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Pop-punk band Sum 41 to split up after finishing tour and final album, band says

Pop-punk band Sum 41 to split up after finishing tour and final album, band says

TORONTO — Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41 is calling it quits.
Review: 'Heavens' profiles figures in modern space race

Review: 'Heavens' profiles figures in modern space race

“When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach,” by Ashlee Vance (Ecco) During the space race of the 1960s that was chronicled by Tom Wolfe in “The Right Stuff,” the era was personified by larger-than-life h
Folk haven Yorkville changed Gordon Lightfoot before its own ritzy transformation

Folk haven Yorkville changed Gordon Lightfoot before its own ritzy transformation

The Gordon Lightfoot who first performed in Toronto's Yorkville, what's now one of Canada's ritziest neighbourhoods, is not the Gordon Lightfoot we know today.
'Someone Lives Here' takes home top prize at Hot Docs film festival

'Someone Lives Here' takes home top prize at Hot Docs film festival

TORONTO — A film about a young carpenter who built shelters for the homeless won top prize at Toronto's Hot Docs film festival Sunday.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 14-20

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 14-20

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 14-20 May 14: Guitarist Gene Cornish of The Rascals is 79. Movie director-producer George Lucas is 79. Actor Meg Foster (“Cagney and Lacey”) is 75.
Tears, joy and tributes as fans pay respects to Gordon Lightfoot in his hometown

Tears, joy and tributes as fans pay respects to Gordon Lightfoot in his hometown

ORILLIA, Ont. — Over 2,400 fans attended a public visitation Sunday in Gordon Lightfoot's hometown in central Ontario to say goodbye to the folk singer-songwriter. In the pouring rain, a line stretched down the street outside St.
Review: All creatures great and small in 'Guardians 3'

Review: All creatures great and small in 'Guardians 3'

When Peter “Star-Lord” Quill, while inspecting a murky extraterrestrial region, pressed play on Redbone's “Come and Get Your Love" in the first “Guardians of the Galaxy,” it would have been hard to imagine that James Gunn's space opera would ultimate
Set to host, UK taking Eurovision very seriously this year

Set to host, UK taking Eurovision very seriously this year

LONDON (AP) — There’s nothing like nearly winning to wake people up. And the U.K.’s second-place position at last year’s Eurovision Song Contest has helped kickstart widespread enthusiasm for 2023’s edition — taking place in Liverpool this week.
Cummings, Cochrane among musicians who say they'll play Lightfoot tribute: friend

Cummings, Cochrane among musicians who say they'll play Lightfoot tribute: friend

ORILLIA — Plans for a star-studded night of music celebrating the legacy of Gordon Lightfoot are already taking shape, according to his longtime friend and concert promoter.
Lionel Richie, Katy Perry sing for royal coronation concert

Lionel Richie, Katy Perry sing for royal coronation concert

LONDON (AP) — A day after a gilded coronation ceremony watched by millions, King Charles III and Queen Camilla let others take the center stage Sunday as they took in a star-studded concert featuring Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and others at Windsor Ca
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