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'Battle of the Blades' heads to Sweden while Canuck version getting tweaked

TORONTO - The stage is set for retired Toronto Maple Leafs star Mats Sundin to join "Battle of the Blades." Now it's just a matter of convincing the longtime NHLer to take part.

Conservatives launch protest against proposed iPod levy

OTTAWA - Conservatives are Canada's new iPod freedom fighters.

'Toy Story 3': Woody, Buzz cope with abandonment issues as their kid grows up

LAS VEGAS - Playtime is over for Woody the cowboy, Buzz Lightyear and friends.

Ottawa's Cdn Screen Training Centre to close next month due to lack of funds

OTTAWA - An Ottawa-based film training centre that's offered lectures from some big names in Canadian cinema for nearly 30 years is set to close due to lack of funds.

Three U.S. history books receive prestigious $10,000 Bancroft prizes

NEW YORK - Biographies of Abigail Adams and Depression-era photographer Dorothea Lange are among the winners of the prestigious Bancroft Prize for history.

Simon Keenlyside makes Met opera revival of 'Hamlet' worth seeing

NEW YORK - Ambroise Thomas' "Hamlet" was last performed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1897, and it's easy to see why more than a century passed before its revival.

Aniston, Butler likable but wasted in forgettable 'The Bounty Hunter'

In Steven Soderbergh's "Out of Sight," George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez memorably created romantic sparks while huddled in the trunk of a car. By contrast, the action-laden romantic-comedy "The Bounty Hunter" begins with Jennifer Aniston bursting out a trunk in a smoky blaze of ignited flares as Gerard Butler chases after her.

Students protest bail appearance for South African hip-hop artist accused in fatal drag race

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Police used rubber bullets and water cannons Wednesday to disperse thousands of high school students protesting a bail hearing for a South African hip-hop artist accused of killing four children while drag racing on drugs.

French documentary showing mock reality TV electrocutions probes TV's power

PARIS - A state-run TV channel is stirring controversy with a documentary about a fake game show in which credulous participants obey orders to deliver increasingly powerful electric shocks to a man, who is really an actor, until he appears to die.

Author Gerald Posner acknowledges failure to source material for new book

NEW YORK - An author and journalist, who resigned last month from the Internet news site The Daily Beast over allegations of lifting material, acknowledged that passages in his latest book are similar to those of another writer.

Dutch police arrest suspects in museum art heist; stolen paintings still missing

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch police say they have arrested two men suspected of involvement in an art heist last year in which masked and armed men snatched two paintings, including one by Salvador Dali, from a museum.

'City Island' offers broad comedy on family life with solid cast

Set in the Bronx during an eventful spring break and populated by sexual, dark-haired people, "City Island" could, on the surface, be confused for a "Jersey Shore" sequel.

Latin Grammy winner caught in raid denies knowing he was at drug gang's party

MCALLEN, Texas - Latin Grammy winner Ramon Ayala said the lights went out, people started running and he and his band hit the floor when the Mexican military raided a drug cartel's holiday party in December.

Christie's to sell Blue Period Picasso portrait after Nazi-era claim settled

LONDON - Christie's auction house said Wednesday that it will sell a celebrated Pablo Picasso portrait that was the subject of a dispute about its Nazi-era ownership.

Reagan 'GE Theater' tapes restored, will be given to Nancy Reagan at ceremony

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - All 208 episodes of television's "General Electric Theater," hosted by then-actor Ronald Reagan, are being delivered to former first lady Nancy Reagan as part of the two-year celebration of the late president's 100th birthday.

Rolling Stones tunes supply surprises during 'American Idol' finals

LOS ANGELES - Tim Urban couldn't get any satisfaction on "American Idol."

Princeton scholar re-elected as president of PEN literary and human rights group

NEW YORK - Author-scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah has been elected to a second one-year term as president of the PEN American Center.

Corey Haim 911 call from actor's mother released

LOS ANGELES - Authorities in Los Angeles have released a heartbreaking 911 call made by the mother of Canadian-born actor Corey Haim.

Sony bets up to $250 million that Michael Jackson left enough material that can rock with you

LOS ANGELES - The man who spearheaded the record-breaking deal in which Michael Jackson's estate will get up to $250 million in the next seven years said Tuesday that Sony Music Entertainment bought a treasure trove of new Jackson music, some of it recorded "quite recently," some in collaboration with other artists.

NBC prime-time viewership increases by 45 per cent in 2 weeks since Jay Leno's move

NEW YORK - Two weeks after late night host Jay Leno left prime time and returned to the Tonight Show, NBC's audience for the final hour of prime-time TV has increased by 45 per cent.

