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Acclaimed composer Kaija Saariaho dies at age 70 of brain tumour

Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, died Friday at the age of 70.

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Christopher Nolan breaks down the best ways to watch a movie, ahead of his 'Oppenheimer' release

In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, director Christopher Nolan offers a guide to his favourite formats, explaining why it matters and even where he likes to sit so that audiences don't feel like they need a film school degree (or one in theoretical physics) before settling on a theatre.
Cynthia Weil, Grammy winning lyricist who had hits with husband Barry Mann, dead at 82

Cynthia Weil, a Grammy-winning lyricist of notable range and endurance who enjoyed a decades-long partnership with husband Barry Mann and helped write 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling,' 'On Broadway,' 'Walking in the Rain' and dozens of other hits, has died at age 82.
Netflix shareholders reject sky-high executive pay packages

Netflix shareholders voted on Thursday to reject multi-million dollar pay packages for the company’s top executives including for co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters.
'The Office' gets an Australian reboot with a female boss

More than 20 years after British comedian Ricky Gervais gave insufferable middle-manager David Brent global fame, an Australian version of the hit show 'The Office' is being made, this time with a female lead.
Robert De Niro reacts to Al Pacino becoming a father again at 83

Robert De Niro sounds excited for his friend and former co-star Al Pacino to be joining him in the senior dad’s club.
Some 'Diablo IV' players report invalid license error message after early access launch

Early access for 'Diablo IV' began Thursday night -- but the rollout of the highly anticipated action role-playing video game didn't come without speedbumps, notably for PlayStation users.
Erykah Badu basks in her new era of reinvention and expansion

Erykah Badu has unintentionally occupied the role of culture shifter and influencer for 20 plus years, well before it became a trendy, social media descriptor. Her impact has vibrated throughout music and fashion, and the "Green Eyes" songstress sees it clearly.
Bill Cosby targeted in new sexual assault lawsuit

Bill Cosby is being sued by Victoria Valentino in a new civil lawsuit claiming decades-old allegations of sexual assault, that her attorney shared with CNN and said it was filed in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Movie reviews: 'Spider-Man' a wild pop culture pastiche of visual styles

This week, pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews new movies: 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,' 'The Boogeyman,' 'Bones of Crows.'
Armie Hammer avoids charges after sex assault investigation, says 'name has been cleared'

Actor Armie Hammer will not be charged after a long investigation of a woman's allegation that he sexually assaulted her in 2017, Los Angeles prosecutors said.
Adult filmmakers ask judge to delay Utah law requiring porn sites verify user ages

Attorneys representing adult entertainers, erotica authors and sex educators on Wednesday asked a judge to put on hold a Utah law requiring porn and other adult websites verify user ages.
Residential school drama 'Bones of Crows' explores ongoing legacy of trauma

Reminders of Canada's shameful treatment of Indigenous Peoples were constant as Marie Clements shot parts of her sweeping drama “Bones of Crows” at a former residential school in B.C., where hundreds of suspected graves were discovered two years ago.

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Movie reviews: 'Spider-Man' a wild pop culture pastiche of visual styles

This week, pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews new movies: 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,' 'The Boogeyman,' 'Bones of Crows.'

This image released by Sony Pictures Animation shows Miles Morales as Spider-Man, voiced by Shameik Moore, in a scene from Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." (Sony Pictures Animation via AP)

Movie reviews: 'The Little Mermaid' takes you back under the sea, but feels waterlogged compared to the original

This week, pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews new movies: 'The Little Mermaid,' 'You Hurt My Feelings,' and 'Mission Kandahar.'

