Alanis Morissette jukebox musical Jagged Little Pill returns to Toronto in October | Prince Archie, Princess Lilibet: Royal titles for children of Harry, Meghan are confirmed | 2 dead in GloRilla concert stampede in New York
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Alanis Morissette jukebox musical Jagged Little Pill returns to Toronto in October; Alanis Morissette arrives at the opening night red carpet for Jagged Little Pill on Wednesday, Sept\. 14, 2022, at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles\. The musical, which is inspired by Morissette's 1995 album of the same name, made its Toronto premiere off-season last year\. It will now play as part of the regular 2023/2024 season, starting in October\.

Alanis Morissette jukebox musical Jagged Little Pill returns to Toronto in October

March 8 , 2023 • 11:24 AM EST

Canadians will have another chance to swallow a Jagged Little Pill this autumn as the musical based on Alanis Morissette's album of the same name returns to Toronto.
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Prince Archie, Princess Lilibet: Royal titles for children of Harry, Meghan are confirmed; Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the 2022 Robert F\. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala in New York City, U\.S\., December 6, 2022\. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Prince Archie, Princess Lilibet: Royal titles for children of Harry, Meghan are confirmed

March 8 , 2023 • 11:45 AM EST

The children of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will be known as prince and princess, with the couple publicly using their daughter's royal title for the first time to announce she had been christened.
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2 dead in GloRilla concert stampede in New York; Musician GloRilla performs at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb\. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles\. On Sunday, a crowd pushed toward the exits of her concert in Rochester, N\.Y\., amid apparent fears that shots had been fired, killing two people and injuring others\.

2 dead in GloRilla concert stampede in New York

March 7 , 2023 • 11:02 AM EST

The death toll rose to two on Monday following a stampede at a rap concert in Rochester, N.Y., that authorities said may have been triggered by unfounded fears of gunfire.
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Halifax to host the 2024 Juno Awards; Halifax skyline Purdy's Wharf

Halifax to host the 2024 Juno Awards

March 8 , 2023 • 10:49 AM EST

For the first time since 2006, the awards will return to Halifax, this time on March 24, 2024.
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Chris Rock slaps back at Will Smith in new Netflix special; A billboard advertises the Netflixs Chris Rock: Selective Outrage live comedy event special along Sunset Blvd on February 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California\. - Chris Rock's live Netflix special will air just a week before the Oscars, the streamer said on February 28, 2023, raising expectations that the comedian will address the shocking moment he was slapped by Will Smith during last year's Hollywood award show\. \(Photo by Patrick T\. Fallon / AFP\) \(Photo by PATRICK T\. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images\)

Chris Rock slaps back at Will Smith in new Netflix special

March 5 , 2023 • 05:42 AM EST

A year after Will Smith smacked him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock finally gave his rebuttal in a forceful standup special, streamed live on Netflix, in which the comedian bragged that he "took that hit like [boxer Manny] Pacquiao."
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Gary Rossington, last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, dead at 71; NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 08: Gary Rossington, of the group Lynyrd Skynyrd performs at the 2006 CMA Music Festival Thursday, June 8, 2006 in Nashville, Tennessee\. \(Photo by Rusty Russell /Getty Images\)  

March 6 , 2023 • 07:38 AM EST

Gary Rossington, last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, dead at 71

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Why the use of sensitivity readers is causing such a stir in the publishing world; Books by Roald Dahl are displayed at the Barney's store on East 60th Street in New York on Monday, Nov\. 21, 2011\. Critics are accusing a British publisher of censoring Dahl's novels after it removed colourful language from the works to make them more acceptable to modern readers\.  

March 5 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EST

Why the use of sensitivity readers is causing such a stir in the publishing world

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Tom Sizemore, Saving Private Ryan actor, dead at 61; FILE - This April 18, 2013 photo shows actor Tom Sizemore in New York\. Sizemore is denying recent allegations that he groped an 11-year-old Utah girl during a 2003 photo shoot\. He called the claims ‚Äúhighly disturbing‚Äù in a statement late Thursday\. He lamented his history of drug abuse and domestic violence arrests, but says he would never inappropriately touch a child\. \(AP Photo/John Carucci, File\)  

March 4 , 2023 • 05:23 AM EST

Tom Sizemore, Saving Private Ryan actor, dead at 61

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The new Harry Potter game is a hit. Here's why some trans gamers wish it wasn't; Mandatory Credit: Photo by Manuel Romano/NurPhoto/Shutterstock \(13762144b\) A physical version of Hogwarts Legacy for the PS5 in L'Aquila, Italy, on February 10, 2023\. -Hogwarts Legacy - the new open-world video game by Avalanche and Warner Bros\. Discovery has been released on Friday\. The game already broke a record on Twitch for being the most-watched single-player game, played by streamers who got the game early\. Hogwarts Legacy Game Released, L'aquila, Italy - 10 Feb 2023  

March 4 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EST

The new Harry Potter game is a hit. Here's why some trans gamers wish it wasn't

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A new streaming bill is close to becoming law in Canada. Here's how it works; Bill C-11, which aims to bring foreign online streaming platforms under the Broadcasting Act, passed its third reading in the Senate last month with 26 amendments\. It will be up to the House of Commons to decide which of those changes to keep before passing the bill into law\.  

March 3 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EST

A new streaming bill is close to becoming law in Canada. Here's how it works

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