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'Saturday Night' director Reitman says 'SNL' film is a love letter to 'outsiders'

'Saturday Night' director Reitman says 'SNL' film is a love letter to 'outsiders'

TORONTO — Growing up, Jason Reitman found solace in sketch comedy. For the Montreal native, “Saturday Night Live” was more than just a show — it was a sanctuary for misfits like himself. “As a comedy nerd, you always kind of feel like an outsider.
Caddies and paper bags: Schools figuring out new world of cellphone bans

Caddies and paper bags: Schools figuring out new world of cellphone bans

From cellphone "hotels" to patchwork policies to recalibrating lesson plans, teachers and schools across Canada are learning to navigate a classroom without cellphones.
Hello, I'm Johnny Cash's statue: A monument to the singer is unveiled at the US Capitol

Hello, I'm Johnny Cash's statue: A monument to the singer is unveiled at the US Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnny Cash will soon be seen in the unlikeliest of venues: the U.S. Capitol.
Cineplex ordered to pay $38.9M by Competition Tribunal in ticket fee case

Cineplex ordered to pay $38.9M by Competition Tribunal in ticket fee case

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says it will appeal a record $38.9 million fine for deceptive marketing practices imposed by the Competition Tribunal.
Man convicted of sending his son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock gets 31 years to life

Man convicted of sending his son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock gets 31 years to life

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man convicted of sending his 17-year-old son into a restaurant to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock was sentenced Monday to 31 years to life in prison.

Judge orders the arrest of a top Brazilian country music star as part of a money laundering probe

A judge in Brazil's northeastern Pernambuco state on Monday ordered the preventive arrest of Gusttavo Lima, one of the nation's biggest country music stars, in connection with a money laundering investigation.
Man convicted of sending his son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock gets 31 years to life

Man convicted of sending his son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock gets 31 years to life

COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — A man convicted of sending his 17-year-old son into a restaurant to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock was sentenced Monday to 31 years to life in prison.
Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson's 'overnight success' is more than a decade in the making

Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson's 'overnight success' is more than a decade in the making

Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson, two of the stars of Netflix's whodunit “The Perfect Couple,” have news for you if you want to call them breakouts: They've been working in this business for more than a decade.
Juno Awards add South Asian category, focus more on popularity in top awards

Juno Awards add South Asian category, focus more on popularity in top awards

TORONTO — The Juno Awards are casting a spotlight on Canadian-made South Asian music as part of broader changes to the annual celebration.
Memphis man testifies that he and another man killed rapper Young Dolph

Memphis man testifies that he and another man killed rapper Young Dolph

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Memphis man testified on Monday that he and a second person shot and killed rapper Young Dolph after Big Jook, the brother of rapper Yo Gotti, put a hit on him.
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