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What’s canon in ‘Paw Patrol’? Canadian mega-franchise tackles creative questions as its world expands

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press 7 minute read 3:00 AM CDT

TORONTO - Loyal "Paw Patrol" viewers learned years ago that dinosaurs didn't go extinct on whatever version of Earth is home to Adventure Bay.

A contingent of the reptiles survived for millions of years, unbeknownst to the general public, and are currently under the care of a wheelchair-using Bernese mountain pup named Rex and two scientists — at least in the universe of the TV series.

But the creative minds at Spin Master, the Toronto-based toy behemoth that's made a fortune on the backs of the search-and-rescue dogs, aren't afraid of tweaking an origin story as they adapt the franchise for the big screen.

Enter "Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie," the third Hollywood outing for the pups, in which they learn — once again — that a scientific miracle allowed a small subset of dinosaurs to survive an eons-ago asteroid impact.

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Miriam Fernandes, left, and Ravi Jain pose for a portrait at their offices in Toronto, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman

Ravi Jain won Canada’s top theatre prize. Now he’s giving it away

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Ravi Jain won Canada’s top theatre prize. Now he’s giving it away

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press 5 minute read 1:30 AM CDT

TORONTO - When Ravi Jain learned he had won the 2025 Siminovitch Prize, he already knew what he wanted to do with the $100,000 award.

He wanted to give it away.

The co-artistic director of Why Not Theatre had been shortlisted for the prestigious Canadian theatre prize four times over a decade before winning last December. Rather than put the money toward his own work or the Toronto company he founded, Jain wanted to support other artists.

That idea became the Why Not International Travel Award, a one-time initiative distributing $250,000 to 30 independent theatre artists across Canada.

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Ellen Greene revisits Audrey from ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ for the film’s 40th anniversary

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Ellen Greene revisits Audrey from ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ for the film’s 40th anniversary

Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press 6 minute read Yesterday at 11:07 PM CDT

Ellen Greene can still do a killer Audrey.

In conversation, she seamlessly slips in and out of that singular voice — a little breathy, a little squeaky, a little lispy, a little New York — that made her “Little Shop of Horrors” heroine an instant icon. It wasn’t a register she’d planned on hitting at the audition. It just came out of her in the moment, and it stuck.

“I didn’t think about it,” Greene, 75, said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. “It was weird, I mean, I don’t know where half of this stuff came from.”

Back on tour with ‘Little Shop’

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After Liberal MP Shaun Chen announced his plans to resign his seat in the House of Commons in September, he was accused online of breaking House rules by voting on legislation while he was in China. The flag flies on the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Fact File: Claims Liberal MP voted in House of Commons while in China are false

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Fact File: Claims Liberal MP voted in House of Commons while in China are false

The Canadian Press 5 minute read Yesterday at 4:50 PM CDT

OTTAWA - After Liberal MP Shaun Chen announced Monday his plans to resign his seat in the House of Commons in September, he was accused online of breaking House rules by voting on legislation while he was in China earlier this year.

The claims, which were amplified by right-wing influencers and a handful of current and former Conservative MPs, are based on the date stamps on videos shared to the popular Chinese social media platform WeChat showing Chen visiting China.

THE CLAIM

"Shaun Chen enjoys some ice cream in a video posted on March 25th in China. Voting records show Shaun Chen voted electronically six times in the House of Commons on March 25th," reads one of a series of posts from independent journalist Andy Lee this week.

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Duane Davis appears in court during the third day of jury selection in his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, Pool)

Jury selected for trial of former gang leader accused of ordering Tupac Shakur’s killing

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Jury selected for trial of former gang leader accused of ordering Tupac Shakur’s killing

Jessica Hill, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:32 PM CDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury of 6 men and 10 women was selected Thursday to hear the case against an ex-gang leader accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s killing nearly 30 years ago in one of hip-hop’s most pivotal moments.