This image released by Disney shows Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, left, and Halle Bailey as Ariel in "The Little Mermaid." (Disney via AP)

Movie reviews: 'Fast X' redefines ridiculousness with out-of-control action that has no touchstone in reality

This week, pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews new movies: 'Fast X,' 'What's Love Got To Do With It?' and 'Master Gardener'

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Vin Diesel, center, in a scene from "Fast X." (Peter Mountain/Universal Pictures via AP)

Movie reviews: 'Blackberry' vividly recreates the story of friendship, betrayal and hubris that began our obsession with phones

This week, pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews new movies: 'Blackberry,' 'Book Club: The Next Chapter' and 'The Mother'

4 children discovered unresponsive on Quebec shoreline

Four children were found unresponsive on a shoreline in Portneuf-sur-Mer, Que. on Saturday after they were swept away by the tide in a fishing incident. One man is still missing, while six other people were rescued.
Inuit, environmental groups praise cruises for agreeing to avoid Eclipse Sound

A marine conservation charity and Inuit hunters are praising cruise operators for agreeing to avoid a Nunavut waterway where thousands of narwhal migrate each summer.
'Many, many lives turned upside down' by wildfires: N.S. premier

Nova Scotia’s premier says the “historic” wildfires in the province have caused a “breath-taking amount of damage.”
Notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo moved to medium-security prison in Quebec

Notorious serial rapist and killer Paul Bernardo was moved to a medium-security prison in Quebec this week.
Activists in Canada aim to carry torch for Hong Kong's silenced Tiananmen vigil

Some members of Canada's Chinese diaspora are feeling the pressure to carry the torch as Hong Kong's renowned vigil commemorating the June 4, 1989, massacre in Beijing's Tiananmen Square falls silent.
Marineland did not provide adequate water source to bear cubs, Ontario alleges

Marineland failed to provide three bear cubs permanent and adequate water sources as well as climbing structures, Ontario alleges in court documents.

World

Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigation

Pope Francis warned the Vatican's missionary fundraisers on Saturday not to allow financial corruption to creep into their work, insisting that spirituality and spreading the Gospel must drive their operations, not mere entrepreneurship.
Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats

Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal, fearing damage has been done to safety net programs that will be difficult to unravel in the years ahead as Republicans demand further cuts.
Turkiye's Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term

Turkiye's longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took the oath of office on Saturday, ushering in his third presidential term that followed three stints as prime minister.
3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border

A gun battle involving an Egyptian border guard in southern Israel along the border left three Israeli soldiers and the Egyptian officer dead Saturday, officials said. It was a rare instance of deadly violence along the frontier.
India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in one of nation's worst rail disasters

Rescuers found no more survivors in the overturned and mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed in eastern India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds in one of the country's deadliest rail crashes in decades, officials said Saturday.
U.S. defence secretary says Washington won't stand for 'coercion and bullying' from China

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin vowed Saturday that Washington would not stand for any 'coercion and bullying' of its allies and partners by China, while assuring Beijing that the United States remains committed to maintaining the status quo on Taiwan and would prefer dialogue over conflict.

Lifestyle

Ryan Gosling has a hilarious response to those who say he’s ‘too old’ to play Ken in ‘Barbie’ movie

Ryan Gosling channelled his “Ken-ergy” to defend himself against those who think he’s “too old” to play doll Ken in the new “Barbie” movie.
Meet the 14-year-old who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee with 'psammophile'

Dev, a 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, wins the National Spelling Bee.
Edmonton librarian takes second place in Jeopardy! debut

Kyle Marshall has always loved trivia and recently he got to show the world just how much.

Sports

Rafael Nadal is expected to miss 5 more months after having hip surgery

Rafael Nadal is expected to need about five months to recover from arthroscopic surgery on his left hip, a timeline that likely would keep him out for the rest of this season.
Verstappen tops rainy final practice at Spanish GP, ignores team orders to go faster

Max Verstappen made it a sweep of fastest lap times in all three practice sessions at the Spanish Grand Prix despite the Red Bull driver shooting down team orders to pick up the pace during the rain-hit P3 on Saturday.
Elena Rybakina, reigning Wimbledon champion, pulls out of French Open because she is sick

Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina pulled out of the French Open before her third-round match on Saturday because she is sick.

