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'Journey 2' a 3D thrill-ride for Newfoundland director Brad Peyton

TORONTO - Newfoundland-bred filmmaker Brad Peyton says his whirlwind journey from living on the Rock to directing The Rock — i.e. wrestling star-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson — in the 3D spectacle "Journey 2: the Mysterious Island" has been a wildly unpredictable ride.

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Madonna to perform in 5 Canadian cities as part of 2012 World Tour

TORONTO - Madonna has announced a world tour with five Canadian stops, including an outdoor show at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City.

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at 18:00 on February 07, 2012, EST.

Nickelback, Drake, Feist, Hedley among Juno nomination leaders

TORONTO - City and Colour, Dan Mangan, Drake, Feist, Hedley and Nickelback picked up four Juno Award nominations apiece on Tuesday, setting up a wide-open race at this year's gala in Ottawa.

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at 17:46 on February 07, 2012, EST.

Publisher John Sargent Sr., ex-Doubleday CEO, dies at age 87

NEW YORK, N.Y. - John Turner Sargent Sr., a publisher, editor and socialite who as CEO of Doubleday worked with authors from Dwight Eisenhower to Stephen King and helped recruit his friend Jacqueline Kennedy as an editor, died Sunday at age 87.

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at 17:08 on February 07, 2012, EST.

Chilly London hosts world premiere for 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'

LONDON - Dame Judi Dench and Dev Patel brought an Indian adventure to a chilly London with the world premiere Tuesday of their new film, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."

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at 16:50 on February 07, 2012, EST.

Off-Broadway show 'Love, Loss and What I Wore' to close in March after 1,000-plus performances

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The off-Broadway show "Love, Loss and What I Wore" will end its run March 25 after more than 1,000 performances.

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at 16:10 on February 07, 2012, EST.

Coroner: Don Cornelius' death a suicide; 'Soul Train' creator shot himself

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Coroner's officials on Tuesday ruled Don Cornelius' death a suicide, nearly a week after the "Soul Train" creator and host killed himself with a gunshot to the head.

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Adam Mars-Jones wins Hatchet Job award for review of Michael Cunningham novel

LONDON - A critic who accused a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of scattering literary allusions like "tin cans tied to a tricycle" has won a prize for the year's most lacerating book review.

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