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Canadian producer finds Oscar nod through Netflix doc helmed by Ava DuVernay
TORONTO – Howard Barish wasn’t thinking about an invite to the Oscars when upstart filmmaker…
Survivors mark anniversary of nightclub fire that killed 100
WEST WARWICK, R.I. – Survivors of a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people have…
Author turns to students at Saskatchewan school for help on new novel
PUNNICHY, Sask. – An award-winning Canadian author has partnered with a Saskatchewan school to help…
Lindsay Lohan says she was profiled while wearing headscarf
LONDON – Lindsay Lohan claims she was “racially profiled” while wearing a headscarf at London’s…
Hot sauce and hope for Conan O’Brien in Mexico
MEXICO CITY – The towering U.S. television host Conan O’Brien is drawing stares in Mexico,…
Noted movie critic Richard Schickel dies at 84
LOS ANGELES – Richard Schickel, a noted movie critic for Life and Time magazines who…
David Cassidy fighting memory loss, wants to ‘enjoy life’
NEW YORK – Former “Partridge Family” star David Cassidy says he’s struggling with memory loss.…
Books on conservatism and rural whites up for Lukas Prize
NEW YORK – Jane Mayer’s “Dark Money” and Zachary Roth’s “The Great Suppression” are among…
Soccer star Abby Wambach gets engaged to Christian writer
Retired U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach has announced her engagement to Christian writer Glennon Doyle…
Soulja Boy says boxing match with Chris Brown is off
LAS VEGAS – It looks like the highly anticipated boxing showdown between singer Chris Brown…
Acclaimed author Emma Donoghue to publish first novel for children
TORONTO – Celebrated author Emma Donoghue is making her first foray into children’s literature. The…
CBC to air Canadian version of ‘The Great British Bake Off’
TORONTO – The popular BBC series “The Great British Bake Off” is headed to the…
The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store
iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending February 19, 2017: iTunes Movies US Charts: 1.…
The top 10 books on Apple’s iBooks-US
iBook charts for week ending February 19, 2017 (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN,…
Shooting gets underway for Han Solo ‘Star Wars’ film
NEW YORK – Alden Ehrenreich has taken control of the Millennium Falcon. The Han Solo…
Box Office Top 20: ‘Lego Batman,’ ‘Fifty Shades’ stay on top
NEW YORK – Holdovers “The Lego Batman Movie” and “Fifty Shades Darker” led the North…
Milo Yiannopoulos resigns as editor of Breitbart Tech
NEW YORK – Polarizing right-wing writer Milo Yiannopoulos resigned as an editor at Breitbart News…
Ex-Minnesota Orchestra maestro Stanislaw Skrowaczewski dies
MINNEAPOLIS – Former longtime Minnesota Orchestra music director Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, who conducted major orchestras in…
Sword breaks off Civil War memorial; vandalism suspected
BOSTON – A sword has broken off again from a memorial depicting the famed 54th…
7-year-old boy meets NBC’s Holt after on-air shout out
NEW YORK – A 7-year-old boy’s mention of Lester Holt to a local news reporter…
Playwright who inspired ‘Moonlight’ wins PEN award
NEW YORK – The playwright who inspired the Oscar-nominated movie “Moonlight” has won a prize…
‘Norse Mythology’ by Neil Gaiman tops Maclean’s fiction list for second week
Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week…
Mezzo Jamie Barton enjoys playing ‘truly evil’ witch
NEW YORK – Poor Rusalka! The water nymph heroine of Antonin Dvorak’s best-known opera never…
Nielsen’s top programs for Feb. 13-19
NEW YORK – Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Feb. 13-19. Listings include the…