Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh on the romantic drama We Live in Time

Kendrick Lamar leads BET Awards nominations with 10; Drake, The Weeknd score nods

Kendrick Lamar extends his dominant musical reign, entering next month’s BET Awards as the leading nominee, with Canadian stars Drake and The Weeknd racking up six and four nominations respectively.  Lamar earned 10 nominations Thursday, including an album of the year for his highly acclaimed project GNX, the network announced. The rap superstar’s ubiquitous diss […]

Céline Dion-inspired musical Titanique is coming to Montreal and Toronto

The farcical Céline Dion jukebox musical Titanique is setting its course for Canada. Producers of the off-Broadway smash say the show will make its maiden voyage to Montreal later this year, followed by dates in Toronto. Titanique is a musical parody of James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster Titanic. It’s centred on a Dion character who crashes a tour group […]

I fell in love with Montreal on the page. Now, my ode to the city is in my local library

This First Person article is the experience of Sarah Gilbert, a writer in Montreal. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. Montreal was cold, grey and in the middle of a recession when I showed up in November 1990 looking for a job. My timing was questionable. The bony branches […]