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Company that operates Just for Laughs owes nearly $22.5 million: court documents

TORONTO — Court documents show the company that runs the Just for Laughs comedy festival owes nearly $22.5 million to creditors. Groupe Juste pour rire Inc.

Mar 7, 2024 1:37 PM Read more >

And the Oscar goes to ... a movie most people have seen

NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscars are poised to do something on Sunday that they haven’t done in a very long time: Hand its top award to a blockbuster.

Mar 7, 2024 11:51 AM Read more >

Catherine Leroux's 'The Future,' defended by Heather O'Neill, wins CBC's Canada Reads

TORONTO — Catherine Leroux's post-apocalyptic novel "The Future" has triumphed in this year's edition of Canada Reads.

Mar 7, 2024 11:44 AM Read more >

Movie Review: John Cena gets the laughs in middling comedy ‘Ricky Stanicky’

Your tolerance for the new Peter Farrelly comedy “ Ricky Stanicky ” may come down to whether or not you think the idea of accidentally miming a certain sex act is funny. The concept is of little consequence to the plot.

Mar 7, 2024 10:41 AM Read more >

'Rust' armorer's trial gives Alec Baldwin's team a window into how his own trial could unfold

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The trial and conviction of a movie armorer in connection with a fatal shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust” has given Alec Baldwin and his legal team a unusual window into how his own trial in the death could unfold.

Mar 7, 2024 7:45 AM Read more >

Paul Simon to receive PEN America's Literary Service Award

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Simon's latest honor places him among public figures well outside the music industry.

Mar 7, 2024 6:06 AM Read more >

Old Masters and Roman statues vie for the attention of well-heeled collectors at Dutch art fair

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands (AP) — Old Masters, Roman statues, modern furniture, tribal masks and vintage watches are vying for the attention of well-heeled collectors as the TEFAF art fair opened on Thursday in the southern Netherlands.

Mar 7, 2024 5:37 AM Read more >

What to know about the 'Rust' shooting case as attention turns to Alec Baldwin's trial

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Mar 6, 2024 11:15 PM Read more >

Calgary Stampede banned from 2024 Pride parade 'for the foreseeable future'

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampede has been banned from participating in this year's Pride parade because of the decades of abuse some of its members experienced at the hands of a former performance school staffer.

Mar 6, 2024 8:44 PM Read more >

'Rust' armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on movie set

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.

Mar 6, 2024 8:09 PM Read more >