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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin will undergo knee surgery in late July and will be out …
Read More »IN PHOTOS | Memorial for U.S. civil rights icon Jesse Jackson begins in Chicago
World Memorial services for the late civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson began in Chicago on Thursday, with stops in Washington and South Carolina to follow over the next two weeks. Chicago services will be followed by events in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina, where the leader was born Posted: …
Read More »Why an Arctic icon, the snowy owl, must wait so long for legal protection
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The number of snowy owls that glide above the Arctic tundra is in alarming decline as …
Read More »Gisèle Pelicot has been called a lot of things: Victim. Survivor. Icon. She calls herself ‘an optimist’
WARNING: This article includes details of intimate partner violence and sexual assault The Sunday Magazine35:22Victim. Survivor. Icon. Gisèle Pelicot heard it all. But in her words? ‘An optimist’ Gisèle Pelicot understands that those who followed her ex-husband’s trial in September 2024, where he was convicted of drugging her, raping her …
Read More »Brigitte Bardot, icon of French cinema turned animal rights activist, dead at 91
Brigitte Bardot, the 1960s French actress who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later an animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91. Bardot died on Sunday at her home in southern France, according to Bruno Jacquelin, of the Brigitte Bardot …
Read More »French movie icon Gérard Depardieu convicted of sexual assault on film set
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A court in Paris on Tuesday found French actor Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021 and handed him an 18-month suspended prison sentence. In one of …
Read More »Lilly Ledbetter, icon in the battle for U.S. equal pay, dead at 86
Lilly Ledbetter, an former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage discrimination legislation, has died at 86. Ledbetter’s discovery that she was earning less than her male counterparts for doing the same job at a …
Read More »Kris Kristofferson, country music icon and movie star, dead at 88
Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii on Saturday, family spokesperson Ebie McFarland said in an email. He was 88. McFarland said Kristofferson died peacefully, …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Hockey world says goodbye to broadcasting icon Bob Cole – Winnipeg
His voice. His style. His passion. You could feel it in every game Bob Cole announced. Grandparents, parents, and children have all heard the voice of Bob Cole tell stories on Saturday nights. Cole passed away on Thursday, and fans lost a bit of zest for the game. Story continues …
Read More »Winnipeg icon Andrew Harris to sign 1-day contract this weekend to retire as a Bomber – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A homegrown football star will officially retire as a Winnipeg Blue Bomber. Andrew Harris, one of the most-decorated running backs in Bomber — and CFL — history, will be signing a one-day contract Saturday at The Met in downtown Winnipeg, ahead of …
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