Mark Kennedy
Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Bryan Adams, crafting albums amid Grammy Award nomination
NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan Adams may have nabbed his first Grammy nomination in over two decades, but he won’t be at the ceremony. He’s got a gig that night. → Read More
Lizzo, Swift and Styles lead iHeartRadio Award nominations
NEW YORK (AP) — Lizzo, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles lead the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominations with seven nods each, with Jack Harlow and Drake close… → Read More
Apple Music offers a chance to sing with your favorites
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple Music wants to help you and your friends sing along to your favorite songs with a new feature it’s rolling out just as people gather for… → Read More
Leslie Jordan, versatile Emmy-winning actor, dies at 67
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leslie Jordan, the actor whose wry Southern drawl and versatility made him a comedy and drama standout on TV series including “Will & Grace”… → Read More
Angela Lansbury, 'Murder She Wrote' star, dies at 96
Lansbury won five Tony Awards and a lifetime achievement award. She also earned three Oscar nominations and 18 Emmy nominations, reaching her peak of fame with… → Read More
Anthony Bourdain biography is a profile of a man spiraling
NEW YORK (AP) — Biographers try as best they can to walk in the shoes of their subjects. Charles Leerhsen took it a step further: He slept in the same French… → Read More
You can't rain on Lea Michele's parade at 'Funny Girl'
NEW YORK (AP) — Lea Michele was 21 when she first saw “Funny Girl.” She was starring on Broadway in “Spring Awakening,” but all was not well in her personal… → Read More
Don McLean looks back at his masterpiece, 'American Pie'
NEW YORK (AP) — Don McLean has listened for decades as people belted out his classic song “American Pie” at last call or at karaoke — and applauds you for the… → Read More
Some musicians cancel concerts after Manchester blast
NEW YORK — The suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England has shaken the music world, with some artists cancelling upcoming gigs and others planning to go ahead as scheduled. → Read More
Tony Award nominations without 'Hamilton' are murky indeed
NEW YORK — If last year's Tony Award nomination announcement was pretty simple, this year's is much, much messier. → Read More
FACT CHECK: Streep overrated? Trump picks a decorated star
NEW YORK, N.Y. - President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday, calling Meryl Streep "one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood" following her speech Sunday night at the Golden Globe awards → Read More
Wonder Woman dumped as a special UN ambassador after uproar
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The comic book heroine Wonder Woman has been abruptly fired from her honorary ambassador job at the United Nations following protests from both inside and outside the world organization that a white, skimpily dressed American prone to violence wasn't the best role model for girls. → Read More
Jack Black surprises cast of Broadway's 'School of Rock'
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The cast of Broadway's new musical "School of Rock" got the endorsement Sunday of someone they've desperately wanted to impress for months — Jack Black. → Read More
MPs discuss whether to cancel Friday sittings of the Commons
Members of Parliament are considering whether to cancel Friday sittings and move the legislative workload from that day to earlier in the week. → Read More
Bélanger uses text-to-speech via tablet to re-introduce bill to change anthem lyrics
Ottawa-Vanier MP Mauril Belanger couldn’t use his own voice to speak in the House of Commons Wednesday, but he still made sure that MPs heard his words. The veteran Liberal, who lost the ability to speak earlier this month because of Lou Gehrig’s disease, re-introduced his private member’s bill to change the lyrics of Canada’s national anthem so it is more gender neutral. → Read More
Senators return with little idea how institution will work
Members of the Senate returned to their chamber on Parliament Hill Tuesday with one big problem — no one really knows yet how the place is going to work. → Read More
Top bureaucrat's past comments on 'brownshirts' spur protest
The Liberal government defended its new head of the public service Monday who is in hot water for remarks last year equating a student protest with the actions of “Brownshirts and Maoists.” → Read More
Defence minister promises decision soon on ISIL conflict
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Sunday the federal government is close to making its decision on how Canada will play a role in the mission against the Islamic State in the Middle East. → Read More
Liberals will take action to address La Loche shootings, LeBlanc says
Federal cabinet ministers said Sunday the “tragic” shootings that left four people dead and several others seriously injured have “touched” the entire nation and will not be forgotten. → Read More
Liberals gear up to move quickly on infrastructure
As MPs return to Parliament Monday for a jam-packed session, senior government ministers are signaling that job creation is a top priority and that the Liberal government is prepared to get infrastructure funds quickly allocated to help kick start the economy. → Read More