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Margaret Atwood joins music project to raise awareness for gender-based violence

Margaret Atwood joins music project to raise awareness for gender-based violence

OTTAWA — A brother of one of three women slain by their ex-partner in the Ottawa Valley has recruited Margaret Atwood for a music project about gender-based domestic violence.
Royal B.C. Museum CEO Jack Lohman resigns, statement cites 'internal issues'

Royal B.C. Museum CEO Jack Lohman resigns, statement cites 'internal issues'

VICTORIA — The chief executive officer of the Royal B.C. Museum is resigning. The museum's board of directors says Jack Lohman will step down Friday after nine years as CEO.
'Wonder Woman' star Gadot showcases women of wonder in doc

'Wonder Woman' star Gadot showcases women of wonder in doc

LOS ANGELES — Like her Wonder Woman character, Gal Gadot is on a mission: create a movement to bring good to the world.
'Super Bowl,' Queen Latifah's 'Equalizer' top weekly ratings

'Super Bowl,' Queen Latifah's 'Equalizer' top weekly ratings

For the week of Feb. 1 to Feb. 7, the 20 most-watched programs in prime time, their networks and viewership, according to Nielsen figures released Tuesday: 1. Super Bowl LV, CBS, 91.6 million. 2. Super Bowl LV Post-game, CBS, 51.5 million. 3.
Review: An ode to the strength and ferocity of mothers

Review: An ode to the strength and ferocity of mothers

“The Four Winds,” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press) It’s 1921 in Texas, and 25-year-old Elsa Wolcott is considered by her own parents to be an ugly, unmarriable spinster. Elsa’s family is wealthy, but she is horribly unhappy.
Bell abandoning all-sports format at radio stations in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton

Bell abandoning all-sports format at radio stations in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton

Bell's decision to dump an all-sports format at three Canadian radio stations is likely all about profit, says one media industry expert.
Tahar Rahim breaks out in Guantanamo drama ‘The Mauritanian’

Tahar Rahim breaks out in Guantanamo drama ‘The Mauritanian’

Kevin Macdonald was going to turn down directing “The Mauritanian.

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Nonfiction 1. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 2. A Promised Land by Barack Obama, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 3. Think Again by Adam Grant, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 4.
Korean American K-pop stars promote mental health awareness

Korean American K-pop stars promote mental health awareness

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — K-pop star Eric Nam was having a meeting in New York when he suddenly felt a pain in his chest. “I thought I was going to have to call 911,” he said, recounting the experience from 2019.

Queer online series meets eager Russian LGBTQ audience

MOSCOW — Russian film director Andrei Fenochka says his online series about queer young people is important for LGBTQ people in a country that bans gay “propaganda” among minors.