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Q&A: Lashana Lynch is on the hunt for Eddie Redmayne in ‘The Day of the Jackal’
LONDON (AP) — Lashana Lynch was running away from spies. After playing Nomi in 2021’s…
Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan wrap production on ‘Outlander’
LONDON (AP) — “Outlander” is returning with the concluding episodes of its seventh season this…
Painter Frank Auerbach, who fled the Nazis and became a major artist, dies at 93
LONDON (AP) — Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany for Britain as a child and…
Percival Everett’s ‘James’ is a finalist for Carnegie Medal for fiction
NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s “James” has received yet another literary nomination. Everett’s reworking…
Chris Wallace is leaving CNN. He says he wants to see what the new media environment has to offer
Chris Wallace says he’s leaving CNN after three years and, at age 77, is eager…
Film, TV unions want Telefilm to only fund productions with collective agreements
TORONTO — Canada’s major film and TV unions say Telefilm is putting taxpayer dollars into…
Apologetic rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 45 days in prison for probation violations
NEW YORK (AP) — Apologetic rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced Tuesday to 45 days in…
Apologetic rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 45 days in prison for probation violations
NEW YORK (AP) — Apologetic rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced Tuesday to 45 days in…
New Yorkers vent their feelings over the election and the Knicks via subway tunnel sticky notes
NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers seeking to unburden themselves after last week’s election got…
My Chemical Romance returns with ‘The Black Parade’ tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two decades ago, My Chemical Romance released their career-defining rock…
My Chemical Romance returns with ‘The Black Parade’ tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two decades ago, My Chemical Romance released their career-defining rock…
‘Desperate gesture’: Quebec group denounces Supreme Court move on historic decisions
MONTREAL — A Quebec civil liberties group says it intends to push forward with legal…
Federal government launching research institute for AI safety
OTTAWA — The federal government is opening a research centre that will study the dangers…
Canadian Music Week buyers rename event Departure Festival, expand its scope
TORONTO — Canadian Music Week’s new owners are conducting a major overhaul of the annual…
Ethan Slater landing the role of Boq in ‘Wicked’ has an element of magic to it
You could say that Ethan Slater’s yellow brick road to getting cast in the big…
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel ‘Orbital’ wins the Booker Prize for fiction
LONDON (AP) — British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with…
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel ‘Orbital’ wins the Booker Prize for fiction
LONDON (AP) — British writer Samantha Harvey won the Booker Prize for fiction on Tuesday…
Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison. “Forever” by Judi Blume. “Slaughterhouse-Five”…
Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan wrap production on ‘Outlander’
LONDON (AP) — “Outlander” is returning with the concluding episodes of its seventh season this…
European fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities say a network of European art forgers who painted fake…
John Krasinski named People magazine’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Let the office debates begin — John Krasinski is People magazine’s…
Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon, raises questions about the Fox News host’s experience
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by…
‘No yellow brick road’: Atwood weighs in on U.S. election at Calgary forum
CALGARY — Margaret Atwood has been called prescient — particularly when it comes to her…
Most events geared at Swifties not officially ‘Taylor’s Version’
TORONTO — When fans converge on a convention centre in downtown Toronto this week, they’ll…