June 15th, 2025

Entertainment News

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ soars in box office debut with $83.7 million, beating ‘Lilo & Stitch’

By Canadian Press on June 15th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “How to Train Your Dragon” took flight at the box office this weekend, proving that some remakes still have teeth. The Universal live-action adaptation of the beloved animated franchise soared to a strong $83.7 million debut in North American theaters, according to Comscore estimates Sunday. The film, directed by franchise veteran ... Read More »

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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ soars in box office debut with $83.7 million, beating ‘Lilo & Stitch’

By Canadian Press on June 15th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “How to Train Your Dragon” took flight at the box office this weekend, proving that some remakes still have teeth. The Universal live-action adaptation of the beloved animated franchise soared to a strong $83.7 million debut in North American theaters, according to Comscore estimates Sunday. The film, directed by franchise veteran ... Read More »

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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ soars in box office debut with $83.7 million, beating ‘Lilo & Stitch’

By Canadian Press on June 15th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “How to Train Your Dragon” took flight at the box office this weekend, proving that some remakes still have teeth. The Universal live-action adaptation of the beloved animated franchise soared to a strong $83.7 million debut in North American theaters, according to Comscore estimates Sunday. The film, directed by franchise veteran ... Read More »

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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ soars in box office debut with $83.7 million, beating ‘Lilo & Stitch’

By Canadian Press on June 15th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “How to Train Your Dragon” took flight at the box office this weekend, proving that some remakes still have teeth. The Universal live-action adaptation of the beloved animated franchise soared to a strong $83.7 million debut in North American theaters, according to Comscore estimates Sunday. The film, directed by franchise veteran ... Read More »

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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ soars in box office debut with $83 million, beating ‘Lilo and Stitch’

By Canadian Press on June 15th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “How to Train Your Dragon” took flight at the box office this weekend, proving that some remakes still have teeth. The Universal live-action adaptation of the beloved animated franchise soared to a strong $83 million debut in North American theaters, according to Comscore estimates Sunday. The film, directed by franchise veteran ... Read More »

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New Brunswick’s Justin Collette is the ghost with the most in ‘Beetlejuice’ musical

By Canadian Press on June 15th, 2025

TORONTO — Even the walls of Justin Collette’s dressing room scream, “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.” While most theatre actors would choose a Zen-like atmosphere in their backstage quarters, Collette prefers a little anarchy. Hanging around the room are nearly a dozen fan sketches of the living dead trickster he portrays in “Beetlejuice: The Musical,” as well ... Read More »

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Shawn Levy, Our Lady Peace among new inductees to Canada’s Walk of Fame

By Canadian Press on June 14th, 2025

TORONTO — Director Shawn Levy, rock band Our Lady Peace and golf star Mike Weir were among the famous Canadians honoured Saturday with a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame. The induction gala also celebrated the accomplishments of guitarist Liona Boyd, actress Tonya Williams, cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Tirone David, War Child Canada founder Dr. Samantha ... Read More »

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Pianist Robi Botos on Oscar Peterson’s enduring legacy as centennial tour continues

By Canadian Press on June 14th, 2025

OSAKA — Growing up in Budapest, Robi Botos and his father, who was a jazz enthusiast, bonded over Oscar Peterson’s music, which he says they discovered through the contraband of the few albums that made it past the ban on jazz music under Soviet control of Hungary. “He had such a personality in his music ... Read More »

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Key moments from the fifth week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial

By Canadian Press on June 13th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — The fifth week of Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ sex trafficking trial featured four days of testimony from a former Combs’ girlfriend who testified under the pseudonym Jane and a surprise appearance at the courthouse on the fifth day by Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. Ye said he came ... Read More »

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez to spotlight Venice’s artisanal heritage during upcoming nuptials

By Canadian Press on June 13th, 2025

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have invited celebrity friends like fellow space traveler Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger and Ivanka Trump for their Venice nuptials later this month, but the couple hopes to put a spotlight on Venice’s traditions during the celebrations. They are sourcing some 80% of their wedding ... Read More »

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Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shows up for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial but can’t get in

By Canadian Press on June 13th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, briefly showed up to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday to support the hip-hop mogul, a longtime friend. But he wasn’t allowed into the courtroom and left after briefly watching the trial on a video monitor in ... Read More »

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