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TORONTO — Canada's screen industry is facing significant production shutdowns due to COVID-19, and the country's entertainment unions are calling on the federal government to help their affected workers.

TORONTO — Streaming platforms are joining Hollywood in throwing away the rule book in hopes of attracting viewers stuck inside during the COVID-19 pandemic.

LONDON — The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, was convicted Tuesday of murder for helping to plan the attack.

NEW YORK — Stuart Whitman, a prolific lead and character actor who appeared in hundreds of film and television productions and received an Oscar nomination as a pedophile in the 1961 drama “The Mark,” has died.

BOSTON — St. Patrick's Day revelers across the world tried to salvage the holiday with makeshift celebrations after parades and parties were scrapped and residents were urged to hunker down at home to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

NEW YORK — The Rolling Stones are postponing its 15-city North American tour because of the growing coronavirus outbreak. The band announced Tuesday that its No Filter Tour, originally expected to kick off in San Diego on May 8, is postponed.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The East Coast Music Awards have been cancelled this year amid concerns about COVID-19. The conference and festival was scheduled to run from April 29 to May 3 in St. John's, N.L.

Apple Books US Bestseller List - 03/15/20 - Paid Books Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher 1. End of Days by Lindsay Harrison & Sylvia Browne - 9781440631412 - (Penguin Publishing Group) 2.

iTunes Movies US Charts: 1. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2. Bombshell 3. Knives Out 4. 1917 5. Contagion 6. Spies in Disguise 7. Uncut Gems 8. Ford v Ferrari 9. Little Women 10. Jumanji: The Next Level iTunes Movies US Charts - Independent: 1.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 22-28: March 22: Composer Stephen Sondheim is 90. Actor William Shatner is 89. Actor M. Emmet Walsh is 85. Singer Jeremy Clyde of Chad and Jeremy is 79. Singer-guitarist George Benson is 77.