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• James Cameron's deep-sea collaborators killed in crash
  
  

  Two experienced National Geographic filmmakers who collaborated with James Cameron on his deep-sea documentaries were killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia on Saturday.

  
  
  
• Gérard Depardieu to portray disgraced IMF head
  
  

  French actor Gérard Depardieu is to star in a new film based on the Dominique Strauss-Kahn sex scandal.

  
  
  
• Canada Reads panellists defend non-fiction titles
  
  

  Canada Reads: True Stories begins Monday, with five celebrity panellists set to discuss the merit of five non-fiction titles during the annual CBC book debate.

  
  
  
• Paratroopers' anti-Putin protest song hits a chord
  
  

  The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Vladimir Putin.

  
  
  
• Madonna thrills Super Bowl halftime crowd
  
  

  Madonna positioned herself as the queen of a new generation of pop stars at the Super Bowl halftime show, while guest performer M.I.A. shocked the crowd by giving them the finger.

  
  
  
• Actor Ben Gazzara dies in NYC
  
  

  Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway and the film The Big Lebowski, has died at age 81.

  
  
  
• Rogers promises to end internet throttling
  
  

  Rogers has promised to stop "throttling" internet traffic on its network by the end of this year, in response to an investigation by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.

  
  
  
• Pit Pony author Joyce Barkhouse dies
  
  

  Joyce Barkhouse, the Nova Scotia-based children's author who wrote Pit Pony, has died. She was 98.

  
  
  
• The King's Speech debuts on U.K. stage
  
  

  Before it was a film, The King's Speech was originally envisioned as a stage production. Oscar-winning playwright David Seidler saw his dream come true on Thursday, as his play The King's Speech had its world premiere in the U.K.

  
  
  
• Racy French film ads removed after complaints
  
  

  Just days after the posters went up around Paris, a suggestive ad campaign for the French comedy Les Infideles is being withdrawn amid complaints that the imagery degrades women.

  
  
  
• Popular Egyptian star sentenced for offending Islam
  
  

  One of the Arab world's best known Egyptian comedians has been sentenced to three months in jail for offending Islam, the latest such case against a high-profile figure in Egypt.

  
  
  
• Eco photography wows on Rideau Canal
  
  

  Skaters gliding along Ottawa's Rideau Canal skateway may find themselves coming to a halt to take in some spectacular nature photos this week.