Business

Air Canada should face more consequences after two disruptions in a week, consumer advocate says

An airline consumer advocate says Air Canada should face tougher consequences for stranding passengers after two disruptions in a week.
Air Canada says to expect further travel disruptions following Thursday's IT issues

Air Canada says travellers should be prepared for further flight disruptions as it works to return service to normal following a technical malfunction Thursday.
Wildfires, other extreme weather driving insurance costs up over time: experts

The wildfires plaguing residents in Alberta and Nova Scotia are part of a larger trend that's driving up the cost of home insurance as extreme weather becomes more common, insurance experts say.

Autos

Volkswagen reboots its groovy 60s-era VW Bus. This time it's faster, roomier and electric

America apparently needs more car seats. So, when Volkswagen unveiled the ID. Buzz, a retro-styled electric van, last year, it noted that the version for the North American market would be longer and would have three rows of seats.
Vehicle sales rise in May, showing hope for strong summer: DesRosiers

DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says May brought hope after several years of disrupted sales patterns, as vehicle sales rose.
110,000 Honda vehicles recalled in Canada due to crash risks

More than 110,000 Honda vehicles are subject to a recall in Canada, due to the risk of rusting rear frames causing a crash.

Entertainment

Acclaimed composer Kaija Saariaho dies at age 70 of brain tumour

Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, died Friday at the age of 70.
Christopher Nolan breaks down the best ways to watch a movie, ahead of his 'Oppenheimer' release

In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, director Christopher Nolan offers a guide to his favourite formats, explaining why it matters and even where he likes to sit so that audiences don't feel like they need a film school degree (or one in theoretical physics) before settling on a theatre.
Cynthia Weil, Grammy winning lyricist who had hits with husband Barry Mann, dead at 82

Cynthia Weil, a Grammy-winning lyricist of notable range and endurance who enjoyed a decades-long partnership with husband Barry Mann and helped write 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling,' 'On Broadway,' 'Walking in the Rain' and dozens of other hits, has died at age 82.

Health

Antipsychotic drugs use increased in Canadian long-term care homes, pointing to possible quality-of-care issues: study

New study finds increase in antipsychotic drugs use in long-term care homes across Canada, despite no significant increase in behavioural symptoms – something that may expose a potential area of concern for quality of care, researchers say.
Experts warn of 'rapid' growth of IBD as number of Canadians diagnosed set to reach 470K by 2035

The number of people in Canada with inflammatory bowel disease is increasing rapidly and is expected to grow to 470,000 by 2035, according to a new report from Crohn's and Colitis Canada.
Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests

Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems, a study published Thursday suggests.

Politics

Feds open to cutting plastic production but global agreement will be hard: Guilbeault

Canada is open to the idea of including a requirement to cut back on the production of plastic in a new global treaty to eliminate plastic pollution, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Friday.
Canada to 'significantly' enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific region: Anand

Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is committed to the support of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, and is reinforcing its military presence in the region.
'I will not bend': MP Jenny Kwan says she won't allow China to erase history

Jenny Kwan has been outspoken against human-rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party and often advocates for the country's Uyghur Muslim minority. The Hong Kong-born member of Parliament said in an interview with The Canadian Press that that's what made her an 'evergreen' target of the Chinese government.

Sci-Tech

Twitter's head of trust and safety says she has resigned

Twitter's head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, told Reuters on Thursday that she has resigned from the social media company, which has faced criticism for lax protections against harmful content since billionaire Elon Musk acquired it in October.
Woman walking on California beach finds ancient mastodon tooth

A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon.
Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years

Deep in an open coal mine in southern Greece, researchers have discovered the antiquities-rich country's oldest archaeological site, which dates to 700,000 years ago and is associated with modern humans' hominin ancestors. The find announced Thursday would drag the dawn of Greek archaeology back by as much as a quarter of a million years, although older hominin sites have been discovered elsewhere in Europe. The oldest, in Spain, dates to more than a million years ago.

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