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NEW ORLEANS — The venerable New Orleans funk band Galactic purchased the historic music club Tipitina’s in late November 2018 and, according to bassist Robert Mercurio, was making a go of it.

NEW YORK — A man convicted in the kidnapping of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 years in prison Wednesday by a judge who cited his leadership role in a gang active nationwide. U.S. District Judge Paul A.

TORONTO — The National Ballet of Canada says it's cancelling its remaining 2020-'21 season "due to the ongoing uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — Readers used to rely on a cadre of cultural tastemakers for book recommendations. But nowadays, platforms like Goodreads can generate individualized reading lists in a matter of milliseconds.

TORONTO — Like the NHL, EA Sports was forced to adapt to the pandemic. While the league opted to finish out its season in a bubble, the video game developer moved to remote production.

NEW YORK — The studio behind the kids’ mega-hit TV show “Paw Patrol” has a new animated series that arrives timed perfectly for a global pandemic: It celebrates delivery people.

College students returned this fall to find rigid COVID-19 prevention rules that take away from college’s social appeal. And noncompliance can be costly. Northeastern University, for example, suspended 11 students who broke COVID-19 protocols.

Is it safe to stay in hotels during the pandemic? In a recent travel update, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention makes it clear: Staying home is the best way to protect yourself against the coronavirus.

TORONTO — If Canadians needed any reminders that our neighbours to the south are more strangers than kin, the highly divisive U.S. election provided an unnerving wake-up call. The razor-thin margins and ongoing uncertainty in several U.S.

MONTREAL — Last April, Malcolm Angell, a 46-year-old New Zealander who moved to Montreal to work in the city’s famed visual effects industry, was taken to hospital after attempting suicide.