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The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will tour Asia for the first time in June

NEW YORK (AP) The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will tour Asia for the first time with nine performances in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan from June 19-30.
Why are clocks set forward in the spring? Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight

Why are clocks set forward in the spring? Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight

DALLAS (AP) Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer.
Place your bets on the Oscars: Provinces taking wagers on 2024 Academy Awards

Place your bets on the Oscars: Provinces taking wagers on 2024 Academy Awards

With Tinseltown set to hand out the Academy Awards on Sunday, the question for some in Alberta is whether to take the long-shot bet on "Barbie" or put the smart money down on "Oppenheimer.
Government closes bottom-contact fishing near rare B.C. coral reef

Government closes bottom-contact fishing near rare B.C. coral reef

VANCOUVER Federal authorities have closed Canada's only known live coral reef in the Pacific Ocean to all commercial and recreational bottom-contact fishing. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the indefinite closure came into effect on Feb.
For social platforms, the outage was short. But people's stories vanished, and that's no small thing

For social platforms, the outage was short. But people's stories vanished, and that's no small thing

NEW YORK (AP) Once upon a time, there was a brief outage on some social media platforms. It got fixed. The end. On the face of it, kind of a boring story.
West Virginia could become the 12th state to ban smoking in cars with kids present

West Virginia could become the 12th state to ban smoking in cars with kids present

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia, which has the highest rate of adult cigarette use in the nation, could become the 12th state to ban smoking in vehicles with children present under a bill that won final legislative passage Thursday.
Company that operates Just for Laughs owes nearly $22.5 million: court documents

Company that operates Just for Laughs owes nearly $22.5 million: court documents

TORONTO Court documents show the company that runs the Just for Laughs comedy festival owes nearly $22.5 million to creditors. Groupe Juste pour rire Inc.
And the Oscar goes to ... a movie most people have seen

And the Oscar goes to ... a movie most people have seen

NEW YORK (AP) The Oscars are poised to do something on Sunday that they havent done in a very long time: Hand its top award to a blockbuster.
Catherine Leroux's 'The Future,' defended by Heather O'Neill, wins CBC's Canada Reads

Catherine Leroux's 'The Future,' defended by Heather O'Neill, wins CBC's Canada Reads

TORONTO Catherine Leroux's post-apocalyptic novel "The Future" has triumphed in this year's edition of Canada Reads.
Movie Review: John Cena gets the laughs in middling comedy Ricky Stanicky

Movie Review: John Cena gets the laughs in middling comedy Ricky Stanicky

Your tolerance for the new Peter Farrelly comedy Ricky Stanicky may come down to whether or not you think the idea of accidentally miming a certain sex act is funny. The concept is of little consequence to the plot.
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