 1900s—treating hundreds of people injured by the Halifax Explosion on Dec. 6, 1917. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Singer Michelle Willis on the ‘joy of knowing’ late David Crosby
David Crosby of the band Crosby, Stills and Nash, performs at Glastonbury Festival in England, on June 27, 2009. Crosby died Wednesday at 81 years old.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Joel Ryan
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Jeremy Renner says he broke 30-plus bones in snowplow mishap
FILE - Jeremy Renner arrives at the premiere of "Avengers: Endgame" at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Monday, April 22, 2019. Renner says he is out of the hospital after he was seriously injured in a snow plow accident. In response to a Twitter post Monday about his TV series “Mayor of Kingstown,” Renner tweeted that other than the brain fog that remains, he is very excited to watch the next episode with his family at home. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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Time’s Up to halt operations, shift resources to legal fund after pledging ‘major reset’
US actress D'Arcy Carden holds a tag reading "Time's Up" as she arrives for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards on January 6, 2019, at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images
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David Crosby, rock musician and co-founder of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, dead at 81
FILE PHOTO: Musician David Crosby performs during a benefit concert to help defeat Proposition 32 on the State of California?s November election ballot at Nokia theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 3, 2012. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
music
Country singer Tenille Townes, Punjabi rapper AP Dhillon added to Juno performers
Tenille Townes performs at the Canadian Country Music Awards in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. Country singer Tenille Townes is among the latest performers added to this year's Juno Awards in Edmonton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
arts
India’s ‘RRR’ an unlikely underdog in Hollywood awards race
This image released by NBC shows M. M. Keeravani accepting the Best Original Song award for "Naatu Naatu" from "RRR" during the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Rich Polk/NBC via AP)
world
Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel wins Miss Universe Competition
Miss U.S. R'Bonney Gabriel is crowned Miss Universe by outgoing Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu of India, during the 71st Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
film
Documentary by Quebec filmmakers exposes horror of cyber violence against women
Image from the documentary film ”Backlash: Mysogyny in the Digital Age" is seen in this handout photo provided Jan. 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-La Ruelle Films **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Robbie Bachman, co-founder and drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, dies at 69
Randy Bachman (right) holds the Juno as Robbie Bachman videotapes a closeup of the trophy after being inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards in Winnipeg, Sunday, March 30, 2014. Robbie Bachman, co-founder and drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died at 69, representatives for his brother Randy confirm. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
arts
Lisa Marie Presley, only child of Elvis, dies at 54 after hospitalization
FILE PHOTO: Singer Lisa Marie Presley appears as a guest on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC studios in Burbank, California, U.S. May 1, 2003. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo
television
Astronaut Chris Hadfield to guest star on Murdoch Mysteries episode Monday
Former astronaut Chris Hadfield attends the Canada's Walk of Fame event in Toronto on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's next adventure will be a blast to the past with an upcoming guest role on “Murdoch Mysteries." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Royals appear for first time after publication of Harry’s memoir Spare
Prince William and Princess of Wales visit the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Merseyside, meeting staff and mental health first aiders and viewing the hospital facilities, January 12, 2022. Bruce Adams/Pool via REUTERS
television
Mattea Roach to appear on Jeopardy! spinoff show
This image released by Sony Pictures Television shows Mattea Roach, a Canadian contestant on the game show "Jeopardy!" Canadian "Jeopardy" champion Mattea Roach will face off against her peers in a new spinoff show just picked up by ABC. "Jeopardy! Masters" will pit six recent super-champions against each other. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tyler Golden-Sony Pictures Television via AP *MANDATORY CREDIT*
arts
Golden Globes are back on TV, but are reform efforts enough?
Golden Globe Awards on display during the unveiling of the nominations for the 80th Golden Globe awards, in Berverly Hills, California, on December 12, 2022. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ottawa pressed RCMP Heritage Centre for more outreach in expansion plan
The interior of the RCMP Heritage Centre in Regina. The building, designed by renowned Canadian architect Arthur Erickson, is in need of repairs. MARK TAYLOR/GLOBE AND MAIL
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Allies of the royal family push back against Prince Harry’s claims in memoir Spare
This undated screengrab issued by ITV on Friday Jan. 6, 2023 shows Britain's Prince Harry speaking during an interview with ITV's Tom Bradby for the programme Harry: The Interview. (Harry: The Interview on ITV1 and ITVX at 9pm on January 8/PA via AP)
television
Run the Burbs has a new showrunner and renewed focus on authenticity for Season 2
Andrew (Andrew Phung) and Camille (Rakhee Morzaria) comfort each other in a scene from the CBC Canadian sitcom “Run The Burbs”. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ian Watson *MANDATORY CREDIT*
film
Romeo and Juliet stars Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting sue over 1968 film’s teen nude scene
Olivia Hussey (Juliet) and Leonard Whiting (Romeo) in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968).
arts
Jeremy Renner undergoes surgery after snow plow accident
FILE - Jeremy Renner poses for photographers upon arrival at the UK Fan Screening of the film "Hawkeye," in London, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. Renner is being treated for serious injuries that happened while he was plowing snow. The actor's representative said Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, that Renner is in critical condition although he is stable. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)
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Knighthood comes with ‘a little bit more clout’, Brian May says
FILE - Queen guitarist Brian May performs during the Platinum Jubilee concert taking place in front of Buckingham Palace, London, on June 4, 2022, on the third of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. Brian May is now a “Sir.” May, who also has a doctorate in astrophysics and is an animal welfare advocate, received a knighthood Friday Dec. 30, 2022 as part of the U.K.'s annual New Year's Honors list. (Jonathan Buckmaster/Pool Photo via AP, File)
television
The TV shows, movies on celebrities’ own winter watchlists
FILE - Lucien Laviscount attends a screening of "Emily in Paris" during PaleyFest on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. During interviews in recent weeks, The Associated Press asked celebrities promoting their own projects in Europe what they planned to watch this winter season. Laviscount, who plays Emily's love interest Alfie in "Emily in Paris", chases said he was into “anything inspiration, inspiring stuff.” (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
music
Quebeckers are listening to less local music; artists hope Bill C-11 will change that
Nighthawk headphones from Audioquest lie on display, in Decatur, Ga., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Quebecers are increasingly streaming music online but listening less often to francophone artists, a trend members of the province's music industry hope will be reversed with a new federal bill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ron Harris
music
Singer Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at age 74
FILE - Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters performs at the 3rd annual Alfred Mann Foundation Innovation and Inspiration Gala on Sept. 9, 2006, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who topped the charts and earned critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 74, her publicist announced. (AP Photo/Phil McCarten, File)
arts
Barbara Walters, trailblazing news anchor with legendary drive for the big ‘get,’ dead at 93
FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2014 file photo, Barbara Walters addresses an audience at the John F. Kennedy School of Government on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who led the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a network career remarkable for its duration and variety, has died, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. She was 93. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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Bob Penny, bit actor in numerous Hollywood films, dies at 87
This image released by Kim McCray shows Bob Penny. The Alabama actor who played small roles in movies including "Forrest Gump" and "Sweet Home Alabama" has died at age 87. (Kim McCray via AP)
canada
Folk legend Ian Tyson, known as part of Ian & Sylvia, dies
Ian Tyson is shown during an interview with The Canadian Press in Toronto on Monday, Oct.18, 2010. Canadian folk legend Tyson, best known for the hit single "Four Strong Winds" as one half of Ian & Sylvia, has died at age 89.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn