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WARNING: This story contains allegations of ​​​sexual violence and may affect those who have experienced​ it or know someone affected by it. Rapper Kid Cudi testified Thursday that Sean (Diddy) Combs broke into his Hollywood Hills home in 2011 after finding out he was dating Combs’s ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, and that someone set fire to his car weeks later. Speaking […]

Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction for Heart Lamp, a collection of 12 short stories written over a period of more than 30 years and which chronicle the everyday lives and struggles of women in southern India. The award was announced by bestselling Booker Prize-longlisted author Max […]

The Edmonton Oilers’ NHL reign in the 1980s will be the subject of a new docuseries from Ryan Reynolds’s production house Maximum Effort. Producers say The Great Ones will offer “an unprecedented look at the lives and careers” of the Oilers players who helped the team win five Stanley Cups between 1984 and 1990. The five-part […]

George Wendt, the actor known for his portrayal of beer-loving Norm Peterson on the hit NBC sitcom Cheers, has died at the age of 76.  Wendt’s family confirmed the news of his death, saying he died peacefully in his sleep at home early Tuesday morning.  “George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to […]

The federal broadcast regulator is considering whether it should include a “cultural element” in its new definition of Canadian content. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is holding a public hearing from May 14-27 in Gatineau, Que., that in part is looking at defining Canadian content. The CRTC has said that while it’s leaning away […]

WARNING: This story contains allegations of ​​​sexual violence and may affect those who have experienced​ it or know someone affected by it. Singer Dawn Richard told jurors at the Sean (Diddy) Combs sex trafficking trial on Monday that the hip-hop mogul threatened to kill her if she told anyone she saw him physically abusing his longtime girlfriend. Richard testified Combs […]

As It Happens6:30‘I didn’t have a bored day in my life’: SNL’s master carpenter retires after 51 years As Saturday Night Live celebrates 50 years on air, one of the sketch comedy show’s most enduring and essential behind-the-scenes figures is bidding farewell. Stephen “Demo” DeMaria, a master carpenter who has built the set for every episode […]

The man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, was sentenced Friday to serve 25 years in prison. A jury found Hadi Matar, 27, guilty of attempted murder and assault in February. Rushdie did not return to the western New York […]

Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown ‘s upcoming tour was thrown into question Friday as a British judge ordered him held in custody while facing allegations that he beat a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. Brown, 36, appeared in Manchester Magistrates’ Court to face one count of causing grievous bodily harm […]

Classically trained Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with Wasted Love, a song that combines operatic, multi-octave vocals with a techno twist. Israel’s Yuval Raphael came second at an exuberant celebration of music and unity that was shadowed by the war in Gaza and ruffled by discord over Israel’s participation. JJ, […]

If you haven’t watched the Eurovision Song Contest before, you’re missing a spectacle like no other. Countries from Europe — and beyond — compete with fiery performances and elaborate sets amid a sea of fans, flags and national pride. Tens of millions around the globe will watch Saturday’s Grand Final from Basel, Switzerland, while casting votes for […]

Vancouver’s Dan Mangan has always had a knack for providing comfort on a rainy day, a moment of reprieve during heavy times. His 2018 track, Troubled Mind, captured both the woe and the absurdity of the world as we know it, and 2022’s In Your Corner (for Scott Hutchison) mended hearts broken by the loss of […]

She got her start as little Minnie May Barry on Netflix’s Anne With An E, made a name for herself in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, but soon you’ll know her as the next vampire slayer. Actor Ryan Kiera Armstrong has just been cast in the lead role alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar in the pilot for Hulu’s reboot of the wildly […]

WARNING: This story may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. R&B singer Cassie was forced under cross-examination Thursday to read aloud explicit messages with her former boyfriend Sean (Diddy) Combs, some of which expressed enthusiasm for sex with other men at Combs’s behest that she previously testified she “hated […]

On a Saturday night in 2022, Abel Tesfaye — the Canadian superstar known as The Weeknd — got up onstage. He’d had a tough tour and a tough career — stratospheric success had catapulted him early on to extreme heights of fame. The physical and mental stress associated with the constant demands of superstardom put a strain […]

WARNING: This story may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. The R&B singer Cassie testified Wednesday that her ex-boyfriend Sean (Diddy) Combs kept her in a cycle of abuse and exploitation by threatening to release videos of her in multi-day, drug-fuelled sex parties he orchestrated and called “freak-offs.”  Addressing […]

