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Ex-assistant testifies Sean (Diddy) Combs sexually assaulted her, used violence to get his way; In this court sketch, Sean \(Diddy\) Combs listens as prosecutor Madison Smizer questions witness 'Mia' as she testifies in Combs's sex trafficking trial in New York on May 29\.

Ex-assistant testifies Sean (Diddy) Combs sexually assaulted her, used violence to get his way

May 29 , 2025 at 04:49:19 p.m. EDT • :

Sean (Diddy) Combs's former personal assistant testified on Thursday that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, threw her into a swimming pool, dumped a bucket of ice on her head and slammed her arm into a door during a torturous eight-year tenure.

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Who is the next James Bond? It's anyone's guess. But a luxury watchmaker just shifted the odds; Is this the next James Bond\? Speculation has recently ramped up in recent days that British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson could be the next 007, after he appeared in a social media post for luxury watch brand Omega, which has a history of partnerships the franchise\.

Who is the next James Bond? It's anyone's guess. But a luxury watchmaker just shifted the odds

May 29 , 2025 at 06:06:32 p.m. EDT • :

The rumour mill is both shaken and stirred at the prospect of the next James Bond star being inadvertently — maybe — leaked. 

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Canadian Screen Awards to air on TV after last-minute programming shift; Edmonton-born comedian Lisa Gilroy, shown here in Los Angeles on Feb\. 8, will host the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards\.

Canadian Screen Awards to air on TV after last-minute programming shift

May 29 , 2025 at 02:40:17 p.m. EDT • :

In a last-minute programming shift, this year's Canadian Screen Awards will broadcast live on television — reversing earlier plans for a streaming-only show.

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Hailey Bieber sells makeup brand Rhode to Elf Beauty in $1B deal; Hailey Bieber attends the 2025 Met Gala in New York on May 5\. Bieber's makeup and skincare brand, Rhode, is being snapped up by Elf Beauty for about \$1 billion US, giving the budget cosmetic retailer access to a celebrity-endorsed product line that has become hugely popular among Gen Z and millennials\.

Hailey Bieber sells makeup brand Rhode to Elf Beauty in $1B deal

May 28 , 2025 at 05:41:53 p.m. EDT • :

Hailey Bieber's makeup and skincare brand, Rhode, is being snapped up by Elf Beauty for about $1 billion US, giving the budget cosmetic retailer access to a celebrity-endorsed product line that has become hugely popular among Gen Z and millennials.

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At 95, Canadian artist and naturalist Robert Bateman still paints every day; At 95, artist and naturalist Robert Bateman says he has no plans to stop painting\.

At 95, Canadian artist and naturalist Robert Bateman still paints every day

May 26 , 2025 at 04:22:33 p.m. EDT • :

At 95, Robert Bateman is still showing his work at solo exhibitions and international shows, painting every day and enjoying the nature surrounding his Salt Spring Island, B.C., home, where he's lived for 40 years.

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At Sean (Diddy) Combs trial, ex-employee testifies she was threatened, kidnapped; In this courtroom sketch, Sean \(Diddy\) Combs, left, watches as his former assistant Capricorn Clark, right, is questioned by assistant U\.S\. attorney Mitzi Steiner at Combs's sex trafficking trial in New York on Tuesday\.  

May 27 , 2025 at 01:00:52 p.m. EDT • :

At Sean (Diddy) Combs trial, ex-employee testifies she was threatened, kidnapped

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Canadian rock star Max Kerman explains why he wrote a memoir — and why creativity matters now more than ever; Try Hard is a memoir by Max Kerman\.  

May 26 , 2025 at 02:10:14 p.m. EDT • :

Canadian rock star Max Kerman explains why he wrote a memoir — and why creativity matters now more than ever

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Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson dead at 79; Phil Robertson, of Duck Dynasty, speaks at a rally for U\.S\. Senate hopeful Roy Moore in Fairhope, Ala\., in this file photo from Sept\. 25, 2017\. Robertson died Sunday, at age 79\.  

May 26 , 2025 at 01:55:13 p.m. EDT • :

Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson dead at 79

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The Handmaid's Tale is over after 6 seasons, but our obsession with dystopian TV will go on; June Osborne, played by actor Elisabeth Moss, leads a group of handmaids in an uprising against the commanders of Gilead in the final season of The Handmaid's Tale, based on Canadian author Margaret Atwood's acclaimed 1985 novel\.  

May 27 , 2025 at 05:56:03 p.m. EDT • :

The Handmaid's Tale is over after 6 seasons, but our obsession with dystopian TV will go on

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Iranian revenge thriller It Was Just an Accident wins Palme d'Or at Cannes; Iranian director Jafar Panahi accepts the Palme d'Or for the film It Was Just an Accident at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France on Saturday\.  

May 24 , 2025 at 01:54:52 p.m. EDT • :

Iranian revenge thriller It Was Just an Accident wins Palme d'Or at Cannes

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