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Arts & Venues department: 1,200 have requested refunds for Bill Cosby’s Denver shows
DENVER – The director of Denver’s Arts & Venues department says nearly 40 per cent of the tickets originally purchased for Bill Cosby’s comedy shows in the city were returned for refunds.
Hillary Clinton says Canada, world must fight terrorist propaganda
WINNIPEG – Former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton is calling on Canada to continue fighting the “ideology of hate” and extremist propaganda fuelling terrorism.
Music producer Clive Davis to get Golden Sphinx award from Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Institute
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Music producer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Clive Davis is this year’s winner of the highest honour awarded by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770.
Majestic Brooklyn theatre reopens after $95M restoration, kicks off with Diana Ross concert
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Brooklyn has a new majestic performing arts theatre that will kick off with a Diana Ross concert.
Judge says bankrupt B.C. man can’t escape repaying student loans
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A former university student who declared bankruptcy must repay his student loans, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled.
Hayek leads Saint Laurent menswear finale as critics ask whether Hedi Slimane is vindicated
PARIS – Fashion royalty Salma Hayek — the Academy Award-nominated wife of the luxury heir François-Henri Pinault — led the front row pack at Saint Laurent, the highlight of the Paris menswear shows on Sunday.
‘Birdman’ tops SAG Awards, while Eddie Redmayne upsets Michael Keaton
“Birdman” topped the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning best ensemble cast, even though star Michael Keaton was upset by Eddie Redmayne in the most outstanding actor category.
Oscar nomination comes after a few lean years for National Film Board
TORONTO – After a tumultuous period of budget cuts and high-profile staff departures, the National Film Board celebrated its 75th year with a welcome bit of good news: an Academy Award nomination.
Kevin Spacey skips award shows to watch Arab actors perform a play on region’s hope, despair
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates – Kevin Spacey skipped the Screen Actors Guild awards, which handed him a win for his wildly popular role on “House of Cards”, to watch 34 young actors from across the Arab world perform a play as part of his foundation’s Home Grown initiative supporting local talent.
Common, John Legend to perform Oscar-nominated ‘Glory,’ from ‘Selma’ movie, at Academy Awards
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Common and John Legend will perform their Oscar-nominated song “Glory” at the Academy Awards.
Toronto businessman and philanthropist Joseph Rotman dies at age 80
TORONTO – Canadian businessman and philanthropist Joseph Rotman is dead at the age of 80.
Stargazing in desert: Celebrities converge on Phoenix for parties, Super Bowl 49
PHOENIX – The desert is great for stargazing, and that will certainly be the case as the Super Bowl takes over Phoenix and its suburbs.
Israeli conductor Israel Yinon collapses during Swiss concert, dies en route to hospital
BERLIN – Organizers of a Swiss music festival say Israeli conductor Israel Yinon collapsed during a performance and died.
History behind ‘The Imitation Game’ includes Canadian connection
TORONTO – Helen Leadbetter knew she didn’t want to be a secretary.
From Leia’s bikini to Amidala’s wedding dress: Star Wars costumes on display in new exhibit
SEATTLE – The creators of a new travelling exhibit on the costumes of Star Wars are hoping to gather geeks, fashionistas and movie fans together to discuss how clothing helps set the scene.
Scholars in Britain say 2 bronzes may be early works of Michelangelo
LONDON – Scholars in Britain say new evidence has emerged that two nude male bronzes attributed to other sculptors may be the work of Michelangelo.
From Leia’s bikini to Amidala’s wedding dress, Star Wars exhibit shows influence of costumes
SEATTLE – The creators of a new travelling exhibit on the costumes of Star Wars are hoping to gather geeks, fashionistas and movie fans together to discuss how clothing helps set the scene.
Several Canadians to get sci-tech Oscars on Saturday
TORONTO – The space station fire in “Gravity.” “Man of Steel”‘s Smallville battle. The volcano eruption in “Star Trek Into Darkness.”
A sketch of Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird as he is about to resign
OTTAWA – A sketch of Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, who sources say is about to resign from the Harper cabinet and will not seek re-election:
UFC says ex-middleweight champion Anderson Silva tested positive for steroid use last month
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has tested positive for steroid use.
Unexpected virtue: Will Oscar presenters go the distance with lengthy ‘Birdman’ title?
NEW YORK, N.Y. – And the winner is … a mouthful.
Grammy winner Nile Rodgers jams with Flea at event honouring his music industry legacy
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Nile Rodgers is getting lucky again.
Former UFC champ Anderson Silva denies using steroids, will continue as TUF coach
TORONTO – Former middleweight champion Anderson Silva has denied doping and the UFC says he will continue in his role as coach on “The Ultimate Fighter Brazil” despite failing a drug test.
UFC reeling from latest MMA doping scandal, but is such cheating any surprise?
TORONTO – The UFC is reeling from its latest doping scandal, but is such cheating any surprise?