Even after nearly 30 years — and a slightly disappointing box-office performance in the last outing — Mission: Impossible is not a movie franchise hurting for publicity.  That, of course, is partly due to what’s on offer: a truly international buffet of action and locales that gives James Bond, Jason Bourne and even Carmen Sandiego a run […]

Wes Anderson. David Lynch. Both Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away and the deeper cut release Only Yesterday. Don’t forget Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag. Alessia Cara is currently going over her movie and TV favourites, and that last one is, in her opinion, one of the most brilliant shows ever written — which is probably why someone gifted her a copy […]

WARNING: This story may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Sean (Diddy) Combs’s former girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, told a jury Tuesday that the music mogul abused and sexually exploited her for years, testifying on the witness stand a day after prosecutors showed jurors video of Combs […]

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A court in Paris on Tuesday found French actor Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021 and handed him an 18-month suspended prison sentence. In one of the highest-profile #MeToo cases to […]

Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was hospitalized after an attack Monday at a California prison where he’s serving a 10-year sentence for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, authorities said. Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was attacked at a housing unit at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, at about 7:20 […]

Ontario’s top court has reduced the prison sentence for the man responsible for the hit-and-run death of renowned Hamilton conductor Boris Brott.  Arsenije Lojovic will serve eight years instead of 10 for dangerous driving causing death, failing to remain at the scene and breach of probation, according to a a recent decision by a three-judge panel at […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A Canadian sports broadcaster walks into a bank. He’s cradling a bleeding hand, wearing a bomb and smiling a crooked smile.  “Hi,” he says. “I’m TV’s Steve Vogelsang. Hand over everything in the till.” OK, maybe he didn’t use those exact words. But according to The Sexiest Man in […]

Italian brain rot videos have been trending, but people are starting to discover some strange facts about them. CBC Kids News contributor Matthew Hines breaks down this new online trend.

On March 4, 1991, a young Calgarian with his dad’s Dictaphone (a small cassette recorder) in hand headed to the Westward Club, now the location of Hotel Arts, where a Seattle grunge band was scheduled to play.  Jason (Jay) Pay who had just turned 18, had no way of knowing that the band — Nirvana — was only […]

Actors Cobie Smulders and Ben Foster share why Sharp Corner was an alluring project and talk about their experience filming in Halifax.

James Foley, a journeyman director best known for Glengarry Glen Ross, has died. He was 71.    He died earlier this week after a yearlong battle with brain cancer, his representative, Taylor Lomax, said Friday.     In his long and varied career, Foley directed music videos for Madonna, 12 episodes of House of Cards and the two […]

Netflix users globally can expect a revamped TV interface starting on May 19. The streaming platform is also incorporating an AI search feature to the iOS mobile app. The updates arrive as Netflix seeks to maintain and expand its market share amid growing uncertainties and concerns about a potential U.S. recession curbing consumer spending. The new […]

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 […]

Imagine getting dressed up in your finest for a fantasy-themed ball, only to find yourself standing on the concrete floor of a massive, nearly empty convention hall, decorated only with a few rose petals.  Welcome to A Million Lives Book Festival. What was billed as a romantasy BookTok convention for indie authors and book fans is now being […]

The Current12:01Electing a pope is like The Traitors, says Conclave author Robert Harris Author Robert Harris says the politics and group dynamics that go into electing a new pope aren’t totally dissimilar from what happens in the reality TV competition The Traitors.   “I think it’s to do with the psychology of a crowd … and […]

WARNING: This story include details of alleged sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone who’s been impacted by it. Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Motown music luminary repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped them while they worked for him. The […]

The inaugural Departure Festival gets underway today in Toronto. Formerly known as Canadian Music Week (CMW), the six-day event is moving forward with a new name, different owners and a broadened scope. While it once catered almost solely to the music industry with panels and events, this year’s programming includes elements dedicated to standup comedy, […]

U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to impose a 100 per cent tariff on movies produced outside the country, a move that could devastate the Canadian film landscape — but experts are scratching their heads over how such a tax would work, given how intertwined the global film industry is. Trump, in a Truth […]

Celebrities began to flood to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in their tailored best on a rainy Monday in New York to kick off the first Met Gala to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme.  The gala, a charity event and fundraiser for […]

