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Corus Entertainment selling Toon Boom Animation subsidiary for $147.5M

Corus Entertainment selling Toon Boom Animation subsidiary for $147.5M

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. says it has signed a deal to sell its Montreal-based animation software subsidiary Toon Boom Animation Inc. to Integrated Media Company (IMC) for $147.5 million in cash.
Lea Salonga heads the first all-Filipino cast of a Broadway show in 'Here Lies Love'

Lea Salonga heads the first all-Filipino cast of a Broadway show in 'Here Lies Love'

Lea Salonga is back on the stage where her Broadway journey first began. But she isn't playing someone Vietnamese or Chinese or Japanese at the Broadway Theatre.
Popular Prime drink and 5 others that exceed Health Canada's caffeine limits recalled

Popular Prime drink and 5 others that exceed Health Canada's caffeine limits recalled

Six brands of caffeinated drinks have been recalled in Canada, including a popular energy beverage being promoted by social media influencers.
In ‘Oppenheimer,’ Christopher Nolan builds a thrilling, serious blockbuster for adults

In ‘Oppenheimer,’ Christopher Nolan builds a thrilling, serious blockbuster for adults

NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Nolan has never been one to take the easy or straightforward route. He shoots on large-format film with cumbersome cameras.
Little-known but efficient, a different way to heat and cool your house

Little-known but efficient, a different way to heat and cool your house

Summers are famously humid in New York State, but life in the Maioli household has gotten more comfortable since the couple installed a new heating and cooling system — one that isn't well known yet in the U.S.
Here's how geothermal energy heats and cools a home

Here's how geothermal energy heats and cools a home

Some homeowners looking to switch out their heating and cooling systems are turning to home geothermal — also known as ground source — heat pumps.
Tourists are packing European hotspots, boosted by Americans

Tourists are packing European hotspots, boosted by Americans

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Tourists are waiting more than two hours to visit the Acropolis in Athens. Taxi lines at Rome’s main train station are running just as long. And so many visitors are concentrating around St.
Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, a key witness at Jan. 6 hearings, has a book deal

Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, a key witness at Jan. 6 hearings, has a book deal

NEW YORK (AP) — A former White House aide to President Donald Trump who became a prominent congressional witness against him and his allies in the wake of the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol has a book deal.
Beyond the big top: Montreal circus market unites performers and talent bookers

Beyond the big top: Montreal circus market unites performers and talent bookers

MONTREAL — As Cesar Omar Barrio made his pitch at a Montreal trade show on Tuesday, a woman on the stage twisted her body into seemingly impossible positions, sometimes juggling balls or tossing them with her feet.
High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia

High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia

BANGKOK (AP) — A Japanese tourist reaches into a baggie of cannabis he’s just bought in a central Bangkok weed shop, pulling out a gram of buds to chop down in a small black grinder, before rolling them neatly into a joint.
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