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GameStop Canada bought by Quebec toy maker, to be rebranded EB Games

GameStop Canada bought by Quebec toy maker, to be rebranded EB Games

TORONTO — GameStop Canada says it has been acquired by French-Canadian entrepreneur Stephan Tetrault from the video game retailer's struggling parent company. Officially named Electronics Boutique Canada Inc.
New salmonella outbreak is linked to backyard poultry, CDC says

New salmonella outbreak is linked to backyard poultry, CDC says

NEW YORK (AP) — A new salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry has sickened at least seven people in six states, health officials said Monday.
Wildfire smoke linked to more ER visits for asthma, researchers urge preparedness

Wildfire smoke linked to more ER visits for asthma, researchers urge preparedness

TORONTO — New research that analyzes emergency department visits during Ontario's unprecedented 2023 wildfire season suggests public-health messaging such as air quality advisories and ensuring people have their medication can help asthma sufferers a
The stories behind all of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' name changes as the hip-hop mogul heads to trial

The stories behind all of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' name changes as the hip-hop mogul heads to trial

In the criminal indictment for this week’s sex trafficking trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs , the document lists many of the hip-hop mogul’s aliases. Most people, especially music fans, probably already know them. From “Puff Daddy” to “P.
New Met Gala exhibit 'Superfine' gives voice to emerging Black designers

New Met Gala exhibit 'Superfine' gives voice to emerging Black designers

NEW YORK (AP) — When the email came from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jacques Agbobly at first didn’t quite believe it. The Brooklyn-based fashion designer had only been in the business for five years.
Book Review: Restaurateur Keith McNally opens up in candid memoir 'I Regret Almost Everything'

Book Review: Restaurateur Keith McNally opens up in candid memoir 'I Regret Almost Everything'

Keith McNally has been charming New York City diners since he opened his first restaurant, The Odeon, in 1980, helping transform a then-derelict TriBeCa into a hotspot for the “glitterati.
Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dying

Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dying

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the U.S.
Book Review: People who are part of Andy Warhol's life chronicle the legacy of American pop art

Book Review: People who are part of Andy Warhol's life chronicle the legacy of American pop art

There are celebrities whose persona is as famous, if not more so, than their works, or what made them stars in the first place. Andy Warhol, probably the most important artist to emerge from the 1960s American avant-garde, is one example.
Entrepreneurs working to find funds to restore historic theatres across the Prairies

Entrepreneurs working to find funds to restore historic theatres across the Prairies

EDMONTON — Not a day goes by that David Stupnikoff doesn't think about the Princess Theatre.
Theater producer Jeffrey Seller, behind 'Rent' and 'Hamilton,' shines a light on his own journey

Theater producer Jeffrey Seller, behind 'Rent' and 'Hamilton,' shines a light on his own journey

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Seller, the Broadway producer behind such landmark hits as “Rent,” “Avenue Q” and “Hamilton,” didn't initially write a memoir for us. He wrote it for himself. “I really felt a personal existential need to write my story.
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