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PARIS — Thousands of people working in the French theatre and cinema industries demonstrated in Paris on Tuesday against the prolonged closure of entertainment facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Patty Jenkins wasn’t even finished making “ Wonder Woman ” when she started dreaming up a sequel for her and star Gal Gadot.

Making a breakthrough in pop culture during any year is hard. Doing it during a global pandemic is an entirely different thing.

TORONTO — As the first batch of vaccinations target groups most at risk of COVID-19 exposure and illness, many Canadians have questions about how the broader rollout will look when it's their turn for a shot.

TORONTO — Canadian actor Ben Lewis admits he wasn't that familiar with the holiday TV-movie genre before signing on to "The Christmas Setup.

LOS ANGELES — Common Sense Networks will launch a new streaming platform dedicated to kids with age-appropriate content. The media company announced Tuesday that the free streaming platform called Sensical is expected to launch next year.

NASHVILLE — The Highwomen won three awards, including album, song and duo/group of the year, at the Americana Honors and Awards. The late John Prine was given artist of the year honours .

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Legoland theme park in Florida is planning an expansion next year including new rides, according to plans filed with the city nearest the attraction.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — One-and-a-half-meter-society has been voted the Dutch word of the year by a (social) distance. Anderhalvemetersamenleving, a compound noun describing life under the Dutch government's 1.

BERLIN — Police in the German capital have arrested one of two fugitive twins wanted in connection with the spectacular theft of 18th-century jewels from a Dresden museum last year, officials said Tuesday.