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Film crews are once again present at Colwood’s Hatley Castle to film Jonathon Baker’s upcoming movie Fate, which has a star-studded cast including Harvey Keitel Andrew McCarthy. (Bailey Seymour/Black Press)

Hollywood taps Vancouver Island castle for another movie shoot

Filming wraps up at Colwood’s Hatley Castle for romance starring Harvey Keitel, Faye Dunaway

Rides at Playland in Vancouver. (Contributed photo)

Playland to open without new ThunderVolt, ready to ride early summer

Amusement park will be open select days in May and June

FILE - Directors Volker Schlondorff, left, and Francis Ford Coppola, winners of the Palm D'Or prize, are shown at the awards ceremony at Cannes International Film Festival on May 25, 1979. Schlondorff directed "The Tin Drum," and Coppola directed "Apocalypse Now." (AP Photo, File)

All Cannes eyes on Coppola as director set to unveil self-financed opus

Megalopolis premiere brings back memories of 1979 and Apocalypse Now

(Tae Hauk/Submitted)

‘More than just my race’: B.C. artist raps about life as a minority

Tae Hauk grew up in Kelowna as one of the few visible minorities in his community

(Tae Hauk/Submitted)
Rebecca Strong won $1 million as this year’s Canada’s Got Talent champion. Canada’s Got Talent photo

B.C. acts close, but Rebecca Strong $1M winner of ‘Canada’s Got Talent’

Saskatchewan singer outlasts the competition to win popular program’s largest prize

Rebecca Strong won $1 million as this year’s Canada’s Got Talent champion. Canada’s Got Talent photo
Russell Peters migrates back to Victoria this fall. (Russell Peters/Facebook)

Get ready to relax with Russell Peters on stage in 3 B.C. cities this fall

Comic returns to Canada with dates starting Nov. 1 in Kelowna and finishing in Toronto

Russell Peters migrates back to Victoria this fall. (Russell Peters/Facebook)
FILE - Actor Steve Buscemi attends the premiere of “The Dead Don’t Die” at the Museum of Modern Art, June 10, 2019, in New York. Buscemi was punched in the face by a random attacker on a New York City street, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, according to police and his publicist. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after being punched in the face in New York City

Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after being punched in the face in New York City

FILE - Actor Steve Buscemi attends the premiere of “The Dead Don’t Die” at the Museum of Modern Art, June 10, 2019, in New York. Buscemi was punched in the face by a random attacker on a New York City street, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, according to police and his publicist. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Canadian author Alice Munro is photographed during an interview in Victoria, B.C. Tuesday, Dec.10, 2013. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Canadian literary icon and Nobel Prize-winner Alice Munro dead at 92

Revered short story master died at home in Port Hope, Ontario

FILE - Canadian author Alice Munro is photographed during an interview in Victoria, B.C. Tuesday, Dec.10, 2013. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
A scene from The Last of Us is filmed in downtown Nanaimo on Tuesday, May 14. (Jessica R. Durling/News Bulletin)

Meet the horses of ‘The Last of Us’ as TV series films in Nanaimo

Downtown streets closed for HBO production

A scene from The Last of Us is filmed in downtown Nanaimo on Tuesday, May 14. (Jessica R. Durling/News Bulletin)
The Sea to Sky Swinger ride at Playland. (Photo: facebook.com/PNE.Playland)

Playland kicks off 2024 season with upcoming opening weekend

The park will be open select days in May and June, with extended hours coming in the summer

The Sea to Sky Swinger ride at Playland. (Photo: facebook.com/PNE.Playland)
A derelict Seattle Police Department patrol car is positioned at the corner of Commercial Street and Museum Way in downtown Nanaimo for filming of ‘The Last of Us.’ (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Filming in Nanaimo brings ‘The Last of Us’ fan fever

Fans of the TV series try to catch a glimpse of actors

A derelict Seattle Police Department patrol car is positioned at the corner of Commercial Street and Museum Way in downtown Nanaimo for filming of ‘The Last of Us.’ (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
Supporters of singer Nemo, finalist of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest ESC, celebrate during a public viewing watching the broadcast of the ESC finals as Nemo is declared winner of the competition, in the early hours of Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Biel, Switzerland. Biel is Nemo’s hometown. (Adrian Reusser/Keystone via AP)

