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CRTC triples streamers’ financial contributions to Canadian content
OTTAWA — Large TV streaming services like Netflix must contribute 15 per cent of their…
Police federation calls for probe of CBC-APTN show, says officers were ‘misled’
OTTAWA — The National Police Federation is calling for an inquiry into a CBC and…
Artist JR, the ‘French Banksy’ creates a ‘cave’ installation over Paris’ oldest bridge
PARIS (AP) — The oldest bridge in Paris looked Thursday as if it had been…
Colorful ‘Greetings from’ postcards reflected American innovation, idealism
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Greetings from Concord, New Hampshire. Postcards emblazoned with “Greetings from” a…
Maika Monroe, much more than ‘Scream Queen,’ returns to Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — Maika Monroe’s career essentially began at the Cannes Film Festival. Her…
How ‘Navalny’ filmmaker Daniel Roher’s post-Oscar creative depression inspired ‘Tuner’
For Daniel Roher, making things is kind of a compulsion. Perhaps it’s not surprising for…
Rami Malek explores art, love and death in Ira Sachs’ Cannes entry ‘The Man I Love’
CANNES, France (AP) — In Ira Sachs’ 1980s-set drama “The Man I Love,” Rami Malek…
What it’s like inside the amfAR Gala, which has raised millions for AIDS research
CANNES, France (AP) — As the last Thursday of the Cannes Film Festival comes around,…
Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, agrees to pay $930K to nine accusers: lawyers
MONTREAL — The lawyers for nine women who sued Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon…
Owner of ‘Peanuts’ music sues 3 companies and US government alleging illegal use of its catchy tunes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of the music of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and…
Spurs-Thunder Game 1 averages record 9.2M viewers, NBA Playoff ratings up 16% through 2 rounds
The first year of the NBA’s media rights deal continues to deliver large amounts of…
James Murdoch, media scion, strikes deal for New York Magazine and Vox
NEW YORK (AP) — Promising a commitment to “ambitious journalism and agenda-setting conversations,” media scion…
Michigan woman whose name inspired band to become Greta Van Fleet dies at 95
FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (AP) — Gretna Van Fleet didn’t play music with Greta Van Fleet. But…
Stephen Colbert’s long goodbye is coming to an end, leaving a void
NEW YORK (AP) — On his very first time hosting “The Late Show” back in…
As ‘The Boys’ ends, actors reveal their craziest stunts and what’s next for Vought
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After five seasons of death, depravity and digs at the capitalistic…
Canadian mystery writer Alan Bradley, who created Flavia de Luce character, dies at 87
Alan Bradley, the Canadian mystery writer whose tales of a precocious 11-year-old super-sleuth earned an…
‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ has its day at the Cannes Film Festival, 50 years after it was shot
CANNES, France (AP) — David Greaves was 26 when his father, the pioneering filmmaker William…
Review: ‘Yoshi and the Mysterious Book’ is low on challenge, but high on creativity
TORONTO — Nintendo is turning to one of its biggest franchises to beef up its…
‘Minotaur,’ about murder and corruption in Putin’s Russia, jolts the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) — Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev sent shock waves through the Cannes Film…
Ten years later, the cult of ‘The Nice Guys’ keeps growing
NEW YORK (AP) — When “The Nice Guys” debuted 10 years ago, the writing was…
Judge orders mental health evaluation for the woman accused of attempting to murder Rihanna
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Tuesday paused the prosecution of a woman charged…
Rousey’s return draws US-record MMA viewership for Netflix
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first live MMA event broadcast on Netflix — featuring a…
CBC pausing production on satirical Indigenous show
OTTAWA — The CBC is pausing production on a satirical show on Indigenous issues after…
Taiwan’s Yáng Shuāng-zǐ wins the International Booker Prize for a multilayered historical romance
LONDON (AP) — Taiwanese author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King won the International Booker…