January 15th, 2026
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Author Rachel Reid says she’s tuning out ‘Heated Rivalry’ mania as she writes next book

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

“Heated Rivalry” author Rachel Reid is trying to tune out the noise as she finishes writing a third instalment in the love story that served as the basis for the hit television show. “Unrivaled” will be the seventh book in the “Game Changers” series and the third to follow characters Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, ... Read More »

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Mae Martin to host Junos and celebrate Canada’s ‘bastion of sanity’ amid U.S. tensions

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

TORONTO — Mae Martin will host this year’s Juno Awards at a moment when they say they’re feeling especially grateful to be Canadian. The Toronto-born actor and comedian says living in Los Angeles has deepened their appreciation for Canada’s “democratic common sense.” Martin says that sense of gratitude and love for their home country will ... Read More »

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The new BTS album title and what to know about the K-pop band’s comeback

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — After a nearly four-year musical hiatus, the K-pop giants BTS are back. Well, almost. On Thursday morning, the entertainment company BigHit Music shared on social media that the septet — RM, Jin, Jimin, V, Suga, Jung Kook and j-hope — will release a new album on March 20 titled “ARIRANG.” It ... Read More »

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Mattel and Alex Aster team up for Barbie young adult novel, ‘Barbie: Dreamscape’

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — The publishing arm of Mattel Inc. is teaming with million-selling novelist Alex Aster on a Barbie young adult novel in which the iconic doll embarks on a journey across “treacherous, magical lands.” “Barbie: Dreamscape,” scheduled for July 28, is the first novel for young adults out of Mattel Publishing since the ... Read More »

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Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist’s home will chill reporting

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2026

If the byproduct of Wednesday’s raid on a Washington Post journalist’s home is to deter probing reporting of government action, the Trump administration could hardly have chosen a more compelling target. Hannah Natanson, nicknamed the “federal government whisperer” at the Post for her reporting on President Donald Trump’s changes to the workforce, had a phone, ... Read More »

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Min Jin Lee’s ‘Pachinko’ follow-up, ‘American Hagwon,’ will explore Korean education obsession

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Min Jin Lee’s first novel since her million-selling “Pachinko” is a long book that grew out of a basic question: What do Koreans care most about? “We’re obsessed with education, and it became my obsession over why Koreans care so much,” says Lee, whose “American Hagwon,” scheduled for Sept. 29, will ... Read More »

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Actor Timothy Busfield ordered held without bond in New Mexico child sex abuse case

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2026

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield was ordered held without bond at his first court appearance Wednesday, a day after turning himself in to face charges of child sex abuse stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing in New Mexico. ... Read More »

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‘West Wing’ actor Timothy Busfield held without bond on child sex abuse charges in New Mexico

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2026

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield was ordered held without bond at his first court appearance Wednesday, a day after turning himself in to authorities to face charges of child sex abuse stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing in ... Read More »

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Movie Review: Jodie Foster shines as a psychoanalyst on the edge in ‘A Private Life’

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2026

Jodie Foster plays a self-assured psychoanalyst whose composure unravels after a patient unexpectedly dies in the genre-bending French film “A Private Life.” Rebecca Zlotowski’s latest, in theaters Friday, is part noir, part comedy of remarriage, and part Freudian fever dream about past lives. This is a film that does not abide by rules or play ... Read More »

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Actor Michael Keaton is named Man of the Year by Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2026

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Actor Michael Keaton has been named 2026 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The theater group, which dates to 1844 and claims to be the world’s third-oldest still operating, announced Wednesday that Keaton will receive his Pudding Pot award at a celebratory roast Feb. 6. Afterward, Keaton ... Read More »

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‘West Wing’ actor Timothy Busfield due in court on child sex abuse charges in New Mexico

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2026

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield is due in court for initial appearance Wednesday, a day after turning himself in to authorities to face charges of child sex abuse stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing in New Mexico. Albuquerque ... Read More »

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