Opening statements at the murder trial in Las Vegas are expected to begin Monday.

Family members and fans of the legendary rapper have been waiting for decades to learn the truth behind the 1996 drive-by shooting that left Shakur dead at the height of his career.

Shakur was just 25 when he was shot near the Las Vegas Strip at a time when he was in the middle of a fierce battle for dominance in a music scene shaped by rival gangs.

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A helicopter conducting night operations prepares to drop water on the Quilpituk Creek wildfire burning on the west side of Okanagan Lake near Fintry, B.C., late Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Fact File: Experts douse viral claim that wildfires caused by ‘weather manipulation’

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Fact File: Experts douse viral claim that wildfires caused by ‘weather manipulation’

Timon Johnson, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Yesterday at 2:24 PM CDT

A post on X featuring a video compilation of wildfires has received hundreds of thousands of views. The post claims “technocratic elites” are manipulating the weather and creating wildfires across the West. Experts consulted by The Canadian Press say the post is one of many examples of how conspiracy theorists use climate change and wildfires to advance their own interests and expand their audiences.

THE CLAIM

In a July 27 post, X user Noah B. Price accuses a group of global elites of intentionally starting the wildfires: "THEY ARE BURNING THE WEST ON PURPOSE." The group he claims is responsible is referred to in a post from the user dated Jan. 11, 2025, which he has attached to his post.

He claims that “weather manipulation” rather than climate change is causing recent wildfires, linking them to “directed energy, cloud seeding, and geoengineering.”

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FILE - Forbes Chief Content Officer Randall Lane moderates a discussion during the Global Citizen Now conference, May 2, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Forbes editor out; report says he took $6M from founder of firm that does business with magazine

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Forbes editor out; report says he took $6M from founder of firm that does business with magazine

Laurie Kellman, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:53 PM CDT

The top editor of Forbes left his job last month after an “undisclosed conflict of interest” and was reportedly dismissed for accepting $6 million from the founder of a firm that does business with the magazine.

The New York Times reported this week that Randall Lane was paid by RJ Shook, whose company, Shook Research, worked with Forbes since 2016 to publish rankings of wealth advisers. The payment was made after Shook sold a majority stake in the company to a private equity firm a year ago.

A internal email dated July 23 and reviewed by The Associated Press confirmed that Lane, who had been editor and chief content officer, no longer worked for the company. It provided no other details of his departure. Lane had worked for Forbes for nearly 16 years and as its top editor since 2017.

“When this undisclosed conflict of interest was brought to our attention, we examined the situation closely and took the appropriate action immediately,” a spokesperson for Forbes said in an email Thursday. She added: “Forbes remains focused on delivering trusted journalism."

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Film academy to honor Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and John Carpenter at museum gala

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Film academy to honor Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and John Carpenter at museum gala

Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 1:01 PM CDT

Actors Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and filmmaker John Carpenter are set to be honored at the Academy Museum Gala this fall. The red carpet for the annual fundraising event, now in its sixth year, has become a reliably starry and glamorous affair — a West Coast rival to New York’s Met Gala. This year’s edition will take place on the evening of Oct. 17 in Los Angeles.

Academy museum director and president Amy Homma said in a statement that the honorees,’ “extraordinary careers exemplify the creativity, innovation, and excellence that continues to move the industry forward.”

The event’s host committee includes Questlove, Judd Apatow, Teyana Taylor, Ludwig Göransson, Seth Rogen and Demi Moore. Co-chairs are Robert Rodriguez, Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw.

The gala raises money to support the museum, from its exhibitions to its public screenings. Theron and Carpenter will be participating in several of those public programs — Theron for a conversation with the museum’s teen council and a screening of “Mad Max: Fury Road,” and Carpenter for three nights of screenings of his films, including “Halloween,” which ties in to the museum’s new exhibition entitled The Horror Show.

