Prime Video is expanding its push into franchise-driven scripted content with the launch of Elle, a coming-of-age prequel series tied to the Legally Blonde brand, and has already committed to a second season before the show’s first episode airs. The streaming service said Thursday that Elle, produced by Hello Sunshine and Amazon MGM Studios, will premiere on July 1, with all viewing exclusive to Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Alongside the premiere date, Prime Video confirmed it has ordered Season Two, signalling confidence in the series’ commercial potential and its ability to attract both established…
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Clean water advocacy groups have filed a federal lawsuit against Pacific Seafood, alleging that one of its Oregon facilities has repeatedly violated pollution limits and monitoring requirements tied to discharges into the Columbia River. The legal action, brought by the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NEDC), targets the Pacific Bio Products facility in Warrenton, Oregon, which is owned by seafood and aquaculture company Pacific Seafood. The complaint alleges more than three years of ongoing pollution, with violations stretching back to April 2022. The lawsuit was filed late Tuesday in Portland and follows a formal…
Cambridge, Ont. — The City of Cambridge has received national recognition for its financial reporting for the 10th consecutive year, earning the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting (CAnFR) from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The award recognizes the municipality’s 2024 Annual Financial Report, which was evaluated by an impartial Canadian Review Committee and found to meet the program’s standards for clarity, transparency and completeness. City officials said the recognition reflects ongoing efforts to make municipal finances easier for residents to understand, while demonstrating responsible management of public resources. The City said the report…
Prime Video has released the official trailer and key art for 56 Days, an eight-episode thriller series adapted from Catherine Ryan Howard’s best-selling novel, as the streamer continues to expand its slate of high-profile scripted originals heading into early 2026. The series, produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Atomic Monster, will premiere Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, with all episodes launching at once. Prime Video said the show will be available exclusively on the platform in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, underscoring the global distribution scale that streaming services increasingly leverage to maximize audience reach and return on premium…
A veteran music executive credited with helping shape Celine Dion’s international breakthrough has released a new memoir detailing a decades-long creative partnership that produced some of the biggest pop hits of the modern era. Vito Luprano, an executive producer who worked closely with Dion and her late husband and manager René Angélil, is publishing It’s All Coming Back to Me… From My Humble Beginnings to the Real Story Behind Celine Dion’s Music Career, a book that traces his 25-year collaboration with the Quebec superstar. The memoir is positioned as an insider account of the songwriting, album development and behind-the-scenes decision-making…
BARRIE — The Ontario government is investing more than $47 million to support 195 research projects at universities, colleges and hospitals across the province, aiming to strengthen key industries, protect jobs and help Ontario businesses remain competitive in global markets. The funding, delivered through the Ontario Research Fund, will back projects focused on real-world applications across sectors including agri-food, critical minerals, information technology, life sciences and manufacturing. The province said the investment is part of its broader plan to “protect Ontario” amid economic uncertainty, with an emphasis on advancing homegrown research and development. “In the face of economic uncertainty, Ontario…
VANCOUVER — A coalition of civil society groups, academics and community organizations launched the People’s Consultation on AI today, positioning the initiative as an alternative to what organizers describe as a rushed and industry-driven federal process to shape Canada’s national artificial intelligence strategy. The consultation, based in Vancouver on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, is designed to gather submissions from across the country on whether — and how — AI should be adopted and governed in Canada. Organizers say the effort is a direct response to the federal government’s development of a…
Surrey Memorial Hospital has taken delivery of a da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system, marking the second major expansion of Fraser Health’s regional robotic surgery program and positioning the hospital to offer more advanced minimally invasive procedures closer to home for patients in Surrey and surrounding communities. The system arrived on Jan. 6, 2026, following the installation of the region’s first da Vinci robotic surgical system at Royal Columbian Hospital last fall. Fraser Health says the additional technology will help broaden access to specialized surgical care, reduce the need to refer patients outside the health authority, and support the growing…
A new picture book set for release in early 2026 aims to help young readers explore colour not only as a visual concept, but as an emotional experience. Rainbow Colors, written by Yvonne Pearson and illustrated by Carole Chevalier, will be published by The Collective Book Studio on Jan. 27, 2026. The hardcover title is priced at $17.95 and is positioned as an interactive read-aloud designed to build colour recognition while encouraging children to connect hues with feelings and meaning. The book uses a guessing-game format that prompts children to identify a colour based on descriptive clues before it is…
NORTH BAY, Ont. — Ontario is expanding its Ontario Learn and Stay Grant to include two new medical laboratory programs in Northern Ontario, a move the province says will help strengthen the region’s health-care workforce by reducing the cost of training for students who commit to working locally after graduation. The government announced Monday that students enrolled in the medical laboratory technology program at Canadore College in North Bay and the medical laboratory science program at Confederation College in Thunder Bay will be eligible for full coverage of tuition, books and other educational expenses through the grant, provided they agree…