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Let's make a deal: TIFF touts its first market, says Canadian creators will benefit

Executives with the Toronto International Film Festival boasted Wednesday that their inaugural marketplace would serve as a launchpad for Canadian directors and producers to make global connections.

‘Tinker Tailor’ filmmaker John Irvin dies at 86

British filmmaker John Irvin, best known for adapting John Le Carre’s espionage classic “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” for television, has died aged 86, his producer Claire Evans told U.K. media Wednesday.

What we know about Hayden Panettiere’s sudden death

By all accounts, Hayden Panettiere’s new life was just getting started.

Montreal hosting a final farewell for legendary jazz pianist Oliver Jones

Montrealers will get a chance to say goodbye to legendary jazz pianist Oliver Jones.

Anita Rau Badami puts questions about home into new book, 'Asha in Her Garden'

Anita Rau Badami poured herself into her latest novel: her worries, her passions, even her love of gardening, passed on through generations.

Some Tupac Shakur family members step out of courtroom while others stay to face autopsy photos

Some members of Tupac Shakur’s family stepped out of the courtroom Tuesday before prosecutors showed photos from his 1996 autopsy at the Las Vegas trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is charged with orchestrating the rap giant’s fatal drive-by shooting.

Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend was at apartment where she died, police report says

Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend, according to a police report released Tuesday.

ZZ Top drummer dead at 77

Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band’s biggest hits like 'Sharp Dressed Man,' 'Legs' and 'Gimme All Your Lovin,'' has died. He was 77.

Hayden Panettiere’s ex pays tribute to late actor

Stars are paying tribute to Hayden Panettiere after the actor’s death Sunday at 36.

China’s most famous comedian under investigation for joke about communist song

A stand-up comedian, considered one of China’s most influential cultural figures, has been placed under investigation and had performances cancelled after he joked about a communist party song.

Madonna leads 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Taylor Swift

Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday.

Shakira makes surprise visit in earthquake-damaged Colombia and commits to rebuilding schools

Colombian superstar Shakira announced Monday that she will help rebuild at least 10 schools and restore a local university in a remote and hard-hit region of her home country after it suffered a devastating earthquake last week that killed hundreds and affected thousands of educational sites across western Colombia.

‘Unbelievably terrible and eye-opening’: A Chinese animated film described as ‘ugly’ becomes a box-office hit

The new sensation among some Chinese moviegoers is an animated film whose characters appear to have been created with rudimentary 3D animation and have been described as “ugly” and “eerie.”

Kanye West to perform in Russia in October, venue says

U.S. rapper Kanye West will perform in St. Petersburg in October, according to a post on Monday by the Telegram channel of Gazprom Arena, the stadium where the concerts are scheduled to take place.

'Total Eclipse of the Heart' singer Bonnie Tyler remembered as 'a star, but never a diva'

Fans crowded outside a Welsh church Monday where family and friends remembered husky-voiced singer Bonnie Tyler as a star loved worldwide.

A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing in Las Vegas

A prosecutor said Monday that while few have been willing to speak about the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, Duane “Keffe D” Davis is the “one person who has a hard time being silent.”

Hayden Panettiere, ‘Heroes’ actress, dead at 36 after 911 call for cardiac arrest, South Carolina coroner says

Actress Hayden Panettiere, known for portraying an indestructible cheerleader in the series “Heroes” and a country music sensation in the show “Nashville,” is dead after she was found in cardiac arrest Sunday at a residence in South Carolina, a coroner’s office said. She was 36.

Jimmy Fallon, Ella Rubin call Muskoka ‘most beautiful place on earth’ on NBC’s The Tonight Show

Jimmy Fallon and Ella Rubin had plenty to say about Muskoka during Rubin’s appearance on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — and both made it clear they have a soft spot for the Ontario cottage country.