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Cummings, Cochrane among musicians who say they'll play Lightfoot tribute: friend

ORILLIA — Plans for a star-studded night of music celebrating the legacy of Gordon Lightfoot are already taking shape, according to his longtime friend and concert promoter.

May 7, 2023 11:19 PM Read more >

Lionel Richie, Katy Perry sing for royal coronation concert

LONDON (AP) — A day after a gilded coronation ceremony watched by millions, King Charles III and Queen Camilla let others take the center stage Sunday as they took in a star-studded concert featuring Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and others at Windsor Ca

May 7, 2023 10:47 PM Read more >

Not live, MTV Movie & TV Awards rely on plenty of old clips

NEW YORK (AP) — A host-less, pre-taped and muted MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday became the first big awards show to air during the screenwriters' strike , offering a commercial-heavy broadcast featuring lots of past recycled live clips.

May 7, 2023 9:16 PM Read more >

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ opens to $114 million

There is nothing like the promise of a chapter closing to draw people to the movie theater, especially when tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This weekend, “ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

May 7, 2023 1:12 PM Read more >

Hollywood writers strike sparks uncertainty for Canadian television crews

TORONTO — Upon learning that a threatened Hollywood writers strike had indeed become reality, Vancouver costume designer Patti Henderson gave her department bracing advice: “Please don't go out and buy new cars. … No new clothes.

May 7, 2023 3:00 AM Read more >

'We had to be here': Fans gather at hometown concert celebrating Gordon Lightfoot

ORILLIA, ONT. — A generation of old friends, longtime couples and families raised on Gordon Lightfoot gathered Saturday night in the singer-songwriter's Orillia, Ont., hometown to mark the passing of the Canadian musician.

May 6, 2023 11:51 PM Read more >

Prince Harry an odd man out at father's coronation spectacle

LONDON (AP) — In the fairy-tale ending to the ancient pageantry in which King Charles III was crowned monarch, he stepped into a gilded horse-drawn carriage with his queen and rode off to his palace.

May 6, 2023 11:43 PM Read more >

Newton Minow, ex-FCC chief who dubbed TV 'wasteland,' dies

CHICAGO (AP) — Newton N. Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a "vast wasteland," died Saturday. He was 97.

May 6, 2023 10:00 PM Read more >

King Charles III crowned with regal pomp, cheers and shrugs

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony steeped in ancient ritual and brimming with bling at a time when the monarchy is striving to remain relevant in a fractured modern Britain.

May 6, 2023 2:42 PM Read more >

Coronation Live | King Charles III crowned king

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the coronation of King Charles III: London’s police force says officers made a total of 52 arrests on coronation day, with people being detained for alleged offenses including disrupting public order and conspiracy to caus

May 6, 2023 2:24 PM Read more >