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What to stream in October: 'Sort Of,' more than kind of funny, 'Acapulco' makes waves

What to stream in October: 'Sort Of,' more than kind of funny, 'Acapulco' makes waves

Change is afoot in October's streaming highlights as a Toronto nanny plots an overseas escape and a Mexican man finds adventure at a splashy hotel resort.
Quebec's overhaul of its strict French-language law under microscope at hearings

Quebec's overhaul of its strict French-language law under microscope at hearings

MONTREAL — Quebec's proposed overhaul of its French-language charter is under the microscope at legislative hearings, with participants this week raising concerns about the bill's effect on English speakers and the independence of the judiciary.
Abortion, Taliban in spotlight at Hollywood women’s event

Abortion, Taliban in spotlight at Hollywood women’s event

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A Hollywood event that’s supposed to be about women's empowerment in the industry and the world was more about how their rights are being imperiled at home and abroad. Restrictive abortion legislation in the U.S.
Marie Osmond takes singing career in new symphonic direction

Marie Osmond takes singing career in new symphonic direction

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic brought the world to a halt. It also slowed Marie Osmond, but not for long. The entertainer used the time to take her singing career in a different direction.
Scarlett Johansson, Disney settle lawsuit over 'Black Widow'

Scarlett Johansson, Disney settle lawsuit over 'Black Widow'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scarlett Johansson and the Walt Disney Co.
Mayor apologizes for backing mask critics' Holocaust imagery

Mayor apologizes for backing mask critics' Holocaust imagery

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The mayor of Alaska's largest city apologized Thursday for his comments supporting some residents' use of Holocaust imagery to liken a proposed citywide mask mandate to the oppression of Jewish people in Nazi Germany.
Britney's father is out, but scrutiny of him just beginning

Britney's father is out, but scrutiny of him just beginning

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her attorney successfully drove her father from the conservatorship that has run the singer's life and controlled her money, but they say they are not done scrutinizing him and the actions he took over the past 1
Remembering a relentless publicist, never too proud to beg

Remembering a relentless publicist, never too proud to beg

NEW YORK (AP) — Some 15 years ago, while working on a story about the New York Post's famous Page Six column, I needed some perspective on the gossip industry.
Residential school survivor proposes Indigenous museum as part of reconciliation

Residential school survivor proposes Indigenous museum as part of reconciliation

OTTAWA — Residential school survivor Doug George-Kanentiio appealed to the federal government Thursday to help create a permanent museum in Canada to preserve the collective memories of Indigenous Peoples.
Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID

Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID

She lived a life of adventure that spanned two continents. She fell in love with a World War II fighter pilot, barely escaped Europe ahead of Benito Mussolini’s fascists, ground steel for the U.S.
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