Life

Chura Montgomery, ‘The Magnetic Voice’ is set to perform this weekend at Red Deer’s first-ever Afro-Caribbean Festival.

Quebecor Inc. says it added more than 1.8 million subscribers through its purchase of Freedom Mobile as it began to unveil new offerings for customers following its entry to the national wireless market last quarter.

Cineplex Inc.’s net income mushroomed to $176.5 million in its second quarter as The Super Mario Bros. Movie hit theatres and the cinema chain began preparing for a Barbie boost.

Cineplex Inc. says it saw its highest July box office of all time as Barbie and Oppenheimer sent droves to theatres last month.

Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose Pee-wee Herman character — an overgrown child with a tight gray suit and an unforgettable laugh — became a 1980s pop cultural phenomenon, has died at 70.

One of the most iconic species of the wilderness is the Common Loon. Lucky for us Central Albertans, these magnificent birds are fairly common in our west-country lakes and ponds.

Sinéad O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56.

Red Deerians certainly took their fitness seriously in June.