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Oscar-winning Palestinian director Basel Adra says his home in West Bank raided by Israeli soldiers
September 13, 2025 - 11:39 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian Oscar-winning director Basel Adra said Israeli soldiers conducted a raid at his home in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, searching for him and going through his wife’s phone.
Josh Ross, Cameron Whitcomb win big at 2025 Canadian Country Music Awards
September 13, 2025 - 10:06 PM

KELOWNA — Josh Ross caught lightning in a bottle as his serenading single about unrequited love propelled him to double wins at the 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, while newcomer Cameron Whitcomb took home two trophies.
Emmys arrive with 'The Studio,' 'Severance,' 'Adolescence' and 'The Penguin' vying for top honors
September 13, 2025 - 9:09 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Studio” looks like a runaway hit, the innies and outies of “Severance” could solidify a spot among the prestige TV elite, and

Sean Astin, who starred in 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Rudy,' is elected as SAG-AFTRA's new president
September 13, 2025 - 12:43 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union that represents tens of thousands of actors and other entertainment and media professionals has elected Sean Astin as its new president.
'Show will still go on': Legendary Alberta stuntman, animal wrangler to receive award
September 13, 2025 - 9:27 AM

LONGVIEW — Legendary Alberta stuntman and animal wrangler John Scott says he was always better at faking stunts on a horse for the big screen than doing the real ones at rodeos.
Zits and all: Six things we learned from the new 'Degrassi' documentary
September 13, 2025 - 8:44 AM

TORONTO — Alongside the warm nostalgia in "Degrassi: Whatever It Takes," there are many surprising revelations about the making of the hit Canadian teen TV franchise.
Christian Siriano transports New York Fashion Week attendees to the silver screen
September 13, 2025 - 2:28 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Hidden behind cream curtains, designer Christian Siriano transformed the athleisure aisles of the Herald Square Macy’s department store into a cinematic universe as he ushered his New York Fashion Week runway show attendees on a journey through film from black-and-white gowns to full Technicolor looks.
The voice of calm in TIFF closer 'Peak Everything' came from film's sound engineer
September 12, 2025 - 5:22 PM

TORONTO — When writer-director Anne Émond imagined who would voice the guided meditation track in her eco-anxiety rom-com "Peak Everything," she pictured a Gérard Depardieu type, she joked in an interview Friday: a French superstar who would be immediately recognizable.
Steven Spielberg celebrates 'awesome' 50th anniversary 'Jaws' exhibition at Academy Museum
September 12, 2025 - 5:10 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Why would anyone keep a prop from the set of “Jaws?”
Former poet laureate Ada Limón says artists must band together during 'dangerous times'
September 12, 2025 - 5:06 PM

During her three years as the 24th poet laureate, Ada Limón said her travels around the United States taught her just how many poets the country has.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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Oscar-winning Palestinian director Basel Adra says his home in West Bank raided by Israeli soldiers

Josh Ross, Cameron Whitcomb win big at 2025 Canadian Country Music Awards

Emmys arrive with 'The Studio,' 'Severance,' 'Adolescence' and 'The Penguin' vying for top honors

Sean Astin, who starred in 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Rudy,' is elected as SAG-AFTRA's new president

'Show will still go on': Legendary Alberta stuntman, animal wrangler to receive award

Zits and all: Six things we learned from the new 'Degrassi' documentary

Christian Siriano transports New York Fashion Week attendees to the silver screen

The voice of calm in TIFF closer 'Peak Everything' came from film's sound engineer

Steven Spielberg celebrates 'awesome' 50th anniversary 'Jaws' exhibition at Academy Museum

Former poet laureate Ada Limón says artists must band together during 'dangerous times'

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