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Stars and royals gather for the BAFTA film awards, with ‘One Battle’ and ‘Sinners’ leading the race

By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Hollywood stars and British celebrities, from Paddington Bear to the Princess of Wales gathered Sunday for the British Academy Film Awards, where politically charged thriller “One Battle After Another” and blues-steeped epic “Sinners” led the field of nominees. Oddsmakers suggest Shakespearean family tragedy “Hamnet” could beat them to best picture if British ... Read More »

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Stars arrive for the UK’s BAFTA film awards, in photos

By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Stars are convening Sunday for the British Academy Film Awards, a major awards season ceremony ahead of next month’s Oscars. Officially called the EE BAFTA Film Awards, the BAFTAs are chosen by thousands of members of the U.K. academy of industry professionals, with one – the Rising Star Award – selected by ... Read More »

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From abdication to Diana, Harry and ex-Prince Andrew. A look at major British royal scandals

By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Holding prestige but not power, Britain’s monarchy is finely tuned to public sentiment. That’s been evident with the disgrace of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the former prince who was arrested and held in custody for nearly 11 hours Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Police are investigating whether Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential ... Read More »

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Stars descend on the BAFTA film awards, with ‘One Battle’ and ‘Sinners’ leading the race

By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026

LONDON (AP) — TO MOVE AT 0500GMT SUNDAY Politically charged thriller “One Battle After Another” and blues-steeped epic “Sinners” lead the race for Sunday’s British Academy Film Awards as the two movies jostle for awards-season supremacy. Oddsmakers suggest Shakespearean family tragedy “Hamnet” could beat them to best picture if British film industry voters respond to ... Read More »

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Québécois director Dulude-De Celles wins Berlin Silver Bear for screenplay

By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026

Québécois director Geneviève Dulude-De Celles has won the Silver Bear for best screenplay at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival for her film “Nina Roza.” The film follows a Bulgarian art conservator living in Quebec who returns home to assess the work of an eight-year-old painting prodigy. Visibly nervous on stage, Dulude-De Celles thanked collaborators ... Read More »

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Willie Colón, architect of urban salsa music, dies at 75

By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026

Willie Colón, the Grammy-nominated architect of urban salsa music and social activist, died Saturday. He was 75. Over his decades-long career, the trombonist, composer, arranger and singer produced more than 40 albums that sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. He collaborated with a wide range of artists, including the Fania All Stars, David Byrne ... Read More »

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Photos show Ukrainian war veterans as they find healing and hope under the stage lights

By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — War veterans living with severe injuries from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have taken the stage in Kyiv, transforming personal trauma into powerful storytelling through an adaptation of “Eneida” by Ivan Kotliarevskyi, a Ukrainian reimagining of Virgil’s “Aeneid.” Directed by Olha Semioshkina, the amateur troupe spent nearly a year preparing for its ... Read More »

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In war-weary Kyiv, wounded Ukrainian veterans turn epic poetry into living testimony

By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Sitting in a circle the day before opening night, Ukrainian war veterans and drama students took turns reading their lines from a script that traveled centuries to reach them. At the center was Olha Semioshkina, directing the group through her adaptation of “Eneida” by Ivan Kotliarevskyi — an 18th-century Ukrainian reimagining ... Read More »

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Bad Bunny positioned to consolidate his popularity in Brazil with first-ever performances

By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026

SAO PAULO (AP) — While Bad Bunny has dominated global charts, the superstar has not had quite the same success in Brazil, a country notoriously hard for foreign stars to win over due to a devotion to national artists. But a shift that began with his Grammy-winning album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” may accelerate further ... Read More »

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Former ‘Jersey Shore’ star Snooki says she has cervical cancer

By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi said Friday that she has cervical cancer. The former “Jersey Shore” star said in a video posted to TikTok that a biopsy had revealed the stage one cancer. “Obviously not the news that I was hoping for,” she said, sitting in her car between medical appointments. “But ... Read More »

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Netflix releases a posthumous interview with Eric Dane after his death from ALS

By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026

Eric Dane did not believe in an afterlife. “I think when the lights go out, it’s over,” he said in an interview for “Famous Last Words,” a Netflix series that’s available now. “I do believe that once we go to sleep or however it is we — we go, once we’re gone, we’re gone.” He ... Read More »

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