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NEW YORK (AP) — Defense lawyers sought a mistrial Thursday in the case against two men charged with the murder of Jam Master Jay, saying prosecutors improperly guided a witness to testify that one defendant confessed to her decades ago that he killed

TORONTO — This year's Canadian Screen Awards will again be a pre-taped affair, despite facing backlash for the format last year, organizers of Canada's biggest film and television awards bash said Thursday.

CTV's long-running flagship investigative series "W5" will cease to exist in its current form after parent company BCE Inc. announced widespread layoffs.

Quebec Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe is denouncing the burning of a local author's book by a prospective U.S. Republican lawmaker.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 20 years after their last collaboration, Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are reuniting for an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's “High and Low.

Casting directors are some of the most important creatives in entertainment but have never been celebrated as such on Hollywood’s biggest night. Starting next year, however, that all changes.

TORONTO — Taylor Swift delivered massive audiences to global movie theatres as 2023 wound down, but it wasn't enough to keep Canada's largest cinema chain from posting a loss in its most recent quarter. Cineplex Inc.

TORONTO — Works that examine technology and the economy are among the finalists for a Canadian award for books on international affairs. Five books have been shortlisted for the 2024 Lionel Gelber Prize, which is worth $50,000.

NEW YORK (AP) — Visitors to Boston this summer will get a treat: A stage show that reunites singer-actor Kristin Chenoweth with her “Wicked” songwriter Stephen Schwartz.

BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo is mourning Ingo the flamingo, its oldest resident, who died at what is believed to be at least 75 years of age and had lived there since the mid-1950s. The zoo announced Ingo's Feb.