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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian comedian and former talk show host Mike Bullard has died at age 67. His family confirmed to Global News that Bullard was found dead of a suspected heart attack. Bullard got his start in comedy doing live standup at comedy clubs across Ontario, before moving to

Jason Kelce has apparently had it with Taylor Swift’s fans. The retired NFL player accused the billionaire singer’s fanbase of election interference this week, saying that they’re responsible for forcing him into an “agonizing review” of the 2005 coming-of-age film Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. But just a few days after Kelce’s grumpy announcement, his

Image Credit: Getty Images Two of the most popular companies are partnering to give anyone with a sweet tooth the best treat. Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s are working together to provide free doughnuts to customers. In a press release, the Krispy Kreme president and CEO explained the reason behind the company’s decision to collaborate with

Kris Holden-Ried, clad in a dark pea coat and bright red scarf, stands in a patch of sunlight on the edge of Griffin’s Pond in the Halifax Public Gardens, with the early morning light casting a glow on him as he looks across the water. The Canadian-born actor isn’t taking in the sights of the lush trees

Ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left their royal roles in 2020, they have added the effects of the digital world into their advocacy work around mental health, and for the last few weeks, they have been promoting one of their biggest initiatives to date, the Archewell Foundation Parents Network. To mark World Mental

Image Credit: Getty Images Walt Disney World was in the path of Hurricane Milton — which hit and severely impacted most of Florida on Wednesday, October 9. The famous Orlando theme parks and resorts prepared for the worst and kept guests updated on potential closures before the storm made landfall. So, did Disney reopen after

In a new legal filing, country singer Garth Brooks has publicly named a former employee who last week sued the musician for rape in a civil lawsuit. Brooks, 62, on Tuesday told the U.S. District Court in Mississippi the woman’s allegations are part of an “ongoing attempted extortion” meant to defame him and inflict emotional

Among the bright lights of Times Square, Pamela Anderson, Taraji P. Henson, and Suni Lee were among those honored at the Glamour Women of the Year awards on Tuesday, a glitzy event attended by Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Demi Lovato, and more. While waiting for the program to begin at the Times Square Edition Hotel’s Paradise

Image Credit: Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag Lyle and Erik Menendez continue to serve life sentences in prison for the brutal murders of their parents on August 20, 1989, when the brothers—then 21 and 18—shot and killed them in their family’s Beverly Hills mansion. However, the brothers only moved to California in 1986. Here’s a look at

Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley is alleging in a new memoir that he was groomed and sexually abused by the band’s former manager Greig Nori, when he was a teenager and Nori was in his 30s. The claims, first reported in a feature by the Los Angeles Times, appear in Whibley’s book Walking Disaster: My Life

“Throughout my life, I have witnessed many extraordinary events and have met incredible people,” Melania Trump writes in her Author’s Note to Melania, preparing her readers for the platitude-ridden tale to come. It’s a cliché in publishing to describe a reaction to a new book by how quickly one read it, how little one put

View gallery Image Credit: Getty Images After the November 2020 election, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, were thrust into the political spotlight. As the 59-year-old politician approaches the end of her term working alongside President Joe Biden, she is focused on her campaign for the upcoming election. Endorsed by the 81-year-old

Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin, has died. She was 91. Houston died Monday morning in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston told The Associated Press. The

After being introduced by Donald Trump as the guy who “saved free speech,” Elon Musk took the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, jumping up and down to the crowd’s roaring welcome as he wore an Occupy Mars T-shirt and an all-black Make America Great Again hat. “As you can see,” Musk adjusted his hat

Image Credit: Getty Images for ACM Garth Brooks, known for his music, was recently accused of raping and sexually assaulting a woman who claims to have been his makeup artist. While the 62-year-old singer denied the allegations, he stated in a message to  E! News released on Thursday, October 3, “For the last two months,

By Staff The Associated Press Posted October 5, 2024 12:38 pm Updated October 5, 2024 1:24 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Hollywood star Keanu Reeves made his professional auto racing debut on Saturday in an event in which The Matrix star spun out at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Reeves

One of the first questions former president Donald Trump would ask if a state needed disaster aid while he was in office was, “Are they my people?” according to Stephanie Grisham, who served as the White House press secretary under Trump from 2019 to 2020 and is now supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign. As

Image Credit: Wendy’s SpongeBob fans rejoice! Wendy’s is diving into Bikini Bottom flavors with the beloved Krabby Patty—a culinary treat you won’t want to miss. The fast-food chain announced Wednesday, in partnership with Paramount to celebrate the 25th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants, that it plans to launch a new cheeseburger called the “Krabby Patty Kollab.”

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Eminem is going to be a grandpa. The 51-year-old rapper released a heartwarming music video for his song Temporary on Thursday, dedicated to his daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers. The video features a montage of old videos and footage of the dad-daughter pair, from her childhood to her

Melania Trump’s memoir, Melania, will be released next week, a newsworthy event given her status as both a former and possibly future first lady. That means media outlets will want to cover the book and, if they can, score an interview with the author. CNN, for example, reportedly reached out to Trump’s publisher two months

Image Credit: Getty Images for The Rock and Ro Eminem is going to be a grandpa. The 51-year-old rapper’s daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers, is pregnant and expecting her first child with her husband, Evan McClintock. The “Without Me” hitmaker broke the news on Thursday, October 3, in his music video for his new song “Temporary

A Texas man who went viral after he bought a Taylor Swift-themed guitar at auction for US$4,000, only to destroy it with a hammer seconds later, says he pulled off the stunt for a laugh and claims there’s no ill will intended. Gary Estes, 67, garnered the ire of many Swifties over the weekend when

Bobbi Althoff swears she’s actually very shy. “Especially when I feel, I don’t know if insecure is the right word, but not confident about what I’m doing,” Althoff said in her recent interview with Wired global editorial director Katie Drummond. “And when I started the podcast, I was like, I don’t know what I’m doing

Image Credit: Getty Images Amber Nicole Thurman, who lived in Georgia, died just weeks after her state’s abortion ban went into effect—two years ago. Her death was later ruled “preventable” by a state committee that included 10 doctors, according to an investigative report by ProPublica on Monday. The 28-year-old medical assistant had just established a

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing content. Please read at your own discretion. More than a hundred new sexual assault allegations have been made against Sean “Diddy” Combs, with a Texas lawyer revealing he’s representing 120 accusers who have shared dozens of new, shocking claims. Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee held a press conference Tuesday, saying “we will

Donald Trump, who’s never heard a baseless, unhinged conspiracy theory he didn’t proceed to amplify, claimed Monday that he’s gotten word that Democratic officials are purposely withholding aid from “Republican areas” of North Carolina ravaged by Hurricane Helene, a claim that does not appear to have any basis in fact and wildly politicizes a natural

Image Credit: MLB Photos via Getty Images The New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves went head to head again today during a doubleheader. Thanks to the impact of Hurricane Helene last week, Georgia was ravaged by the storm, and the teams’ final two games were rescheduled for Monday, September 30. Fans of both teams

As Sarah McLachlan, Tom Cochrane and members of Blue Rodeo were ushered into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on Saturday, each took a moment to recognize that writing great music usually comes with incredible struggle. “Writing is often a lonely, isolating business,” McLachlan told the audience at Toronto’s Massey Hall in her speech. “But