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Subscriptions have seeped into nearly every consumer industry, from TV to tacos. There are even services that help subscribers cancel all their subscriptions. But one industry has notably lagged: travel. That could be changing.

Ontario author Steven Heighton, who brought a poet's sensibility to global issues, has died. The Kingston, Ont., writer was 60. Biblioasis, which published some of his books, confirmed the news Wednesday in a statement.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper A$AP Rocky was taken into custody Wednesday morning at Los Angeles International Airport in connection with a shooting in Hollywood last year, authorities said.

NEW YORK (AP) — Molly Shannon has had iconic roles at “Saturday Night Live” and been in countless movies, yet she’s still awestruck that a little girl from Cleveland made it in Hollywood.

TORONTO — Allison Russell says she hopes the process of writing a memoir about her abusive upbringing in Montreal will help reclaim a piece of herself she lost along the way.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every year, one of the world’s leading dance competition companies sells the dream of Hollywood fame to hundreds of thousands of ambitious young dancers hoping to launch careers on television, in movies and on stage.

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Alexander Skarsgård has been dreaming about Vikings for as long as he can remember. Some of his earliest memories are from Oland, a Swedish island on the Baltic Sea, where his great-grandfather built a home many years ago.

TORONTO — Jann Arden is doubling down on her return to Canadian shows. The Calgary-based singer-songwriter says she's adding another 14 dates to her coast-to-coast tour that begins May 16 in Moncton, N.B.

TORONTO — Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes will make a special appearance at next month's Juno Awards, where he will receive an international achievement award for his global impact on music.