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MONTREAL — Telefilm Canada is touting gains towards its goal of reaching gender parity in film funding as the federal agency contends with criticism for lacking commitment to other forms of inclusivity.

NEW YORK — While in isolation, Taylor Swift has created a new album and is releasing it Friday. The pop star made the surprise announcement Thursday on Instagram. “Folklore," her eighth record, comes less than a year after she dropped “Lover.

NEW YORK — Singer-actors Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich are engaged. The couple made the announcement on Instagram on Thursday, both posting a photo of themselves kissing on the beach. Lovato also posted a picture of her ring.

Random midsummer baseball moment: Chicago Cubs first baseman Victor Caratini knocks a sharp seventh-inning single to centre off White Sox reliever Jimmy Lambert. As Caratini darts toward first, the crowd erupts in cheers.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The lions, kangaroos and elephants at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom are ready for their closeups.

LOS ANGELES — Clint Eastwood sued several companies that sell CBD supplements on Wednesday, alleging that they are falsely using his name and image to push products he would never agree to endorse.

LOS ANGELES — Annie Ross, a popular jazz singer in the 1950s before crossing over into a successful film career, has died. She was 89.

NEW YORK — A new literary award with a $50,000 cash prize will honour those best at telling a New York story.

NEW YORK — In journalism, when we’re trying to explain a complicated story, we often start with raw data. How many? How much? How long? How far? I decided to use this same approach to document my life during the lockdown.

Why are coins hard to find during the pandemic? The Federal Reserve has seen a significant decline of coins in circulation because people are not spending them as regularly at businesses, many of which are either temporarily closed or not accepting c