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Disneyland Paris touts spectacular nighttime show using Paris Games laser technology
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2025
CHESSY, France (AP) — A cutting-edge nighttime show at Disneyland Paris featuring lasers used at the Paris Games is heralding a bold new chapter for Europe’s most-visited theme park, as a raft of ambitious developments comes to fruition under a 2 billion euro ($2.05 billion) expansion plan. The overhaul includes the completed revamp of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disneyland Paris unveils spectacular nighttime show using Paris Games laser technology
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2025
CHESSY, France (AP) — A cutting-edge nighttime show at Disneyland Paris is heralding a bold new chapter for Europe’s most-visited theme park, as a raft of ambitious developments comes to fruition under a 2 billion euro ($2.05 billion) expansion plan. The overhaul includes the completed revamp of the luxury Disneyland Hotel, the upcoming renaming and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indian police arrest a man suspected of stabbing Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2025
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police arrested on Sunday a 30-year-old man in India’s financial capital Mumbai whom they said was considered the prime suspect in the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan. The assault shocked the country’s film industry and raised concerns over the lack of security in Mumbai, home to many Bollywood actors. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legacy news on its heels as second Trump era begins, but not abandoning mission
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump prepares to assume the presidency for a second time, he faces a news establishment on its heels — but not flat on its back. Last year’s presidential campaign suggested that many traditional outlets are not depended upon, or trusted, nearly as much as they used to be. Some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arrest made in beating death of pioneering Black Bronx rocker
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City have arrested a man in connection with the beating death of a pioneering rock musician in the Bronx. Sharief Bodden, 29, was charged Friday in the killing of Peter Forrest, a 64-year-old Bronx resident, who under the stage name P. Fluid had been a frontman for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who is Christopher Macchio? Meet the opera tenor singing the national anthem at the inauguration
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Opera tenor Christopher Macchio will sing the national anthem at the President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration before a much smaller crowd than he was expecting, a letdown with a silver lining. The ceremony Monday has been moved indoors because temperatures are set to plummet and make it the coldest Inauguration Day in 40 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A$AP Rocky’s shooting trial is set to begin. Here’s what to know about the case
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A$AP Rocky is at a crossroads. He could soar to new heights of celebrity in 2025, or be brought back to earth quickly by a trial starting Tuesday that could led to his imprisonment for years. The hip-hop star, and longtime partner to Rihanna, with whom he has two toddler sons, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian animator and National Film Board pioneer Robert Verrall dies at 97
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
Canadian animator and director Robert Verrall has died at the age of 97. The National Film Board of Canada says the Oscar-nominated filmmaker died Monday in Montreal. The Toronto-born Verrall was considered a pioneer at the NFB, having worked at the agency for more than 40 years after being hired by acclaimed Canadian animator Norman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rapper Busta Rhymes accused of punching a man in the face in New York
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Busta Rhymes has been accused of repeatedly punching another man in the face, police said Friday. Police said Rhymes, whose legal name is Trevor Smith, was issued a desk appearance ticket for third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, on Tuesday related to an incident in Brooklyn, New York, on Jan. 10. Police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Lynch was everything to me’: How the surrealist icon inspired Canadian filmmakers
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
TORONTO — Kyle Edward Ball was only 9 when he watched his first David Lynch movie — 2001’s mind-bending psychological thriller “Mulholland Drive” — but it left an indelible mark on him. “What struck me is his movies are like music. They have a feeling and an atmosphere to them,” said the Edmonton-based horror filmmaker. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida jury says CNN defamed Navy veteran in story about endangered Afghans
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
A Florida jury on Friday found that CNN defamed a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover of that country. It was an unusual ruling against a media outlet in a defamation case. Libel laws are generally protective of news organizations, and plaintiffs must ... Read More »
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