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Emily Hampshire walks the red carpet at the inaugural Pink Triangle Awards in Toronto on Thursday November 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

Emily Hampshire, Priyanka join cast of ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2

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Emily Hampshire, Priyanka join cast of ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 1:25 PM CDT

TORONTO - Actress Emily Hampshire, comedian Sabrina Jalees and drag queen Priyanka have signed on for roles in the second season of Crave's steamy hockey series "Heated Rivalry."

Hampshire, best known for her role as Stevie in "Schitt's Creek," has been cast as Vanessa, while Jalees will play Farah Jalali.

Priyanka, who won the first season of "Canada's Drag Race," will play Tarek, while Robert Naylor, who voiced D.W. Read in "Arthur" as a child, has been cast as Wyatt Hayes and Swedish actor Edvin Ryding will play Luca Haas.

The casting announcement doesn't include descriptions of the characters, but fans can take some hints from "Game Changers," the series of books on which the show is based.

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How Jay McCarrol helped Matt Johnson find the sound of Anthony Bourdain biopic ‘Tony’

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How Jay McCarrol helped Matt Johnson find the sound of Anthony Bourdain biopic ‘Tony’

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Yesterday at 10:08 AM CDT

TORONTO - Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol’s creative partnership began with a decidedly sombre project.

The Toronto duo met as teenagers after Johnson’s then-girlfriend introduced them. Johnson wanted to make films; McCarrol dreamed of scoring them. McCarrol soon scored one of Johnson’s student features.

“It was about the son of an actor, whose father is struck deaf by an on-set lighting mistake,” recalled Johnson at last year’s TIFF. “And to deal with it, he sublimates his father's deafness into his own inability to speak.”

“It was very dark. It was serious,” said McCarrol.

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CBC turns to curling to help fill Saturday vacancy after NHL departure

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CBC turns to curling to help fill Saturday vacancy after NHL departure

Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Yesterday at 9:00 AM CDT

TORONTO - The CBC will beef up its curling coverage on Saturdays this season, a move that will help fill the vacancy created by the departure of the National Hockey League from its broadcasting lineup this fall.

The Grand Slam of Curling and Rock League will air on the network as part of a new five-year agreement, The Curling Group said Thursday. The CBC will provide coverage with current domestic rights-holder Sportsnet, which also agreed to a new five-year deal.

“CBC has a long history of curling coverage, and by providing a national platform to these premier curling tournaments for another five years, we hope to engage and entertain an even wider audience of fans," CBC Sports executive director Chris Wilson said in a statement.

"We're excited to share another season of Rock League with audiences across Canada, building on the momentum and excitement of the inaugural event.”

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A Netflix sign is displayed atop a building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Cultural sector urges Carney not to scrap streamers’ Cancon financial contributions

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Cultural sector urges Carney not to scrap streamers’ Cancon financial contributions

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 12:52 PM CDT

OTTAWA - Dozens of Canadian cultural sector organizations are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney not to scrap rules requiring foreign streaming companies like Netflix to make financial contributions toward Canadian content.

The government has promised to replace the 15-per-cent contributions with government funding but the groups say that is no substitute.

A letter to Carney signed by 50 organizations says the promised annual funding, unlike a CRTC-regulated contribution regime, can be changed through the federal budget.

"The government’s $600 million-per-year pledge, though appreciated and welcome, is not a substitute for durable, legally enforceable contribution obligations. Discretionary funding is subject to budget and external political pressures; a regulated contribution framework is not," the letter says.

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FILE - Singer Lauryn Hill performs during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Ms. Lauryn Hill and Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean will headline Global Citizen’s antipoverty festival

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Ms. Lauryn Hill and Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean will headline Global Citizen’s antipoverty festival

James Pollard, The Associated Press 4 minute read Yesterday at 7:06 AM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Ms. Lauryn Hill and her Fugees' bandmate Wyclef Jean will bring their pointed and political music to Global Citizen Festival this fall.

