Alessia Cara plans social media break, calls out nastiness of online fan culture

TORONTO — Alessia Cara says she’s stepping away from her social media feeds after a recent onslaught of negative comments. The Grammy-winning pop singer took to...

‘Tis the season for more TV Christmas movies than ever

NEW YORK — Have you heard the one about the girl who didn’t care about Christmas but found herself in a small town for the holidays...

Oscar winning director Bernardo Bertolucci dies at 77

ROME — Italian film-maker Bernardo Bertolucci, who won Oscars with “The Last Emperor” and whose erotic drama “Last Tango in Paris” enthralled and shocked the world,...

‘SpongeBob’ creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57

LOS ANGELES — Stephen Hillenburg, who used his dual loves of drawing and marine biology to spawn the absurd undersea world of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” has died,...

Why most Canadians won’t see Oscar contender ‘Roma’ at their local cinema

TORONTO — With director Alfonso Cuaron’s sweeping epic “Roma” floating on a cloud of positive buzz, the Netflix film seems destined to be a major awards...

‘Wreck It Ralph,’ ‘Creed’ fuel record holiday box office

LOS ANGELES — Movie sequels are having their own Thanksgiving feast at the box office and fueling record industry-wide grosses for the long weekend. “Ralph Breaks...

Madonna buys work from Montreal ‘vandal’ artist, shows it off on Instagram

Attorney: Rapper 6ix9ine innocent of racketeering charges

NEW YORK — The defence attorney for Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine says his client is “completely innocent” of federal racketeering and firearms charges. The rapper, whose...

Black singers have historic week on country music charts

NEW YORK — Jimmie Allen has made history as the first black artist to have his debut single reach No. 1 on country radio, and it...

‘Fantastic Beasts’ flies to top of weekend box office

LOS ANGELES — “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” crawled, slithered and flew its way to the top of the weekend box office with a $62.2...