Judge in Arizona issues bench warrant after jailed rapper Lil Wayne fails to appear in court

YUMA, Ariz. - An Arizona judge issued a bench warrant Tuesday for Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Wayne after he failed to appear for a hearing on drug and weapons charges because he is serving jail time in New York.

Girlfriend of actor Michael Douglas' drug dealer son sentenced in NY, given no new jail time

NEW YORK - The girlfriend of actor Michael Douglas' wayward son was freed Tuesday after spending seven months in jail for becoming embroiled in Cameron Douglas' downward spiral with drugs.

Settlement approved for widow, son of Blink 182 drummer's assistant killed in crash

LOS ANGELES - A judge approved a multimillion-dollar legal settlement Tuesday involving the wife and young son of former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker's assistant, who was killed in a 2008 plane crash in South Carolina.

Judge orders rapper DMX to spend 6 months in Phoenix jail, undergo mental health evaluation

PHOENIX - A judge has ordered rapper DMX to spend six months in a Phoenix jail for violating probation and to undergo a mental health evaluation.

Jessica Simpson's 'Price of Beauty' investigates standards of beauty around the world

NEW YORK - Singer and sometimes actress Jessica Simpson has paid the price of beauty, and now she's examining people's obsession with looking good.

'Toy Story,' 'Up' creator Pixar Animation earns award from theatre owners

LAS VEGAS - The makers of "Up," "WALL-E" and other Academy Award-winning cartoons have taken home a new prize.

NY continues to boost aid to film, TV studios despite fiscal crisis

As television and film studios line up for a 20-per cent boost in their tax credit - one of the few windfalls proposed during New York's fiscal crisis - the return on what is now a US$350 million tax credit remains out of focus.

Oprah must defend defamation suit filed by ex-headmistress of S. African school

PHILADELPHIA - Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is expected to spend two weeks defending herself at trial in a defamation case linked to the sex-abuse scandal at her girls school in South Africa.

NBC prime-time viewership up by 45 per cent in 2 weeks without Jay Leno

NEW YORK - Two weeks into non-Jay Leno programming, NBC's audience for the final hour of prime-time TV has increased by 45 per cent.

Montreal man cited by FBI as prolific illegal film-copier gets jail sentence

MONTREAL - A Canadian man who drew international attention as a prolific producer of illegally copied movies was slapped with a two-and-a-half-month jail sentence Tuesday.

Luke Bryan, Gloriana, Joey + Rory win Academy of Country Music new artist awards

NASHVILLE - Reverse psychology may have done the trick for country singer Luke Bryan.

Charlie Sheen returns to 'Two and a Half Men' after rehab halted production

NEW YORK - Charlie Sheen is back at work and shooting has resumed on "Two and a Half Men."

Book of 'French Chef' Julia Child's letters to agent coming this fall

NEW YORK - The Julia Child renaissance continues.

Dixie Chicks to do summer stadium tour with Keith Urban and The Eagles

NASHVILLE - All three members of the Dixie Chicks, including lead singer Natalie Maines, are heading out in June on a one-month stadium tour with The Eagles and Keith Urban.

The Court Yard Hounds (2/3rds of the Dixie Chicks) make debut at SXSW

NEW YORK - Even though the Court Yard Hounds are a new group, they are hardly your typical baby act. The duo is derived from one of music's best-selling bands - the Dixie Chicks - and their self-titled debut album is already among the spring's more anticipated releases.

'Britain's Missing Top Model' star challenges discrimination, champions disabled

TORONTO - Sophie Morgan makes a point each year of marking the milestone that would leave a lasting imprint on her life - the car accident six years ago that left her paralyzed and in a wheelchair.

Ireland names 'In Treatment' star Gabriel Byrne ambassador for Irish culture

DUBLIN, Ireland - Irish actor Gabriel Byrne, star of the HBO series "In Treatment," has been appointed Ireland's ambassador for culture.

'Growing Pains' executive producer Marshall jailed 7.5 years for kid porn

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An executive producer for the 1980s sit-com "Growing Pains" has been sentenced in Arkansas to 7 1/2 years in prison for distribution of child pornography.

Brit fans of Cdn. sleuth series 'Murdoch Mysteries' follow actors during shoot

TORONTO - It seems the Brits are smitten with the Canadian super sleuth in "Murdoch Mysteries."

Virgin America apologizes for grounding passengers for 4� hours

LOS ANGELES - Virgin America has offered refunds to "Dancing With the Stars" judge Carrie Ann Inaba and other passengers who were stranded for hours on a grounded plane bound for New York from Los Angeles.

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