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q news: 'Wizards exist and they hate Harry Potter'

q producer Mitch Pollock scans the latest arts and entertainment headlines to keep us in the know.
Harry Potter fans are not welcome in Richard Carter's Mystical Moments shop, which sells wands meant for "real witches and wizards". (Warner Bros. Pictures/Associated Press)

q producer Mitch Pollock scans the latest arts and entertainment headlines to keep us in the know.

  • Mystical Moments shop owner Richard Carter has had enough of Harry Potter fans. He refuses to sell wands to fans of J.K. Rowling's boy wizard — a ban that prompted a snarky response from the author herself. 

     
     
  • In a peak Canada moment, Drake reveals his affection for fellow performer Shania Twain. 


     
  • Plus, Mitch dedicates a sentimental track to Shad on his last day with the show.