By Jonathan Landrum Jr. And Tim Reynolds
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Will Smith marched onto the Oscars stage and smacked Chris Rock, the unpredictable moment served as a jarring interruption to Hollywood’s feel-good celebration. But once Smith returned moments later to accept his first-ever Academy Award, he delivered a tearful apology for an act sure to […]

By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS

Canada’s prime minister and Ontario’s premier announced millions in funding support for domestic hybrid car production on Tuesday but both leaders dodged questions on the possibility of incentives to help Canadians buy them. Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford were in Alliston, Ont., on Wednesday to formally announce the $131.6 million […]

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Candy Crush Saga and Words with Friends, video games that helped make gamers out of anyone with a smartphone, are up for inclusion in the World Video Game Hall of Fame, hall officials said Thursday as they announced a total of 12 finalists. Also being considered […]

By Mike Schneider
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Disney workers are planning walkouts during their breaks every day this week to protest CEO Bob Chapek’s slow response in publicly criticizing Florida legislation that critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The act of protest will culminate next Tuesday with a general walkout by […]

By Mark Kennedy
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK (AP) – In an- other sign that show business is snapping back to its pre-pandemic rhythm, the Tony Awards will once again take place in June and at a familiar location, Radio City Music Hall. The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing announced Wednesday that the awards […]

By Gregory Strong
THE CANADIAN PRESS

It wasn’t the bright lights or TV cameras that gave Newfoundland and Labrador’s Nicholas Codner the realization he was actually a competitor at the national men’s curling championship. It truly sunk in for the 15-year- old once he arrived at the tournament hotel. “Just the guys walking around. It’s like, […]

By Dean Bennett
THE CANADIAN PRESS

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government is working to provide financial relief to consumers being hammered by high gas prices at the pump. Kenney says he recognizes that spiking global oil prices, pushed even higher by the war in Ukraine, are delivering a windfall for the provincial treasury but […]

By Kevin Chan
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON (AP) — Car factories idled, beer stopped flowing, furniture and fashion orders ceased, and energy companies cut their pipelines. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown business plans into disarray and forced a growing number of the world’s best known brands — from Apple to Mercedes-Benz and BP — to […]

By Hilary Fox
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON — Countries are snapping up the rights to “Servant of the People” — a comedy series starring the Ukrainian President, as the Ukrainian President. Back in 2015, former actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy played Vasiliy Petrovich Goloborodko, a high school teacher propelled to the presidency after a student’s video […]