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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.

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

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is rejecting the idea that his party played a role in granting $40 million in regulatory relief to Bell Media.

TORONTO — Former “W5” host Kevin Newman says the demise of Canada's longstanding prime-time investigative program is “depressing” and he worries about the future of hard-hitting journalism in the country.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau trash-talked BCE Inc.'s widespread layoffs Friday, calling cuts to Bell Media a "garbage decision." "I'm furious," Trudeau told reporters at a press conference in King City, Ont.