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Farm goods store Peavey Mart to stage a comeback with Alberta locations this fall

Farm goods store Peavey Mart to stage a comeback with Alberta locations this fall

Peavey Mart is making a comeback. A message posted to the farm goods retailer's website says the brand that closed all its stores earlier in the year is planning to reopen in select Alberta markets.
Kirkus Prize finalists include Angela Flournoy, Kiran Desai and Megha Majumdar

Kirkus Prize finalists include Angela Flournoy, Kiran Desai and Megha Majumdar

NEW YORK (AP) — Novels by Angela Flournoy, Kiran Desai and Megha Majumdar and a memoir by Arundhati Roy are among the finalists for the 12th annual Kirkus Prize, which comes with a $50,000 cash award for winners in fiction, nonfiction and young reade
Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas

Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas

Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc is back. So are the stars of “Wicked” and the animals of “Zootopia.” Summer may be known as sequel season, but part twos, and threes, will play big roles this fall at the movies.
Movie Review: In 'The Roses,' Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman make a love story dark

Movie Review: In 'The Roses,' Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman make a love story dark

“The Roses” begins in a marriage therapist's office, where Theo Rose has something interesting to say about his longtime wife, Ivy: “I would rather live with her than a wolf.
Movie Review: In 'Caught Stealing,' a crime caper in '90s New York starring Austin Butler

Movie Review: In 'Caught Stealing,' a crime caper in '90s New York starring Austin Butler

Darren Aronofsky has already made several indelibly New York movies.
REVIEW: 'Drag x Drive' has the bones of a good wheelchair basketball game

REVIEW: 'Drag x Drive' has the bones of a good wheelchair basketball game

TORONTO — Nintendo has a good track record of using sports to show off its latest innovations.
The secret to a nutritious, fun lunch box? These cooks say it's make-ahead dips and spreads

The secret to a nutritious, fun lunch box? These cooks say it's make-ahead dips and spreads

Protein-packed hummus, bean dip and labneh bolster a fingerfood-style bento that pair well with cut veggies or can jazz up a rice bowl.
Quebec artists largely shunned on streaming platforms; Taylor Swift reigns supreme

Quebec artists largely shunned on streaming platforms; Taylor Swift reigns supreme

MONTRÉAL — Less than seven per cent of music consumed in Quebec in 2024 on major streaming platforms came from Québécois artists.
Tons of overripe tomatoes become projectiles in Spain's ‘Tomatina’ food fight

Tons of overripe tomatoes become projectiles in Spain's ‘Tomatina’ food fight

BUÑOL, Spain (AP) — Thousands of people from around the world seeking a uniquely messy thrill spent one wild hour flinging bushels of overripe tomatoes at each other during Spain’s “Tomatina” celebration Wednesday.
Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak

Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak

WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, away from Amtrak , in another example of how the federal government is exe