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SNL 50th anniversary cast members test positive for Covid after outbreak on set

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Playoffs set at Scotties as Einarson claims top seed, defending champion Homan unbeaten

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Kerri Einarson’s curling team from Manitoba claimed a top playoff seed at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts after scrambling hard to get there. Einarson, who skipped her teams to four straight Canadian women’s curling championships from 2020 to 2023, trailed at the fifth-end break in three of her four straight wins to cap pool play. … Read more

Blake Lively alleges Justin Baldoni made other women uncomfortable on set

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Blake Lively was not alone in her feelings about Justin Baldoni’s alleged conduct while making the film “It Ends with Us,” according to the amended complaint filed Tuesday in New York. The actor alleged that her costar and the film’s director made other women uncomfortable on set and their concerns were documented, the complaint said. … Read more

Canada, U.S. set to start next chapter of iconic hockey rivalry

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Connor McDavid was hanging out with buddies from his Toronto minor hockey team. Nathan MacKinnon was trying to get home to Nova Scotia from the prep school he attended in Minnesota. A cancelled flight due to winter weather forced him to stay behind with a friend’s family. It was Feb. 28, 2010, and the teenagers, … Read more

James Mangold: Dylan never meant to set the folk scene on fire. He would have liked a band

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So Bob Dylan looks you in the eye and says, “I never intended to become a folk singer.” What’s that, again? James Mangold, director, co-writer and co-producer of “A Complete Unknown,” had several lengthy meetings with the musical icon as he worked on the script for the film about him. Mangold hoped to confirm some … Read more

Inside Oscar voters’ most coveted piece of swag: the Neon DVD box

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Swag can seem endless during awards season, whether it’s gift bags at red-carpet events or for-your-consideration collectibles that studios send journalists. But since 2017, the most highly anticipated promotional item among film critics has been the Neon box set, a gorgeous annual package containing all the indie distributor’s releases on individual DVDs. In an era … Read more

Amid brewing political tensions, Canada, U.S. set for next chapter in heated rivalry at 4 Nations

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Connor McDavid was hanging out with buddies from his Toronto minor hockey team. Nathan MacKinnon was trying to get home to Nova Scotia from the prep school he attended in Minnesota. A cancelled flight due to winter weather forced him to stay behind with a friend’s family. It was Feb. 28, 2010, and the teenagers, … Read more