National Entertainment

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards , are around the corner.

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. — A popular southern Ontario theatre festival is the latest to speak up about its financial woes, joining several other high profile arts organizations trying to navigate unprecedented fiscal challenges.

TORONTO — Sometimes Andrew Morrison felt as if his Nunavut-based rock band the Jerry Cans was suffocated by the expectations put upon them.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Celebrities, artists and tens of thousands of fans proud to call themselves nerds are converging in Kansas City for the Missouri city's 25th annual Planet Comicon this weekend.

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man on Friday pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of negligent driving with death resulting in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams .

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A panel featuring Meghan the Duchess of Sussex came together on International Women’s Day to discuss how women and mothers are portrayed in traditional media and across social media, among other issues.

TORONTO — A touch of Target is coming back to Canada. Hudson’s Bay announced Friday that it will begin stocking the U.S. retailer's children's apparel brand Cat & Jack in its department stores and online on March 14.

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.

Ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards , Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr are offering their complete list of predictions.

LONDON (AP) — Now that he's been doing it for well over half a century, Anthony Hopkins believes acting is much “easier” now. “As you get older, you have a little more knowledge of life.