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Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of Wheel of Fortune, Love Connection and Scrabble who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83. Mark Young, Woolery’s podcast co-host and friend, said in an email early SundayContinue Reading

Entertainment Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present Friday with the surprise drop of a new album. 12-track GNX marks 6th studio album of Lamar’s careerThe Associated Press · Posted: Nov 22, 2024 6:53 PM EST | Last Updated: November 22 Kendrick Lamar performs at a festival inContinue Reading

Entertainment Canadian crooner Michael Bublé has been announced as the host for the Juno Awards’ 2025 show. Bublé, who last hosted the awards show in 2018, returning to the role for a third time Jackson Weaver · CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2024 5:51 PM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Entertainment Sean “Diddy” Combs returned to court on Friday for a hearing over his bid to be released on $50-million US bail from the Brooklyn jail where the music mogul has been held for 10 weeks ahead of his May 5, 2025 trial on sex-trafficking charges. Prosecutors say the rap mogul,Continue Reading

Entertainment A legal claim against Britain’s domestic intelligence agency by more than 300 survivors of a deadly bombing at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert was rejected Friday by a special tribunal. Claimants waited too long to bring their case, the judge said. Claimants waited too long to bring their caseContinue Reading

Entertainment·REVIEW Twenty-four years after the first film premiered, director Ridley Scott and an A-list cast returned to Rome for Gladiator 2. With stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington, the film doesn’t lack for talent. But CBC’s Eli Glasner says it can’t escape the shadow of its predecessor. BackContinue Reading

Entertainment·REVIEW Wicked, led by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande is impressively faithful to the movie-musical format. But with a full year remaining until Part 2 is released, there’s still a lot to be desired. Movie musical starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande has impressive vocals — but less impressive plotting JacksonContinue Reading

A Taylor Swift ticket scam in southern Ontario left potentially hundreds of Swifties with broken hearts and empty wallets, and a legal expert says that type of fraud won’t be curbed until Ticketmaster’s North American monopoly over big-ticket events is broken. Several individuals confirmed to CBC News that they paid for whatContinue Reading

Entertainment The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police. Illinois Supreme Court overturns charges that actor staged racist and homophobic attack against himselfThe Associated Press · Posted: NovContinue Reading