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‘ER’ Cast: Where Are They Now?

Scrub in! The cast of ER took the doctor drama genre to the next level when the show premiered in September 1994. The...

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Megan Mullally, Jason Mantzoukas, More Join Disney+ ‘Percy Jackson’ Series

Hold on to your lightning bolts! The Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series is officially being adapted into a television show for...

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Inside Andrew Garfield’s Mormon Crime Drama ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’

Ripped from the headlines. Andrew Garfield is the latest star to get in the true crime game with his new series, Under the...

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The Truth About Leonardo DiCaprio’s Father

How do you get a 78-year-old man to make an acting debut in a major motion picture? Apparently, Paul Thomas Anderson has the...

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How Much Was Melvin Van Peebles Worth When He Died?

With more than six decades of showbiz under his belt, Melvin Van Peebles is remembered for championing a new era of Black cinema...

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Air quality from wildfire smoke hits dangerous levels in cities across B.C., as smoke heads west

For days, thick smoke from wildfires has blanketed B.C. cities in the Kootenays and Okanagan. Now, Metro Vancouver is bracing for that smoke to...

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Wildfires in Canada are creating their own weather systems, experts say

A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say. Michael Fromm, a...

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B.C. responds to double the average annual number of wildfires, halfway into fire season

At the halfway point of B.C.’s fire season, the province is “significantly higher” than the 10-year average both in terms of the number...

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Drone blocks water bomber from fighting wildfire in Manitoba’s Whiteshell Provincal Park

A water bomber trying to put out a forest fire in eastern Manitoba had to turn back after someone flew a drone in its way,...

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Is the NHL rigged against Canada? Not really

After winning in overtime last night, the Montreal Canadiens have managed to live to fight another day in their made-for-Disney playoff run. It’s...

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Crews battle more than 170 wildfires in B.C. as drying conditions continue

The BC Wildfire Service is facing another challenging day on Saturday as firefighters continue to battle over 170 blazes burning across the province. According to the...

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Western Canada heat wave expected to break daily, all-time temperature records

A heat wave stretching across Western Canada, from B.C. into southern Saskatchewan and up through the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, is set to break...

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‘A great day for hockey’: Canadian trailblazer reflects on NHL’s first all-Black line

A historic night for Black athletes in the NHL brought back memories for Nova Scotian Percy Paris of his own days on the...

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Canadian Screen Awards: Schitt’s Creek leads nominations for 3rd year running

Well into its third year of topping awards shows, comedy Schitt’s Creek led the nominations for this year’s Canadian Screen Awards with 21 nods.  The...

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Masks mess with our brain’s ability to recognize faces, but research suggests there is a silver lining

Nearly a year into the pandemic, remembering to grab your mask before walking out the door may be getting easier, but recognizing your...

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Iconic movies you never realized Aaron Sorkin worked on

In a November 2020 Vanity Fair interview, Aaron Sorkin described getting his start as “getting hit by lightning.” He then discussed how he moved...

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