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Late-night hosts react with shock, anger to Capitol attack

Late-night hosts react with shock, anger to Capitol attack

NEW YORK — Late-night TV show hosts expressed anger and frustration at the violence at the U.S. Capitol, offering sombre monologues that pleaded for unity even as some aimed pointed barbs at those they held responsible for the mobs' actions.
Review: 'The Prophets' spotlights two enslaved men in love

Review: 'The Prophets' spotlights two enslaved men in love

“The Prophets,” by Robert Jones Jr. (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) In Robert Jones Jr.’s “The Prophets,” Samuel and Isaiah are two enslaved men in love on a Deep South plantation.
Review: Khashoggi doc 'The Dissident' is essential viewing

Review: Khashoggi doc 'The Dissident' is essential viewing

It’s hard to decide what’s most shocking in “The Dissident,” Bryan Fogel’s urgent, gripping new documentary about the horrific murder of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Report finds more POC representation in children's animated TV but gaps remain

Report finds more POC representation in children's animated TV but gaps remain

TORONTO — A new report suggests there's been an increase in the portrayals of people of colour in children’s animated television content in Canada in recent years.
Media captures unprecedented storming of U.S. Capitol

Media captures unprecedented storming of U.S. Capitol

NEW YORK — The storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump played out on television in searing fashion Wednesday, with stunning pictures of guns drawn in the House of Representatives and hand-to-hand combat with police.
Homebound viewers boost New Year's Eve ratings; a CNN high

Homebound viewers boost New Year's Eve ratings; a CNN high

LOS ANGELES — Stuck at home on a pandemic New Year's Eve, TV viewers turned to Ryan Seacrest, Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen in big numbers for a virtual celebration, with Times Square largely empty as the ball dropped.
Not getting nourishment in jail: Canadian fashion mogul seeks bail on U.S. charges

Not getting nourishment in jail: Canadian fashion mogul seeks bail on U.S. charges

WINNIPEG — An eccentric Canadian fashion mogul who has applied for bail in Winnipeg while facing sex charges in the United States says he's not getting the nourishment he needs while behind bars.
Bell executives depart company after Wade Oosterman steps in as president

Bell executives depart company after Wade Oosterman steps in as president

TORONTO — Just two days after Wade Oosterman took over as Bell Media's president, the telecommunications company appears to have shaken up its upper ranks.
Linus Entertainment, home of Gordon Lightfoot, buys indie folk label Borealis Records

Linus Entertainment, home of Gordon Lightfoot, buys indie folk label Borealis Records

TORONTO — Linus Entertainment, the music company that's home of Fred Penner and Gordon Lightfoot, says it has reached a deal to acquire Borealis Records, one of Canada's prominent independent folk labels. The Waterdown, Ont.
Pandemic-era Mardi Gras: No big crowds, but plenty of cake

Pandemic-era Mardi Gras: No big crowds, but plenty of cake

NEW ORLEANS — A subdued Carnival season begins Wednesday after the coronavirus pandemic put an end to the crowd-heavy balls and street parades that draw thousands of people to the city every year. The Mardi Gras season always starts on Jan.