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Quebecor wants to "rescue" Cirque du Soleil as company walks financial tightrope

Quebecor wants to "rescue" Cirque du Soleil as company walks financial tightrope

MONTREAL — Quebecor Inc. says it wants to "rescue" Cirque du Soleil by purchasing a controlling stake in the struggling company and bringing its ownership back home to Quebec.
Nicolas Cage to star as Joe Exotic in limited TV series

Nicolas Cage to star as Joe Exotic in limited TV series

LOS ANGELES — The Joe Exotic phenomenon keeps growing, with Nicolas Cage to star in a TV miniseries about the colorful wild animal owner made famous by the “Tiger King” docuseries.
Taika Waititi to direct new 'Star Wars' film

Taika Waititi to direct new 'Star Wars' film

NEW YORK — Taika Waititi, the New Zealand filmmaker of “Jojo Rabbit” and “Thor: Ragnarok," will direct a new “Star Wars” film.
New book aims to portray 'real' Prince Harry and Meghan

New book aims to portray 'real' Prince Harry and Meghan

LONDON — Freed from the constraints of life as full-time royals — and enmeshed in a feud with Britain’s tabloid press — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan plan to tell their story in a book penned by sympathetic journalists. Harper Collins U.K.
New this week: A Bieber reality show, comics and their moms

New this week: A Bieber reality show, comics and their moms

Bored with your surroundings? Justin and Hailey Bieber are showing off their lives in their Toronto home in a new series, while Hulu this week is premiering a documentary looking back at an early 1990s isolation tale — Biosphere 2.
Poland's Chopin piano competition put off till October 2021

Poland's Chopin piano competition put off till October 2021

WARSAW, Poland — Polish cultural authorities said Monday that they have decided to put off the 18th edition of the Frederic Chopin international piano competition by a full year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Hanks, who survived COVID-19, calls graduates 'the chosen'

Hanks, who survived COVID-19, calls graduates 'the chosen'

DAYTON, Ohio — Tom Hanks says graduates of an Ohio university that named a film centre after him are “the chosen ones.
Fitness centres mull smaller classes, online lessons once studios are able open

Fitness centres mull smaller classes, online lessons once studios are able open

While fitness centres weren't exactly conducive to physical distancing before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, as studios begin to draft their reopening plans some say the days of letting the sweat fly in a crammed spin studio or sardining yoga mats in hot
Fitness centres mull smaller classes, online lessons once studios are able open

Fitness centres mull smaller classes, online lessons once studios are able open

While fitness centres weren't exactly conducive to physical distancing before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, as studios begin to draft their reopening plans some say the days of letting the sweat fly in a crammed spin studio or sardining yoga mats in hot
Zoos turn to social media to delight, raise money amid virus

Zoos turn to social media to delight, raise money amid virus

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Zoo, struggling like others worldwide during coronavirus closures, has found an unlikely saviour in a sloth. While Fernando may be a slow mover offline, the 4-year-old Linne’s two-toed sloth has risen rapidly on the internet.
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