When filmmaker Jason Eisener was around 10 years old, he went to a World Wrestling Federation show in Halifax. An encounter that night terrified him and changed his life. As the wrestler Skinner made his way to the ring, Eisener and his cousin leaned over the guardrail and chanted “You suck” repeatedly to the wrestler. Skinner […]

Brazilian police said on Sunday that they had thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga’s historic concert that drew more than two million people to Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro state, working in co-ordination with the Justice Ministry, said the plot was orchestrated by a group promoting […]

While celebrities get set for fashion’s biggest night, it seems there could be some serious fashion statements on the horizon at this year’s Met Gala. You can expect to see political messaging filtered through a fashion lens this year, as the theme for Monday’s celebrity studded fundraising gala seems to be particularly on point, especially since diversity, equity […]

You’d be hard-pressed to find a group of local music lovers more enthusiastic and nostalgic than those who will undoubtedly be lining the sidewalk of Gottingen Street in Halifax next week. They also might be a little more grizzled than your average audience for a local gig — though, in fairness, the musicians may be, […]

With its launch in Toronto last week, the documentary film festival Hot Docs celebrated its 32nd year in earnest after coming perilously close to dissolution last year due to money woes and key staff resignations. If one can say it has rebounded in 2025, no small credit goes to Manitoba filmmakers and Manitoba subjects. Like the […]

More than three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the set of the Alec Baldwin film Rust, the movie has come to theatres, opening quietly Friday with the tragedy of its making still hanging over it.  While rehearsing a scene on the New Mexico set in 2021, producer-star Baldwin pointed a prop gun […]

The 2025 Tony Award nominations have arrived for a season studded with movie and television stars, with nods going to George Clooney, Sarah Snook and Bob Odenkirk in their debuts. But other favourites, like Oscar-winners Denzel Washington and Kieran Culkin were left out in the cold for their roles in theatrical productions. Three Broadway shows — Buena […]

The Eurovision Song Contest has lifted restrictions that barred spectators from waving Palestinian flags and other banners of non-competing countries or entities — but the updated flag policy also states performers can only wave the flag of the country they’re representing, effectively banning Pride flags for artists. The updated policy, shared with CBC News, specifies that […]

3 hours ago News Duration 2:19 Colman Domingo, Kerri Kenney-Silver and Marco Calvani say they felt an instant bond on set of Netflix’s The Four Seasons. Speaking with CBC senior entertainment reporter Makda Ghebreslassie, they share what it was like working with Tina Fey and how the cast felt like a real-life chosen family.

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Five years after she first told her story to a jury, a former TV production assistant testified anew Wednesday that Harvey Weinstein held her down on a bed and forced oral sex on her after she told him: “No, […]

Director Timeea Mohamed Ahmed did not know exactly the kind of movie he was making when he signed on to Khartoum.  He knew the documentary, which had its sold-out Canadian premiere at Toronto’s Hot Docs Festival, would focus on his native Sudan. He knew it would bring together multiple directors from the country to tell their stories. […]

Irish hip-hop group Kneecap apologized on Tuesday to the families of two British MPs slain in the past decade, after footage emerged of one of the trio’s members appearing to say “Kill your local MP” during a performance in 2023. But the group’s statement is already being panned by several lawmakers and former colleagues of […]

The main cause of Gene Hackman’s death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to a new autopsy report. The report documents the 95-year-old actor’s poor heart health, noting he had experienced congestive heart failure, an aortic valve […]

Get out the glitter balls, sew on the sequins and prepare to party: The Eurovision Song Contest approaches. The 69th annual musical extravaganza takes place in Basel, Switzerland in May. It will see acts from 37 countries vie for the continent’s musical crown in a contest that has been likened to a pop Olympics, complete […]

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Harvey Weinstein’s retrial opened in New York City on Wednesday, giving a new jury a fresh look at rape and sexual assault allegations — plus a newly added claim from a former model. For the first time, prosecutors publicly identified Kaja Sokola […]

The Next Chapter25:09Does Sunrise on the Reaping stand up against the other Hunger Games books? For CBC Books producers Bridget Raymundo and Trevor Carter, reading the Hunger Games trilogy and watching the movies was a rite of passage. They loved it as teenagers and they kept their fandom alive into adulthood. Naturally, they were excited when a […]

