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Texts, social media a ‘minefield’ for people going through divorce: lawyer
By Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2024
TORONTO – When Sarah Boulby tells clients going through a divorce or locked in a custody battle that their texts and social media posts might be put under a microscope, she usually gets one of two responses. Often, people are “mortified,” particularly in the face of any out-of-character messages, the Toronto family and divorce lawyer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Telecom sector poised to shed assets amid slower growth and more competition
By Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2024
When Bell Canada announced in June it was selling Northwestel Inc. to a consortium of northern Indigenous communities, the telecom giant hailed the $1-billion deal as a milestone in advancing Indigenous self-determination. Bell said Northwestel, which provides phone, internet and television services in Canada’s north, would benefit from commitments by its new owner, known as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maya Rudolph gets career Emmy No. 6, Angela Basset wins her first at Creative Arts Emmys
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Maya Rudolph won her sixth career Emmy on Saturday night, taking the trophy for best character voice-over for her work on “Big Mouth” at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, while Angela Bassett won her first for her narration of the National Geographic show “Queens.” The former and future “Saturday Night Live” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maya Rudolph gets career Emmy No. 6 for “Big Mouth” as she preps to play Kamala Harris on “SNL”
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Maya Rudolph won her sixth career Emmy on Saturday night, taking the trophy for best character voice-over for her work on “Big Mouth” at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. And the former and future “Saturday Night Live” star is up for three more. It was Rudolph’s fourth Emmy for giving voice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Unstoppable’ captures Anthony Robles’ singular life, with Robles as his own stunt double
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2024
TORONTO (AP) – A few hours before the film about his life, “Unstoppable,” was to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Anthony Robles, sitting alongside the actor who plays him, Jharrel Jerome, was remembering the moment he won the NCAA wrestling national title. He had done something that was, by any measure, extraordinary. Robles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!David Furnish says making a documentary about his husband Elton John was a revelation
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on September 7th, 2024
TORONTO – David Furnish says making an Elton John documentary has revealed things about his husband even he didn’t know. The Toronto producer and co-director of “Elton John: Never Too Late,” which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, says one of the most assuring surprises was found in a candid interview taped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Message threatening shooting at Oshawa school leads to arrest of Whitby woman: police
By The Canadian Press on September 7th, 2024
An 18-year-old college student is facing a criminal charge after she allegedly made a social media post threatening to carry out a school shooting in Oshawa, Ont. Durham Regional Police say they were contacted by the RCMP on Thursday after the Mounties intercepted what they described as a concerning Snapchat message. Police say the post ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Wicked’ director Jon M. Chu on ‘shooting the moon,’ casting Ariana Grande and growing 9M tulips
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – “Musical” has been a dirty word lately in Hollywood marketing, but “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu isn’t having it. Of course, there’s no running from the term when you’re bringing to the screen one of the most popular Broadway shows of the 21st century, or telling a story so connected to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nashville’s Mother Church of Country Music retains its roots as religious house of worship
By Luis Andres Henao, The Associated Press on September 7th, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium is known as the Mother Church of Country Music. And, indeed, it began as a church, built by a riverboat captain who was converted to religion by an evangelist. More than 130 years after it was built as the nondenominational Union Gospel Tabernacle, Music City’s most revered concert ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mattea Roach, host of new literary radio show ‘Bookends,’ on their love of reading
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on September 7th, 2024
TORONTO – Mattea Roach is starting a new professional chapter. The Toronto-based “Jeopardy” super-champion turned podcaster will hit the airwaves Canada-wide this weekend as they take the helm of CBC’s new literary radio show, “Bookends.” The new gig comes a year after Roach successfully defended cartoonist Kate Beaton’s graphic memoir “Ducks” on CBC’s “Canada Reads” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paul Anka says long-in-the-works Broadway musical is still on the horizon
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on September 7th, 2024
Paul Anka’s sights are set on Broadway. The 83-year-old Ottawa-born singer says plans to adapt his life story into a stage musical are finally getting traction after years of work behind the scenes. While he declined to delve into the details, he says the show would retrace his rise from teen pop idol to forays ... Read More »
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