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Year in review: A look at news events in November and December 2022
A look at news events in November and the first half of December 2022: November…
In The News for Dec. 16: Are Canadians losing money by not filing taxes?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Woman admits to unwittingly funding Iran critic kidnap plot
NEW YORK (AP) — A California woman pleaded guilty on Thursday in connection with her…
Trudeau’s call-out yields questions on everything from mermaid sex to dog pants
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may not have started the day thinking about whether…
Parents of slain UVA student call for stricter gun laws
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The parents of a University of Virginia football player killed…
Claudine Gay to be Harvard’s 1st Black president, 2nd woman
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University announced Thursday that Claudine Gay will become its 30th president,…
Eddie Murphy to receive Cecil B. DeMille award at Globes
NEW YORK (AP) — Eddie Murphy will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the…
Q&A: Roger Deakins on cinema’s past and future
NEW YORK (AP) — The first photograph Roger Deakins ever took, in 1969 Bournemouth, England,…
‘Beauty and the Beast’ TV special fetes 30th anniversary
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it hit theaters in 1991, Walt Disney’s “Beauty and the…
Comedian and actor Adam Sandler to get 2023 Mark Twain Prize
Over the years, The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor has gone to such luminaries…
Students turn to TikTok to fill gaps in school lessons
PHOENIX (AP) — Mecca Patterson-Guridy wants to learn, but for some subjects, she isn’t always…
Crown says killer of B.C. man was either a ‘master ninja’ or there were two attackers
VANCOUVER – An escaped inmate accused of the first-degree murder of a Vancouver Island man…
New this week: ‘Banshees,’ Whitney Houston, ‘High on Life’
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV,…
Ex-CNN producer pleads guilty to child sex charge in deal
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A former CNN television producer pleaded guilty Monday in federal court…
Crews remove box covering Columbus statue in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Crews have removed the plywood box that had been placed over a…
Golden Globe noms led by ‘Banshees,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’
NEW YORK (AP) — After scandal and boycott plunged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into…
‘Tár,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’ tie for LA critics’ top award
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Todd Field’s symphonic backstage drama “Tár” and the existential comedy “Everything…
Ukrainian youth choir defies war with messages of freedom
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — From a dank Kyiv bomb shelter to the bright stage lights…
AFI Awards to honor ‘Avatar,’ ‘Elvis,’ ‘Abbott Elementary’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Next month’s AFI Awards will honor films including the “Avatar” sequel,…
Kristen Stewart to lead 73rd Berlinale film festival jury
BERLIN (AP) — Organizers of the annual Berlin film festival said Friday that Kristen Stewart…
From missing family time to making food, Canadians are cutting back amid inflation
MONTREAL – It has not been an easy year for Canadians financially. Decades-high inflation and…
‘Top Gun’ named best film by National Board of Review
NEW YORK (AP) — “Top Gun: Maverick,” 2022’s biggest box-office hit, has been named the…
B.C. Premier David Eby unveils his new cabinet
Here is a list of British Columbia Premier David Eby’s ministers following his first major…
Sundance Film Festival unveils lineup for 2023 edition
Documentaries about Brooke Shields, Judy Blume and Michael J. Fox, films from veteran directors like…