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VANCOUVER — The British Columbia district council for the Directors Guild of Canada says it has issued a strike notice to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the Canadian Media Producers Association's B.C. chapter.

Toronto-based tutor Mattea Roach furthered her "Jeopardy!" streak Tuesday with a 16th win — the eighth-longest run in "Jeopardy!" history — continuing her ascent through the ranks of the quiz show's all-time greats.

VANCOUVER — Singer-songwriter Susan Jacks, who lit up the airwaves with her band's 1969 smash hit "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" has died while awaiting a second kidney transplant. She was 73.

A close friend and fellow musician says Cree country singer Shane Yellowbird has died at the age of 42. Blues and country artist Crystal Shawanda, who met Yellowbird in 2008, says he died earlier this week.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico sheriff investigating the fatal film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin described complacency, disorganization and neglected safety measures in the making of the low-budget movie “Rust.

MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. on Tuesday lowered its earnings forecast for the year after profits sagged in its first quarter.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian testified Tuesday that she had no memory of making any attempt to kill the reality show that starred her brother Rob Kardashian and his then-fiancée Blac Chyna.

HICKSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Eladio Guzmán spent two years in jail for selling drugs, missing the birth of his first child.

NEW YORK (AP) — As the comedy “black-ish” ended its run after eight seasons with a relatively modest live audience of 2.52 million viewers, ABC is already pivoting to what it hopes is its next defining sitcom.

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