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Toronto play 'The Bidding War' taps into city's real estate anxiety

Toronto play 'The Bidding War' taps into city's real estate anxiety

TORONTO — During the pandemic, Michael Ross Albert grappled with a familiar kind of stress for many Torontonians: the uphill battle of trying to buy a home in the city.
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From 'The Exorcist' to 'Heretic,' why holy horror can be a hit with moviegoers

From 'The Exorcist' to 'Heretic,' why holy horror can be a hit with moviegoers

In the new horror movie, “Heretic,” Hugh Grant plays a diabolical religious skeptic who traps two scared missionaries in his house and tries to violently shake their faith.
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From 'The Exorcist' to 'Heretic,' why holy horror can be a hit with moviegoers

From 'The Exorcist' to 'Heretic,' why holy horror can be a hit with moviegoers

In the new horror movie, “Heretic,” Hugh Grant plays a diabolical religious skeptic who traps two scared missionaries in his house and tries to violently shake their faith.
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Fire-stricken Jasper braces for winter as it adapts to new normal

Fire-stricken Jasper braces for winter as it adapts to new normal

JASPER, ALBERTA — A bright green Welcome Home banner still hangs on the awning of Nesters Market on the main drag in Jasper, Alta.
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In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it

In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it

CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Sgt. Ian Van Nest rolls slowly through the streets of Churchill, his truck outfitted with a rifle and a barred back seat to hold anyone he has to arrest.
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In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it

In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it

CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Sgt. Ian Van Nest rolls slowly through the streets of Churchill, his truck outfitted with a rifle and a barred back seat to hold anyone he has to arrest.
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Forget downtown or the ’burbs. The far-flung exurbs are where people are moving

Forget downtown or the ’burbs. The far-flung exurbs are where people are moving

HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people.
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The November Project gets people outside to exercise and socialize together all winter long

The November Project gets people outside to exercise and socialize together all winter long

The sun had yet to come up in Edmonton, Alberta, and it was more than 20 degrees below zero. Tanis Smith layered up anyway, ready to run up and down hundreds of stairs among the trees in the Saskatchewan River Valley. When she arrived at 6 a.m.
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What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?

What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgruntled X users are again flocking to Bluesky, a newer social media platform that grew out of the former Twitter before billionaire Elon Musk took it over in 2022.
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First batch of Boy Scout art raises over $3.7 million for those abused while scouting

First batch of Boy Scout art raises over $3.7 million for those abused while scouting

DALLAS (AP) — The first batch of artwork from the Boy Scouts of America's collection raised over $3.7 million at auction Friday to help pay the compensation owed to those who were sexually abused while in scouting.
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