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Canadian casting director Jackie Lind celebrates Emmy win for ‘Fargo’
TORONTO – Canadian casting director Jackie Lind felt a rush of nerves as she waited for her name to be called at the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday, even though she’d won once before.
Don Pardo, longtime ‘Saturday Night Live’ announcer dies; voice graced TV, radio for decades
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Few would recognize his face, but most would know his voice: that booming baritone that for nearly four decades would introduce the lineups on “Saturday Night Live.”
China’s anti-drug crackdown ensnares Jackie Chan’s son, Taiwanese actor Ko Kai
BEIJING, China – The actor-son of Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges, the latest high-profile celebrity to be ensnared in one of China’s biggest anti-drug crackdowns in two decades.
Pennsylvania teen describes night of mayhem in rock-throwing that injured Ohio teacher
LEWISBURG, Pa. – One of four young men charged with throwing a rock onto a darkened central Pennsylvania interstate testified Tuesday that they intended to do some damage during a night of mayhem last month but did not anticipate their actions would cause severe injuries to an Ohio teacher.
Don Pardo, longtime ‘SNL’ announcer dies; voice graced TV, radio for decades
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Few would recognize his face, but most knew his voice: the booming baritone that for nearly four decades heralded “Saturday Night Live.”
Fighter War Machine tells California judge he won’t contest transfer to Vegas in beating case
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – War Machine, a mixed martial arts fighter accused of brutally beating his porn star ex-girlfriend in Las Vegas and fleeing to the Los Angeles area, told a California judge he won’t contest his transfer in custody back to Nevada.
Exhibition on painter Alex Colville set to launch at Art Gallery of Ontario
TORONTO – Master painter Alex Colville is remembered for his ability to immortalize the seemingly mundane moments of everyday life, often with tense and haunting undertones.
Jackie Chan says he’s ashamed and heartbroken over son’s drug detention, apologizes to public
BEIJING, China – Jackie Chan apologized to the public Wednesday over his son’s detention on drug charges in Beijing, saying he’s ashamed and saddened.
Drama hits South Africa’s blockbuster soap opera after cast goes on strike, then is fired
JOHANNESBURG – “Generations,” a hugely popular soap opera in South Africa, first aired in 1993, a year before the nation’s first all-race elections ended apartheid. Now the future of this television staple followed by millions is up in the air.
Emmy nominee ‘Orange Is the New Black’ star Laverne Cox hopes to inspire with life story
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Laverne Cox realizes she is having a winning moment as a transgender actor in entertainment — including a recent Emmy nomination — and she hopes her story will continue to inspire others.
Who you calling a drama? Emmy hopefuls choose the category that boosts odds of winning
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – If it walks like a drama and talks like a drama and yet calls itself a comedy, that’s just fine with the Emmy Awards.
Telefilm raises $14 million in private donations for Canadian filmmakers
TORONTO – Telefilm Canada has raised more than $14 million in private donations for Canadian filmmakers — a first in the federal agency’s nearly 50-year history.
Huckabee urges fellow conservatives to drop Common Core fight, consider standards’ benefits
WASHINGTON – Conservatives should “stop the fight” over Common Core and instead consider the benefits that the academic standards offer students in struggling schools, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Friday. The position puts him at odds with a significant bloc of Republicans.
At pre-ceremony parties, nominees share Emmy-day rituals, perspectives
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Most everyone was still a potential winner as nominees stepped out this weekend to celebrate in advance of Monday’s Emmy ceremony.
Reds, blues make fashion statement on Emmy Awards red carpet
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Lena Dunham showed up for the Emmys in an awkward pink confection and Kerry Washington went for a bright orange dress with dark sparkle peeking out from underneath, but it was the reds and blues that dominated the carpet Monday.
Vancouver-raised scribe wins Emmy for beloved ‘Breaking Bad’ episode
LOS ANGELES, – Canadian-raised writer Moira Walley-Beckett won an Emmy Award on Monday night for writing the gut-wrenching third-to-last episode of “Breaking Bad,” entitled “Ozymandias.”
Canadian producer celebrates Emmy win for Calgary-shot FX series ‘Fargo’
TORONTO – When the time came for the outstanding miniseries award to be announced at the Emmy Awards on Monday night, Canadian producer Chad Oakes was starting to get nervous.
Striking B.C. teachers step up pressure tactics as school year looms
VANCOUVER – For the past two months, Chris Moon has been running tractors, bailers and swathers at his father’s hay farm in Creston, B.C.
Vancouver writer ’emotional’ after Emmy win for revered ‘Breaking Bad’ episode
TORONTO – Canadian-raised scribe Moira Walley-Beckett was gripping “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan’s hand as the Emmy award for drama writing was announced Monday.
Hackerspaces let would-be inventors work together to change the world – or just make cool stuff
MESA, Ariz. – Inside a nondescript garage-like workshop nestled between restaurants, a flower shop and jewelry stores along Main Street, ideas are taking shape.
Correction: Emmys-List story
List of winners at Monday’s 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:
Jimmy Fallon to lead honours as Jay Leno wins top humour prize at Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON – Jimmy Fallon will lead top comedians in saluting his “Tonight Show” predecessor Jay Leno with the nation’s top humour prize in October at the Kennedy Center in Washington.
Global Rainbow main attraction of this year’s Nuit Blanche festival in Toronto
TORONTO – The international laser display Global Rainbow is coming to Toronto this October.
William Greaves, award-winning co-host of ‘Black Journal’ and prolific filmmaker, dead at 87
NEW YORK, N.Y. – William Greaves, the Emmy-award winning co-host and executive producer of a groundbreaking television news program and a prolific filmmaker whose subjects ranged from Muhammad Ali to the Harlem Renaissance to the black middle class, has died at age 87.