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MONTREAL — Quebecor Inc. raised its quarterly dividend as it reported its fourth-quarter profit and revenue rose compared with a year ago. The company says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 32.5 cents per share, up from 30 cents.

TORONTO — Comedian and actress Andrea Martin is no stranger to the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, though this year she'll be watching from a different vantage.

TORONTO — Nobody wants to be the person who mucked up the "Law & Order" franchise.

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. The Iron Claw 2. Wonka 3. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes 4. Oppenheimer 5. Trolls Band Together 6. The Beekeeper 7. Anatomy of a Fall 8. American Fiction 9.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A television station in Portland, Oregon, apologized Friday for inadvertently showing a racist image during a program aimed at highlighting positive stories.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Vince Staples has been in the limelight for more than a decade, he still thinks fame is a weird thing.

NEW YORK (AP) — The mild-mannered Franklin — the first Black character in the “Peanuts” comic strip — gets to shine in his own animated Apple TV+ special this month in a story about friendship.

TORONTO — Although it was filmed in Toronto's downtown Regent Park neighbourhood and features a soundtrack fuelled by underground local rappers, Emmanuel Kabongo says his new film “Sway” doesn't feel like a Canadian production.

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. Wonka 2. The Beekeeper 3. Oppenheimer 4. American Fiction 5. Napoleon 6. Anatomy of a Fall 7. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 8. The Holdovers 9. Migration 10. I.S.S. The Associated Press

OTTAWA — Canada's actors, directors and musicians are sounding the alarm over artificial intelligence, saying it threatens their livelihood and reputations.