Day 69:39Should I Play It? New video game is a post-apocalyptic reimagining of La Belle Époque Role-playing video games (RPGs) are often known to start like many classic Dungeons & Dragons campaigns: a group of bright-eyed youths set off in search of adventure. After a slow start, their exploits gradually escalate into a world-saving, god-killing […]

Hudson’s Bay can now prepare to auction off 4,400 artifacts and art pieces along with the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the now-ailing company. Superior Court Judge Peter Osborne gave the department store chain permission Thursday to move forward with a sales process run by auction house Heffel Gallery Ltd. Hudson’s Bay will still have […]

The Parade of Wonders weaved its way through downtown Calgary Friday, on a new route this year, marking the start of the annual Calgary Expo weekend.  Organizers say it’s Canada’s biggest cosplay parade, “celebrating all things pop culture and creativity in the heart of Calgary.” The event started at the Victoria Park Fan Zone at First Street […]

“There is, of course, an element of beauty in this. And I must say that this is surely, from ancient times, one of the most enduring appeals of battle,” explains author, philosopher and soldier J. Glenn Gray in the final episode of BBC’s classic Second World War documentary, The World at War. He’s speaking about the […]

A documentary premiering at the HotDocs Festival in Toronto this month aims to change the way we look at a controversial social media meme. #Skoden profiles the late Pernell Bad Arm, a fluent Blackfoot language speaker from the Kainai Blood reserve in southern Alberta, who lived most of his adult life unhoused in Lethbridge, Alta.  Bad Arm died […]

Despite a series of depressing headlines last year and a significantly scaled-back lineup in 2025, Toronto’s Hot Docs is back for another year. The documentary festival, often described as North America’s biggest, has mostly been in the news over the past year for its budget struggles, employee exodus and subsequent existential crises. Still, the festival (which runs from […]

Bryan Adams is setting forth on an extensive run of Canadian concert dates later this year. The Summer of ’69 singer has announced plans to perform 19 dates across the country as part of his Roll With the Punches North American tour. The Canadian leg begins in Kamloops, B.C., on Sept. 11 and rolls through Canadian cities […]

The Agenda with Steve Paikin is coming to an end after 19 seasons. TVO says this season of its flagship current affairs program will be the last as the veteran host enters a new phase of his career with the public broadcaster. Paikin will stay with TVO as co-host of the weekly political podcast #onpoli, and […]

Last weekend was something of a Sunday school special for the box office. In a surprise show of strength, the Dickens adaptation King of Kings, telling the story of Jesus Christ’s life and crucifixion, exploded with a $19-million US debut. For an animated movie in April, this was surprising — given the fact it was a […]

The drummer of Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers has been charged with possession of child pornography, according to police in the U.S.  On Thursday, the sheriff’s office of Riverside County, Calif., said evidence has implicated Joe Seiders, 44, in two incidents. Police said, on April 7, an 11-year-old boy reported that a man attempted […]

Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City’s medical examiner said Wednesday. The office said in a statement that it amended the cause and manner of death for the 39-year-old New York City native following a review of laboratory test results. Trachtenberg, who was known for roles in Gossip […]

Drake has expanded his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, saying more people were duped into believing he was a pedophile after rapper Kendrick Lamar performed Not Like Us during the Super Bowl halftime show and at the Grammy Awards. In an amended complaint filed late Wednesday night against his record label, Drake said the performances […]

Entertainment Concertgoers have gathered once again in the California desert for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, with headliners including Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone. 6-day music festival in Indio, Calif., is spread over 2 consecutive weekends CBC News · Posted: Apr 14, 2025 12:17 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 14 Trixie Mattel […]

Eighty years after her uncle Welby Patterson died on a European battlefield in the final days of the Second World War, Maidy Keir will see him being recognized at a museum exhibit in the Netherlands in a way he never really was back home. “I think it will be very emotional. I’ve always been very […]

The White Lotus actor Aimee Lou Wood says that Saturday Night Live has apologized to her for a sketch that mocked her appearance, which she labelled as “mean and unfunny.” The sketch — a satire of U.S. President Donald Trump, his family and members of his staff dubbed “White Potus” — featured Sarah Sherman playing a version of Wood’s White Lotus character, […]

After years of performing worldwide in French, Quebec comedian Rachid Badouri is touring a new solo show in English, and says there’s a subtle difference in what his new audiences want from him.

