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- A Los Angeles woman has paparazzi photographers and videographers to thank, after they revealed who had scratched her parked car without leaving a note: pop singer Britney Spears. more »
- National Post limits Atlantic sales to Halifax
- National Post readers across Atlantic Canada will now have to travel to Halifax if they want an actual print copy of the national newspaper. more »
- Former Radio-Canada journalist named as a CRTC commissioner
- Former Radio-Canada journalist Michel Morin has been appointed as a new commissioner with the Canadian radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission. more »
- Money keeps rolling in for private radio
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- B.C. town buzzes over Oprah visit
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- Eddie Murphy admits he fathered Mel B's baby
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Music »
- Halifax mayor offers free venue to big-name acts
- Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly is trying to attract big music acts to the city next year by offering a free venue on the Halifax Common.
- Anton Kuerti wins Banff's National Arts Award
- Anton Kuerti, one of Canada's most acclaimed concert pianists, will be honoured Saturday with the National Arts Award from the Banff Centre.
- Kiri Te Kanawa, Paul Anka part of Toronto performance season
- Dame Kiri Te Kanawa will make a stop on her farewell tour and Paul Anka will celebrate 50 years in show business as part of the 2007-8 season at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall and Massey Hall.
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TV »
- Mantegna to lead Criminal Minds gang
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- Queen weighs legal action over misleading promo for BBC doc
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- Merv Griffin, talk show host and Jeopardy creator, dies of cancer
- Merv Griffin, who first found fame as a talk show host and later parlayed his Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, has died at 82.
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Books »
- French Harry Potter publisher lets teen translator off the hook
- The French publisher of the Harry Potter books has decided not to sue the overeager high school student who posted segments from his own French-language translation of the highly anticipated final novel.
- Massive book tour for Nixon biography unlikely, says Conrad Black
- Conrad Black's biography of ex-U.S. president Richard Nixon is set to be released in the United States in October, but the former media baron, who is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of fraud, says a massive book tour is out of the question.
- Canadian poet Margaret Avison dies at 89
- Canadian poet Margaret Avison, described as "one of the great religious poets" of the 20th century, has died at age 89.
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Film »
- Tillman, Combs back Biggie biopic
- George Tillman Jr., creator of Soul Food and Barbershop and a Notorious B.I.G fan, will direct a biopic of the hip-hop artist, also known as Biggie.
- Original star praises Toronto's Evil Dead: The Musical
- U.S. actor Bruce Campbell, who gained a huge cult fanbase after starring in the Evil Dead films, dropped into Toronto this weekend to watch the hit musical inspired by the low budget horror movie franchise.
- Quiet Japanese film wins Swiss fest's top honour
- A Japanese film about an unlikely but restorative relationship that develops after a terrible school stabbing has won the top prize at Switzerland's Locarno International Film Festival.
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Art & Design »
- Artist behind Beijing's 'bird's nest' stadium boycotts Olympics
- Ai WeiWei, the artist who designed the Beijing's 'bird's nest' Olympic stadium, says he wants no part in promoting or participating in the Games.
- Pop culture mashed up as Warhol-Banksy exhibit opens
- A new art exhibit displaying artwork by British graffiti artist Banksy alongside that of iconic U.S. Pop artist Andy Warhol is piquing the interest of the London art world.
- French police hold 2 suspects over Picasso theft
- The stolen Picasso artworks French police recovered this week appear to be in good condition, while two of the male suspects remain in police custody, officials said.
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Theatre »
- Original star praises Toronto's Evil Dead: The Musical
- U.S. actor Bruce Campbell, who gained a huge cult fanbase after starring in the Evil Dead films, dropped into Toronto this weekend to watch the hit musical inspired by the low budget horror movie franchise.
- Elaine Campbell, co-creator of Anne of Green Gables musical, dies
- Elaine Campbell, a co-creator of the longest running musical in Canadian history, Anne of Green Gables, died Friday in Charlottetown.
- Met HD opera simulcasts move into more cinemas
- New York's Metropolitan Opera is expanding its live high-definition simulcasts in cinemas after a successful launch of the experimental program last December.
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