The headliners, announced Thursday, are a fitting choice. The annual gathering in New York's Central Park rallies attendees to pressure world leaders to fund a range of antipoverty initiatives at the end of the United Nations General Assembly 's yearly high-level meetings. Joining them on Sept. 26 are rocker Lenny Kravitz, R&B-pop singer John Legend, country music star Lainey Wilson, chart-topping Grammy winner Shaboozey and K-pop group TOMORROW X TOGETHER.

The two Fugees are fresh off several performances marking the 30th anniversary of their landmark album, “The Score." They were in London, where Hill also brought her music festival celebrating the sounds of the African diaspora, and Rio de Janeiro, where they closed out Global Citizen's weeklong climate programming.

It's also the first festival since Global Citizen produced the World Cup's first halftime show. That collaboration helped raise more than $60 million for the education fund launched with FIFA. Global Citizen co-founder Hugh Evans hopes to leverage next month's gathering to shore up some outstanding commitments.

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Director Dave Green, center, poses for a portrait with Will Forte, left, and Eric Bauza to promote the film

‘Coyote vs. Acme’ was canned by Warner Bros. But 3 years later, that’s not all folks

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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ was canned by Warner Bros. But 3 years later, that’s not all folks

Jake Coyle, The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:37 AM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Before it was dubbed “the funeral screening,” it was just when Will Forte was going to see the movie.

“Coyote vs. Acme” was finished. Director Dave Green, inspired by “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” had completed the editing on the Looney Tunes blend of cartoon and live action. The whole project, which takes an Ian Frazier “Shouts and Murmurs” column from The New Yorker as its source material, was an audacious comic gambit that seemed to be paying off.

Hopes were high. Audience test scores were good. But days before Forte, who stars as Wile E. Coyote’s attorney, could see “Coyote vs. Acme,” Warner Bros. canceled it. Not just the screening — the movie. The studio hadn’t delayed it or sent it to streaming. They were canning it altogether.

“I just thought: ‘Well, they’re canceling the movie. It’s gotta be bad,’” Forte recalls.

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FILE - Dara from Bulgaria attends a press conference with the trophy after winning the Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, on May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Eurovision music contest will take place in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Burgas next year

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Eurovision music contest will take place in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Burgas next year

Veselin Toshkov, The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:45 AM CDT

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Next year's Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Burgas, a port city on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, organizers said Thursday.

It's the first time the music extravaganza is held in the Balkan country, which scored its first-ever victory in the contest in May, when Bulgarian singer Dara beat 24 other competitors with her infectious party anthem “Bangaranga.”

Bulgaria’s public TV broadcaster BNT, which will organize the largest live music event, and the European Broadcasting Union announced the location on Thursday. The two semifinals will take place on May 11 and 13, 2027, while the final will be held on May 15.

Bulgaria’s capital city, Sofia, also had applied to host the event.

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The exterior of the Kennedy Center is seen, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Kennedy Center votes to restore Trump’s name and close for 2 years, challenging a judge’s order

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Kennedy Center votes to restore Trump’s name and close for 2 years, challenging a judge’s order

Steven Sloan, The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:18 PM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The battle over the Kennedy Center's future escalated Thursday as President Donald Trump's allies on the board took new steps to commemorate him with physical changes to the iconic performing arts institution that could defy a federal court order.

During an hourslong meeting that was conducted virtually, the board voted to add Trump's name to the building's facade so it would read “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump.” The plaza in front of the building would be named after Trump and most of the space at the venue would be closed for two years to allow for substantial renovations.

The changes, described by Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat who is an ex-officio board member, and her lawyers, amount to a dramatic test of U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper.

He ruled in May that letters affixed to the building that spelled out Trump's name were added illegally and he ordered their removal, a decision that the Republican administration failed to persuade courts to overturn. At the same time, Cooper blocked a two-year closure that was set to take effect July 5, saying an earlier board vote authorizing the shuttering was “ill-informed and seemingly preordained.”

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