Some of the biggest names in Canadian music are paying homage to Joel Plaskett on a new tribute album that was made in secret — without the Halifax rocker’s knowledge. The double album titled Songs from the Gang — A Celebration of Joel Plaskett features covers from 22 artists including Sloan, the Sheepdogs, the Arkells, […]

As singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer prepares to receive the symbolic key to the City of Burlington – in large part for her leadership in a fight against quarry expansion on Mount Nemo – the fate of that quarry is currently in the hands of the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). Harmer will be honoured by her hometown at a ceremony […]

The Atlantic Veterinary College has apologized to its former artist-in-residence, who quit after being asked to take down a painting he says was censored by the Charlottetown institution due to its political message. In a statement issued Friday morning, the college acknowledged that asking Christopher Griffin to either remove his painting, The Crossing, or leave his […]

Canadian Ted Kotcheff, whose six-decade career as film and television director included helming the first instalments of two hit movie franchises in the 1980s, died Thursday at age 94, his son confirmed to CBC News. “He died of old age, peacefully, and surrounded by love ones,” his son Thomas said in a statement Friday, adding his […]

A jury on Thursday found that rapper Soulja Boy was liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant, awarding the woman more than $4 million US in damages.    The decision from the Los Angeles County jurors came after a three-week trial in Santa Monica, Calif.    The 34-year-old Soulja Boy, whose legal […]

There are multiple MAMs on the roof. Your CO is screaming in your ear to collapse to the first deck, while JTAC is screaming for CASEVAC. Two bravos wait outside, surrounded by IED phosphorus. A frogman kneels beside you, while another frantically asks if you’ve broken down yet — equipment’s good to go. Someone pops […]

Albums from Elton John, Miles Davis, Tracy Chapman, Mary J. Blige and the cast of Hamilton are entering America’s audio canon, along with singles from Helen Reddy and Céline Dion and the music of Minecraft. New inductees into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress include Davis’ groundbreaking 1970 merger of jazz and rock Bitches Brew, John’s loaded-with-hits […]

Pussy Riot — to themselves, their fans and even academics — aren’t just a music group. “They’re, like, more than just a band,” explained fan Matthew Lipke, waiting outside their recent show at Lee’s Palace in Toronto. “They’re like a movement.” For others who headed to the Pussy Riot: Riot Days tour, a show based […]

U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and tariffs have breathed new life into a superhero from the 1970s: Captain Canuck, a government agent with superhuman strength who defends Canada’s sovereignty. “All of a sudden, Canadians are looking to Captain Canuck as a symbol. And it’s basically, to them, Captain Canuck symbolizes independence,” said Richard Comely, 74, the […]

As It Happens7:30How Blondie’s Clem Burke altered the course of Fred Armisen’s life From the moment Fred Armisen first laid eyes on Clem Burke — rocking out on Saturday Night Live with his Beatles haircut and big, red drums — his life was forever changed. Burke, the iconic Blondie drummer, has died at the age of […]

It’s always nice to see some old favourites make it onto a new list, right? Toni Morrison’s 1970 classic The Bluest Eye, Stephen Chbosky’s 1999 YA The Perks of Being a Wallflower and John Green’s 2005 book Looking for Alaska have once again been named among the most challenged library books in the U.S. in […]

Clem Burke, drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Blondie for their entire 50-year existence, has died at age 70. The band said in a statement that Burke died “following a private battle with cancer.” “Clem was not just a drummer; he was the heartbeat of Blondie,” the band said. “His talent, energy, and […]

*White Lotus Season 3, Episode 8 spoilers below* If character actors — the backbencher workhouse type of performer White Lotus is full of — were a member of a band, they’d be the bass player. To those outside of the industry, they may come off as unimportant. But to those in the know, it’s completely […]

Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favourite Iceman in Top Gun, donned a voluminous cape as in Batman Forever and portrayed Jim Morrison in The Doors, has died.  He was 65. Kilmer died Tuesday night in Los Angeles, surrounded by family and friends, his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, said in an email to […]

Rogers will continue to bring hockey to Canadians for another 12 years, following the announcement of another exclusive deal between the telecommunications company and the NHL. The $11-billion deal announced today gives Rogers the rights to broadcast hockey games across the country until 2037-38. The details are similar to the past deal, which also spanned 12 […]

