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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - There are many delicious reasons to watch the returning "Downton Abbey" and an exasperating one to skip it: The cover's been blown on major plot twists.

TORONTO - Chris Vance didn't have to be asked twice to play ruthless driver for hire Frank Martin in "Transporter: The Series.

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IN CONCERT Les Amusements de la Chambre: Le Salon de Rameau. When/where: Saturday, 3 and 8 p.m., Church of St. John the Divine (1611 Quadra St.). Tickets: Adults $20, seniors $15, students $10. Online at eventbrite.ca; in person at Ivy’s Bookshop.

Home Grown by Todd Lambeth Where: Xchanges Gallery When: Opening Friday, 7 p.m. Runs Saturdays and Sundays through Jan. 27 Like it or not, marijuana is part of our national identity, according to artist Todd Lambeth.

IN CONCERT The Saints of British Rock Where: Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St. When: Friday and Saturday, doors 8 p.m. Tickets: $17 at door or Lyle’s Place They invaded the Victoria Day Parade. They gigged at Stonehenge.

SEOUL, South Korea - The South Korean military will punish pop star Rain for meeting with a top actress while on duty during his mandatory military service, the Defence Ministry said Thursday.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Al-Jazeera, the Pan-Arab news channel that struggled to win space on American cable television, has acquired Current TV, boosting its reach nearly nine fold to about 40 million homes. With a focus on U.S.

Ups and downs, twists and turns. Nelly Furtado — the Victoria-raised pop star and Grammy-winning singer — has suffered all those and more during the course of her career.