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  • Louvre staff block entrances as part of pension protest

    March 27, 2023 - 6:54 AM

    PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed to the public on Monday when its workers took part in the wave of French protest strikes against the government's unpopular pension reform plans.

  • Telefilm Canada pledges more diversity and inclusivity in new action plan

    July 20, 2020 - 9:15 AM

    TORONTO - Amid calls for Telefilm Canada to improve its diversity initiatives, the federal agency has unveiled a new Equity and Representation Action Plan it calls "a first step" toward creating a more inclusive industry.

  • Amid lockdown, Danes find way to celebrate queen's birthday

    April 16, 2020 - 8:23 AM

    COPENHAGEN - Observing social distancing, Danes on Thursday sang birthday songs from homes, balconies, parks and public gardens to honour popular Queen Margrethe II, who turned 80 amid the pandemic lockdown.

  • Once booming concert industry goes quiet after coronavirus

    March 24, 2020 - 12:00 PM

    Inside a warehouse for MooTV, a live video production company in Nashville, Tennessee, the floor-to-ceiling shelves are lined with row after row of video screens, cables and rolling cases that normally would be out on the road with Brad Paisley, Chris Stapleton or Dierks Bentley. At one end of the warehouse sits an empty bar with beer taps where fans once sat on stage with Paisley.

  • Protests close Louvre museum in Paris amid pension strikes

    January 17, 2020 - 4:35 PM

    PARIS - Dozens of protesters blocked the entrance to the Louvre museum and forced the famous Paris landmark to close Friday while they denounced the French government's plans to overhaul the pension system.

  • Sour notes for Macron from striking Paris Opera musicians

    December 31, 2019 - 1:04 PM

    PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a compromise between his government and unions over plans to change the pension system that have led to sustained strikes — including from Paris Opera musicians who staged a street concert in rebellion.

  • TIFF lays off 15 employees 'across all departments'

    November 20, 2019 - 2:20 PM

    TORONTO - The organization behind the Toronto International Film Festival says it has laid off 15 staff members after what it calls "a comprehensive review" of its five-year strategic plan.

  • PM Prep-Segue

    October 08, 2019 - 11:58 AM

    'BIG BANG THEORY' GETS SHOUT OUT TO NOBEL PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT

  • Oprah to give $13 million more for aid at black college

    October 08, 2019 - 11:50 AM

    ATLANTA - Oprah Winfrey says she's giving $13 million to increase a scholarship endowment at a historically black college.

  • Domingo withdraws from Met Opera after harassment reports

    September 25, 2019 - 7:57 AM

    NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera announced Tuesday that Plácido Domingo had agreed to withdraw from his slate of scheduled performances at the opera house following allegations of sexual harassment made by multiple women in two Associated Press stories. The opera legend indicated that he would never again perform at the Met.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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