April 9th, 2026
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Movie Review: Halle Bailey seeks romance in the hills in frothy ‘You, Me & Tuscany’

By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2026

OK, this may seem like a small nit to pick. But before we get started on “You, Me & Tuscany,” can we ask this one nagging question: Why can’t movies be realistic about luggage? When Anna (Halle Bailey), our charming hero in this travel-porn rom-com, arrives in Italy for an open-ended stay, she’s carrying a ... Read More »

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Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert and Ella Langley lead 2026 ACM Awards nominations dominated by women

By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Megan Moroney leads the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards with nine nominations. That includes a first-time nomination for the top prize of the night, entertainer of the year, as well as director and artist-songwriter of the year. She’s also received her third consecutive nominations for female artist and visual media ... Read More »

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Films by Almodovar, Pawlikowski and Hamaguchi lead an auteur-heavy Cannes Film Festival lineup

By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2026

New films by Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, Japanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Spain’s Pedro Almodovar will premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival next month. Organizers for the South of France festival, which runs May 12-23, laid out a lineup heavy on big-name international auteurs at a news conference Thursday in Paris. Cannes’ most sought-after ... Read More »

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Thousands of fans gather as BTS launches world tour in South Korea

By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2026

SEOUL (AP) — A huge crowd of BTS fans packed into a stadium near Seoul on Thursday to see the K-pop supergroup kick off their long-awaited world tour. Returning to the stage after a nearly four-year hiatus, RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook will perform a set drawing from both their catalog ... Read More »

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Vilma Jää Brings herding calls and mocking songs to Met Opera’s production of ‘Innocence’

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — When Vilma Jää enrolled at the Sibelius Academy to study folk music she never expected to end up playing a major role in one of the 21st century’s most acclaimed operas. Kaija Saariaho, Finland’s leading opera composer, was working on a piece called “Innocence” and wanted one of the characters to ... Read More »

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Miniature art transforms an alley into a surrealist wonderland at ‘Mississippi’s Tiniest Museum’

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — In the cramped backroom of a theater, Vicki Taylor glues together tiny figurines that peer over electrical boxes, canoe down drainage pipes and hide in nooks and crannies waiting to be found by someone curious enough to get on their hands and knees to search. Taylor and her husband, Rick, opened ... Read More »

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers appeal his conviction with First Amendment argument

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ lawyers are poised to try to persuade federal appeals court judges that the hip-hop mogul was treated unfairly at the trial that sent him to prison on prostitution-related charges, and that the First Amendment should win his freedom. Combs, currently in federal prison in New Jersey, won’t ... Read More »

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Movie Review: Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are razor-sharp in art comedy ‘The Christophers’

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

“The Christophers” looks like an art heist movie at first. A couple of wannabe heirs (James Corden and Jessica Gunning) hire a restoration specialist (Michaela Coel) to finish a series of paintings by their famous father (Ian McKellen), who wants nothing to do with them or the uncompleted works that would surely command an astronomical ... Read More »

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Paramount president Jeff Shell is stepping down from his post amid a legal battle

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime media executive Jeff Shell is leaving Paramount, in a move that arrives amid a messy legal battle and the Skydance-owned company’s ongoing efforts to take over Hollywood rival Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount confirmed Wednesday that Shell had “elected to transition” from his post as company president and member of the ... Read More »

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Music Review: Make way for Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion,’ a new era of old-soul country

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — A few years ago, Ella Langley emerged a saving grace for modern country music because she dared to look backward. “You Look Like You Love Me,” her award-winning, inescapable 2024 hit with Riley Green, pulled from another era — all pedal steel and spoken-word choruses, the same night out told from ... Read More »

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‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling “Friends” star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023. U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett gave the sentence to 42-year-old Jasveen Sangha. She became the third defendant ... Read More »

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