Swiss fans get ready to welcome Eurovision winner Nemo back home

Nemo first nonbinary winner of a contest embraced as a safe haven by the LGBTQ community

Supporters of singer Nemo, finalist of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest ESC, celebrate during a public viewing watching the broadcast of the ESC finals as Nemo is declared winner of the competition, in the early hours of Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Biel, Switzerland. Biel is Nemo’s hometown. (Adrian Reusser/Keystone via AP)
Michael Buble is taking his seat at “The Voice” this fall. Buble sings during the “One Year to Go” Invictus Games dinner in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

B.C.’s Buble to join Snoop Dog as latest judges on The Voice

Burnaby crooner will be part of the panel this fall on the hit TV singing competion

Michael Buble is taking his seat at “The Voice” this fall. Buble sings during the “One Year to Go” Invictus Games dinner in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Noa, played by Owen Teague, in a scene from “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” (20th Century Studios via AP)

Apes rumble through theatre jungle to dominant box office weekend

Latest installment of Planet of the Apes saga rakes in more than rest of top 10 combined

This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Noa, played by Owen Teague, in a scene from “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” (20th Century Studios via AP)
Prince Harry and Meghan, center, pose for a photograph with children during the Giant of Africa Foundation at the Dream Big Basketball clinic in Lagos Nigeria, Sunday, May 12, 2024. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games, which Prince Harry founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Nigeria’s fashion and dancing styles in the spotlight as Harry, Meghan visit

Royal couple is there to promote mental health, empower young people

Prince Harry and Meghan, center, pose for a photograph with children during the Giant of Africa Foundation at the Dream Big Basketball clinic in Lagos Nigeria, Sunday, May 12, 2024. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games, which Prince Harry founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
FILE - Francis Ford Coppola arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Coppola’s film, “Megalopolis” will compete at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl

Film fest happening as war and protest continue around the world and #MeToo upheaval begins in France

FILE - Francis Ford Coppola arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Coppola’s film, “Megalopolis” will compete at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Police say an alleged trespasser at Drake’s Toronto home was sent to hospital with serious injuries after getting into an altercation with security guards. Police investigate a crime scene outside the mansion of Canadian rap artist Drake in Toronto on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Alleged intruder at Drake’s mansion seriously hurt in altercation with guard

2nd reported trespasser at superstar rapper’s Toronto home since security guards injured

Police say an alleged trespasser at Drake’s Toronto home was sent to hospital with serious injuries after getting into an altercation with security guards. Police investigate a crime scene outside the mansion of Canadian rap artist Drake in Toronto on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Hailey Bieber, left, and Justin Bieber attend the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. Justin and Hailey Bieber are expecting their first child. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-David Becker

Baby Biebs on the way for Justin and Hailey

Canadian pop star and his wife reveal she is 6 months into their first pregnancy

Hailey Bieber, left, and Justin Bieber attend the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. Justin and Hailey Bieber are expecting their first child. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-David Becker
Mission singer Eshan Sobti performed “The Power of Love” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood during the elimination round of Canada’s Got Talent on Tuesday night (May 7). /Submitted Photo, Courtesy of Citytv

B.C. singer moves on to Canada’s Got Talent finale

Mission’s Eshan Sobti will have chance at $1 million in final round

Mission singer Eshan Sobti performed “The Power of Love” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood during the elimination round of Canada’s Got Talent on Tuesday night (May 7). /Submitted Photo, Courtesy of Citytv
This photo provided by The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., shows the 2024 inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, located at the museum. Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity and Ultima were inducted, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in recognition of their influence on pop culture and the video game industry. (Evyn Morgan/The Strong National Museum of Play via AP)

Atari’s old-school Asteroids slams its way into World Video Game Hall of Fame

Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity and Ultima also inducted in 10th round of honourees

This photo provided by The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., shows the 2024 inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, located at the museum. Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity and Ultima were inducted, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in recognition of their influence on pop culture and the video game industry. (Evyn Morgan/The Strong National Museum of Play via AP)