Entertainment

Vancouver producer Samantha Quan wins best picture Oscar for strip club Cinderella story ‘Anora’

"Anora,” a strip club Cinderalla story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing Sean Baker’s gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood’s...

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'Dune' director Villeneuve, 'Anora' producer Quan among Canadians up for Oscars

Canadian filmmakers behind two of the year's most buzzed-about films will go head-to-head for the best picture trophy at tonight's Oscars. Quebec director/producer Denis Villeneuve and producer Tanya...

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Canada, other countries struggling to come up with new rules for AI and copyright

OTTAWA — The battle between AI companies and copyright holders notched an early win for publishers in the U.S. in mid-February when a court ruled that a legal research firm didn't have the right to use...

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Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone dies in car crash

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, a member of the all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song “Wish I Didn't Miss You,” was killed early Saturday...
Life imitates art as Pope Francis fights pneumonia while 'Conclave' heads into Academy Awards

VATICAN CITY (AP) — There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to speculate about the election of a new pope while the current...
Gene Hackman and his wife tested negative for carbon monoxide, sheriff says

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife tested negative for carbon monoxide, but what caused their deaths remains unknown, the sheriff leading the investigation said Friday. Hackman...
What to know about the lives and deaths of Hollywood icon Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa

Gene Hackman, a Hollywood giant and two-time Oscar winner, was found dead along with his wife and dog in their New Mexico home Wednesday, though investigators believe they may have been dead for some time...
Actor Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were dead for some time, warrant shows

Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs were apparently dead for some time before a maintenance worker discovered their bodies at the couple's Santa Fe home, investigators said. Hackman,...
Michelle Trachtenberg, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' star, dies at 39

Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child star who appeared in the 1996 “Harriet the Spy” hit movie and went on to co-star in two buzzy millennial-era TV shows — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and...
Alessia Cara says she nearly let her fears, self-doubt stop her from making new music

TORONTO — Alessia Cara says fear and resentment of the music industry nearly kept her from writing her latest album. Despite having a Grammy and multiple Juno awards on her mantle, the Brampton, Ont....