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The closure of Cineplex Inc. theatres during the COVID-19 pandemic left the company with a loss of almost $100 million and nearly 95 per cent less revenue in the second quarter. “Our second quarter results were severely impacted by COVID-19, resulting in substantial decreases when compared with last year,” Cineplex chief executive Ellis Jacob said
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Florida. Florida. Florida. Those three words forever chiseled in the annals of American political and journalistic history from the late broadcaster Tim Russert, take on a different meaning during this summer of discontent, or, summer of 2020. No, I’m not talking about “hanging chads” or even The Villages, I’m talking about another Florida band stealing
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When news broke that there would be an Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series coming from Netflix, the reaction from many fans was a mixture of excitement and anxiety. We have all lived through the collective monstrosity that was the live-action movie The Last Airbender, so we know exactly how bad it can get. Now
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The Crown has found its new Prince Philip. Oscar-nominated actor Jonathan Pryce will reportedly tackle the role in the Netflix drama’s upcoming fifth and sixth seasons, taking over after Tobias Menzies and Matt Smith, according to Deadline. Netflix has not yet confirmed the casting.  Pryce is the latest addition to the show’s ever-evolving cast. The
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Calling Ryan Reynolds and Seth Rogen: B.C. Premier John Horgan wants you. At a Wednesday press conference announcing the hiring of 500 new contact tracers in the province, Horgan also called on some of B.C.’s best-known celebrities to use their influence to help get younger people on board with coronavirus precautions. “This is a callout
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There’s no stopping 10-year-old Canadian singer Roberta Battaglia. Once again, Battaglia wowed on reality show America’s Got Talent — this time for the quarterfinals — and sang her heart out in a powerful ballad. She performed Lauren Daigle’s You Say. In June, Toronto-born Battaglia dazzled the celebrity judges with a performance of the Oscar award-winning Lady
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Sumner Redstone, who built a media empire that included Viacom, Paramount Pictures, and CBS, died on Tuesday at age 97. “Sumner Redstone was a brilliant visionary, operator and dealmaker, who single-handedly transformed a family-owned drive-in theater company into a global media portfolio,” current ViacomCBS CEO and president Bob Bakish said in a statement. “He was
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Since the pandemic broke five months ago, the QAnon movement has only solidified its position as the benchmark conspiracy theory of the Trump era. Some social media users responded to surging cases by seeking out online QAnon communities for news and information about the coronavirus. Followers of the sprawling, deranged theory, one aspect of which
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Microsoft has shared that the latest installment in their hit series Halo will be delayed until 2021, due to everything happening because of the pandemic. Halo Infinite Development Update pic.twitter.com/TFZvXhRN9f — Halo (@Halo) August 11, 2020 The statement from Chris Lee, studio head for Halo Infinite, reads as follows:  “We have made the difficult decision
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Lavendine aren’t driven by commercial interests in their music, and if you need evidence proving as much, you needn’t give their single “Rapture” more than a casual listen this season. In “Rapture,” Lavendine endear themselves to the contemporary Christian music model while also looking at elements of progressive pop from a standpoint few would expect
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Clockwise, from top left: Corduroy Rucksack Prince of American neo-workwear Evan Kinori has been on enough sourcing trips to Japan to know what the perfect bag for cross-Pacific travel looks like: this oversized rucksack ($625), made with his signature heavy-duty corduroy in collaboration with Osaka-based bag maker Amiacalva. If you care about reducing your closet’s
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