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News quiz: March 18, 2017

Tom Howell, Kris Siddiqi and Barbara Kay take this week's news quiz.

This week, a coastal spot in Nova Scotia made headlines for entering the final frontier. What does that mean exactly? Here's Tom Howell fiddling a musical news clue that totally stumped our panel.

Canadian musical "Come from Away" is now on Broadway, and Prime Minister Trudeau, (or "Prince Justin" as Gavin likes to call him) stopped by for a performance, emphasizing the play's inclusive message. No word on whether audiences will flock to Kellie Leitch's sequel, Stay Where You Are

Plus, the new "Beauty of the Beast" movie will include Disney's first gay character. Hear what our panel has to say about it. 

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Because News is written and produced by Elizabeth Bowie, David Carroll, Gavin Crawford and Phil Leung, with help this week from Rebecca Northan, Scott Vrooman, Abby Plener and our intern Matthew Murray.