TIFF stands by ‘Russians at War’ doc after TVO pulls support amid outcry

The Toronto International Film Festival says screenings of a controversial documentary depicting Russian soldiers in Ukraine will go ahead as planned, despite Ontario’s public broadcaster pulling its support amid outcry from the Ukrainian community. A statement from the festival Wednesday defended the film, Russians at War, a day after a large protest was held outside its … Read more

Read More

‘What the F just happened?’: Jon Stewart reacts to Trump ‘eating pets’ rant – National

The Daily Show host Jon Stewart, in a special live episode following the presidential debate between former U.S. president Donald Trump and Vice-President Kamala Harris on Tuesday night, was left incredulous. “What the f— just happened?” he exclaimed. The perplexed late-night host mocked Trump’s comments, which he presented without any evidence, about immigrants eating pets … Read more

Read More

Elon Musk offers to give Taylor Swift ‘a child’ in bizarre debate post – National

Elon Musk doesn’t appear to be taking Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris for president very well. After the presidential debate Tuesday evening between Harris and Donald Trump, Swift took to social media to explicitly state that she would be supporting the Harris/Walz ticket in the fall’s election. “I will be casting my vote for … Read more

Read More

Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris in U.S. election: ‘I’ve made my choice’ – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Taylor Swift says she’ll be voting for U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris in November’s presidential election. The pop superstar took to Instagram with her announcement moments after Harris wrapped up her debate with former president Donald Trump on Tuesday. “I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris … Read more

Read More

Romania says Russian drone violated airspace during attacks on Ukraine – National

A Russian drone violated Romania’s airspace during nighttime attacks on neighboring Ukraine, the NATO member reported Sunday, urging Moscow to stop what it described as an escalation. The incident occurred as Russia carried out attacks on “civilian targets and port infrastructure” across the Danube River in Ukraine, Romania’s Ministry of National Defense said. Romania deployed … Read more

Read More

Alec Baldwin: Prosecutor seeks to reinstate tossed ‘Rust’ shooting charge – National

A prosecutor asked a New Mexico judge to reconsider the decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie, according to a court filing made public Wednesday. Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said there were insufficient facts to support the July … Read more

Read More