The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just announced the host of the next Oscar Awards event.
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Fatal shooting of Migos’ rapper Takeoff started with a disagreement, not over a dice game, witness says
It seems like gun violence will never end in America. Early this morning rapper Takeoff became the latest victim to lose his life to a bullet.
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Jerry Lee Lewis, the last originator of rock, dies at 87
Somewhere in the world, in a mean little honky-tonk or big music hall or church basement rec room, someone is playing a Jerry Lee Lewis song. Wherever there is a piano, someone is shouting …
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A possible racially-motivated hate crime between a woman who claims that she is of Mexican-American heritage and a group of South-Asian women in Dallas, Texas was captured on film.
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Halestorm’s lead vocalist joins Gibson as the company’s first female brand ambassador
Gibson, one of the world’s most popular guitar brands, just hired their first female brand ambassador since the company started in 1894. This is one of those occasions when it’s safe to say, it’s about time.
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Will Smith banned from the Oscars for 10 years for Chris Rock slap
The Academy has decided on Will Smith’s fate for the slap heard around the world on the live television broadcast of the Oscars less than two weeks ago on March 27. They announced their decision today in an open letter addressed to the Academy family.
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Dragons’ Den is teaching a free master class on pitching your business ideas. Get business tips from them and ask questions directly to the Dragons, some of the most successful business experts and sharpest investors in business today.
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Well, you can stop hiding from the book police because the Toronto Public Library system has gone fine-free. Not only that, 30 more libraries in Toronto will open again in February and March. You can stop by in person, take out books, use their services and no one will try and shake you down for a dollar, loonie, euro, pound; shilling or pence.
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Canada’s Alanis Morissette headlines Miami Beach culture festival
Isn’t it ironic for the singer to be performing in sunny Florida during the Canadian winter season? Don’t you think?
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Changes in public health measures: what they are and when they take effect.
The lockdown in Ontario may be over sooner than you think. The province is easing public health measures ahead of schedule. Non-emergency surgeries are already back on the table, now capacity limits for businesses like bars, restaurants and fitness centres will be removed in the next phase of the province’s reopening plan starting Thursday, followed by a plan to end proof of vaccination requirements in less than two weeks.
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