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Justin Bieber stuns Cambridge pub with surprise visit for pool and karaoke
Bartenders at a local Cambridge pub and billiards lounge were left starstruck after Justin Bieber…
‘The Studio’ and Seth Rogen have record-setting Emmys as Noah Wyle and ‘The Pitt’ get top drama wins
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seth Rogen and “The Studio” turned the Emmys into a wrap…
‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ opens to $70M, biggest anime debut to claim top box-office spot
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle” carved out a…
Tramell Tillman makes Emmys history with his ‘Severance’ win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tramell Tillman is the first Black man to win an Emmy…
Emmys host Nate Bargatze pokes fun at the TV industry and fails with gag to keep speeches short
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nate Bargatze, the host of this year’s Emmy Awards, kicked off…
Canadian veteran journalist and CTV News anchor Beverly Thomson dead at 61
TORONTO — Canadian journalist and longtime CTV News anchor Beverly Thomson has died. Thomson, who…
Bobby Hart, co-wrote ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ and other hits for the Monkees, dead at 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Songwriter Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees’ multimedia empire…
‘The Road Between Us’ Oct. 7 film wins TIFF documentary People’s Choice Award
TORONTO — A documentary about an Israeli general’s rescue mission on Oct. 7 took home…
Montreal’s Le Miaousée wants to become Canada’s first permanent cat museum
MONTREAL — For about 100 years, the presbytery on De Castelnau street in Montreal’s Villeray…
Josh Ross, Cameron Whitcomb win big at 2025 Canadian Country Music Awards
KELOWNA — Josh Ross caught lightning in a bottle as his serenading single about unrequited…
Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be executed
Fox News Channel host Brian Kilmeade apologized on Sunday for advocating for the execution of…
Oscar-winning Palestinian director Basel Adra says his home in West Bank raided by Israeli soldiers
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian Oscar-winning director Basel Adra said Israeli soldiers conducted a raid at…
‘Hamnet’ wins TIFF’s People’s Choice Award
“Hamnet,” Chloé Zhao’s drama about William Shakespeare’s marriage and the death of their 11-year-old son,…
Brazilian musician Hermeto Pascoal, known as ‘The Mad Genius,’ dies at 89
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hermeto Pascoal, an eccentric and prolific Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, composer and…
Belgian festival’s decision to cancel a concert led by an Israeli conductor draws criticism
BERLIN (AP) — Belgium’s prime minister traveled to neighboring Germany for a concert led by…
Sean Astin, who starred in ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Rudy,’ is elected as SAG-AFTRA’s new president
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union that represents tens of thousands of actors and other…
‘Show will still go on’: Legendary Alberta stuntman, animal wrangler to receive award
LONGVIEW — Legendary Alberta stuntman and animal wrangler John Scott says he was always better…
Zits and all: Six things we learned from the new ‘Degrassi’ documentary
TORONTO — Alongside the warm nostalgia in “Degrassi: Whatever It Takes,” there are many surprising…
Christian Siriano transports New York Fashion Week attendees to the silver screen
NEW YORK (AP) — Hidden behind cream curtains, designer Christian Siriano transformed the athleisure aisles…
The voice of calm in TIFF closer ‘Peak Everything’ came from film’s sound engineer
TORONTO — When writer-director Anne Émond imagined who would voice the guided meditation track in…
Former poet laureate Ada Limón says artists must band together during ‘dangerous times’
During her three years as the 24th poet laureate, Ada Limón said her travels around…
Steven Spielberg celebrates ‘awesome’ 50th anniversary ‘Jaws’ exhibition at Academy Museum
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Why would anyone keep a prop from the set of “Jaws?”…
Taylor Swift can be deposed, but has no role in Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni litigation, lawyer says
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Taylor Swift can answer questions in October — if she…
Dowd says MSNBC reacted to a right-wing mob in firing him for Charlie Kirk commentary
Political analyst Matthew Dowd says MSNBC reacted to a “right wing media mob” in firing…