Entertainment

CRTC triples streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content

OTTAWA — The federal broadcast regulator says large online streaming services must contribute 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content. That’s three times the five-per-cent initial...

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Documents show Queen Elizabeth was eager for ex-Prince Andrew to become trade envoy

Documents show Queen Elizabeth II was “very keen” that the former Prince Andrew be given the job of UK trade envoy. The U.K. government on Thursday released the confidential papers related to the...

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Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, agrees to pay $930K to nine accusers: lawyers

The lawyers for nine women who sued Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon for sexual assault say the media mogul has agreed to pay the complainants $930,000. The settlement comes after Quebec Superior...

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Owner of 'Peanuts' music sues 3 companies and US government alleging illegal use of its catchy tunes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of the music of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and other “Peanuts” television specials filed four lawsuits Wednesday against defendants including the U.S. Department...

May 20, 2026 4:50 pm MST MST

Stephen Colbert's long goodbye is coming to an end, leaving a void

NEW YORK (AP) — On his very first time hosting “The Late Show” back in 2015, Stephen Colbert ripped into Donald Trump while gorging on Oreos, likening his inability to resist the cookies to his inability...

May 20, 2026 6:40 am MST MST

Cate Blanchett laments that the #MeToo movement 'got killed very quickly' in Hollywood

CANNES, France (AP) — Cate Blanchett said the #MeToo movement “got killed very quickly” in Hollywood, speaking Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival. In a wide-ranging staged conversation, Blanchett...

May 17, 2026 12:19 pm MST MST

Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem

ROME (AP) — The researchers in Ireland looked at their computer screen, marveling at a medieval book tracked down in a Roman library. They flipped through its digitized pages and found their sought-after...

May 17, 2026 8:10 am MST MST

Drake breaks three daily Spotify records for 2026 with new albums

Drake fans who might have felt left out in the cold waiting for new music after the rapper's last solo album in 2023 seem to have warmly embraced his latest drop. With the release of three albums Friday,...

May 16, 2026 11:06 am MST MST

Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jury says it is deadlocked

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ’s rape retrial ended in a mistrial Friday after the jury deadlocked in the closely watched #MeToo-era case that another jury failed to decide last year. While the...

May 15, 2026 10:30 am MST MST

Ontario's top court expected to release decision today in Peter Nygard's appeal

TORONTO — Ontario's top court is expected to release its decision today in the case of former fashion mogul Peter Nygard, who is contesting his sexual assault convictions and prison sentence. Nygard,...

May 15, 2026 2:00 am MST MST