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Canadian Screen Awards limit film and TV trophies to Canadians, permanent residents
September 17, 2025 - 1:00 PM

TORONTO — Canada’s top film and television awards are now limited to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
Broadway opposition brings the curtain down on a planned Times Square casino backed by Jay-Z
September 17, 2025 - 12:46 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A proposed Caesars Palace casino in Times Square that’s backed by Jay-Z lost its bid for a gambling license Wednesday after running into fierce opposition from Broadway theater owners and producers who were worried about its potential impact on the theater district.
Bad Bunny leads the 2025 Latin Grammy nominations, dethroning Édgar Barrera's 2-year run
September 17, 2025 - 12:01 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — It's Bad Bunny's world once again. The Puerto Rican superstar leads the 2025 Latin Grammy nominations this year.
'Rogers v. Rogers' shortlisted for National Business Book Award
September 17, 2025 - 11:55 AM

TORONTO — Alexandra Posadzki's behind-the-scenes look at the power struggle at Rogers Communications Inc. is one of three finalists for the National Business Book Award.
Theater award created in honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Adam Schlesinger turns 10
September 17, 2025 - 11:12 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Many times in his life, playwright David Bar Katz didn't know how he was going to pay the bills. These days, he's helping the next generation of artists facing that same dilemma.
With the Sundance Film Festival and filmmaker labs, Robert Redford brought change to cinema
September 17, 2025 - 10:46 AM

Robert Redford was disillusioned with the Hollywood mainstream. The Sundance Kid, who died Tuesday at age 89, knew that there were more stories out there, ones that weren’t getting made into films because of the rigidity of the business. So he made something different, founding Sundance Institute and the

Jaden Smith is moving to Paris as men's creative director for Christian Louboutin
September 17, 2025 - 9:36 AM

Fashion-forward Jaden Smith has been hired as men's creative director by Christian Louboutin and is moving to Paris, according to a report.
Connect Four, lightsabers, Furbies ... and snow: Which playthings belong in the Toy Hall of Fame?
September 17, 2025 - 9:15 AM

Later this year, the National Toy Hall of Fame could induct snow — yes, the cold, white stuff that falls from the sky. But only if it ices out enough of the competition — a group that features hugely popular board games, outdoor favorites and giggling plushies.
R.F. Kuang's extraordinary rise: 4 more books are on the way
September 17, 2025 - 8:51 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — At age 29, with several novels and millions of copies sold behind her, R.F. Kuang is just getting started.
Yves Jarvis wins Polaris Music Prize for 'All Cylinders,' Mustafa also nabs a prize
September 17, 2025 - 8:17 AM

TORONTO — Yves Jarvis has won the Polaris Music Prize for his album "All Cylinders."
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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

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

Entertainment News

Canadian Screen Awards limit film and TV trophies to Canadians, permanent residents

Broadway opposition brings the curtain down on a planned Times Square casino backed by Jay-Z

Bad Bunny leads the 2025 Latin Grammy nominations, dethroning Édgar Barrera's 2-year run

'Rogers v. Rogers' shortlisted for National Business Book Award

Theater award created in honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Adam Schlesinger turns 10

With the Sundance Film Festival and filmmaker labs, Robert Redford brought change to cinema

Jaden Smith is moving to Paris as men's creative director for Christian Louboutin

Connect Four, lightsabers, Furbies ... and snow: Which playthings belong in the Toy Hall of Fame?

R.F. Kuang's extraordinary rise: 4 more books are on the way

Yves Jarvis wins Polaris Music Prize for 'All Cylinders,' Mustafa also nabs a prize

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