After a brief tease in January, the hype train for Nintendo’s next console, the Switch 2, was chugging along at full speed in New York City Wednesday morning — and CBC News was on board. In a Nintendo Direct livestream, the Japanese gaming company announced a slew of new games for the upcoming system, which […]

Bruce Springsteen on Thursday announced the long-awaited sequel to his critically acclaimed 1998 Tracks box set, which will contain 83 songs, the vast majority of them previously unreleased. The set comprises what Springsteen says are seven “lost” albums. “The Lost Albums are records that were full records, some of them even to the point of […]

British police charged actor-comedian Russell Brand with rape and multiple counts of assault connected to a number of allegations between 1999 and 2005, a police statement on Friday said. Brand, 50, the former husband of U.S. pop singer Katy Perry and once one of Britain’s most high-profile comedians and broadcasters, had repositioned himself in recent years as an internet social commentator. Police […]

Sean (Diddy) Combs was hit with an expanded federal indictment on Friday, charging the hip-hop mogul with five criminal counts, including racketeering and sex trafficking. Combs, 55, previously pleaded not guilty to an earlier three-count indictment. The new indictment includes additional charges of sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution and could subject Combs to […]

How does one review A Minecraft Movie? By saying that however stupid, kids will probably laugh when the cubist cow moonwalks? Or by reporting that someone’s butt ends up being central to the plot not once, not twice, but three separate times? Well, dear reader, take your pick. Because A Minecraft Movie is here: the Jack […]

A wave of musicians, poets and novelists say they are reconsidering upcoming tours and travel over fears of getting detained at the U.S. border or arrested within the country. Canadian-born rock icon Neil Young, U.S. best-selling romance novelist Ali Hazelwood, Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha, and British punk rock band UK Subs are among those who have either recently cancelled upcoming tours, […]

Nintendo has announced a launch date for its long-awaited sequel to the Switch gaming console: the Switch 2 will arrive on June 5, bringing with it new features such as interactive chat and screen-share functions to connect gamers — but also a steeper price tag.  At its 60-minute Nintendo Direct presentation, the company revealed a […]

Michael Ondaatje is among the five shortlisted authors for the 2025 Al & Eurithe Poetry Prize. The $10,000 prize, now in its second year, recognizes the best new book from a Canadian poet who has published five or more poetry books. Ondaatje is nominated for his book A Year of Last Things, his long-awaited return to poetry. […]

Day 610:00CBC’s You’re My Hero creator uses comedy to show the ups and downs of life with cerebral palsy Sean Towgood created the Canadian comedy series You’re My Hero with the intention to show the audience a more complete picture of people living with disabilities, by using humour as a way to portray the ups […]

It’s always nice to get some outside validation, right? At least, that’s how some people are reacting after pop superstar Chappell Roan recently said parents seem pretty miserable — “in hell,” actually. Roan’s hot take, which she made on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast last week, have some stressed parents saying they feel seen, or, to quote […]

Josh Ross’s Juno nominations could be a sign that Canadian country music is gearing up to once-again dominate the awards. This year, multiple country acts have made inroads in many of the categories — highlighting the growing popularity of country music in Canada, and the genre’s resurgence in pop culture in general.  Ross’s five nods put him neck-and-neck with Tate McRae, the […]

Kevan Staples, co-founder of legendary Toronto rock band Rough Trade, has died at the age of 74.  Staples co-wrote the band’s risque breakout hit High School Confidential, as well the songs Birds of a Feather and All Touch.  His death was announced in a social media post by band co-founder Carole Pope, who said he died […]

Three-time host Michael Bublé opened the 2025 Juno Awards with a statement that was both somewhat expected, and quite unlike anything heard at a Canadian awards show before. “We are the greatest nation on Earth,” he said of the country he had just finished describing as beautiful, expansive and unique. “And we are not for sale.” […]

Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series Dr. Kildare who found a second career as an award-winning “king of the miniseries,” has died. He was 90. Chamberlain died Saturday night in Waimanalo, Hawaii, of complications following a stroke, according to his publicist, Harlan Boll. “Our beloved Richard is with the angels now. He […]

Tate McRae took home four awards, including artist and album of the year, at the Juno Awards industry ceremony on Saturday — although the global popstar was absent because she was booked to appear at a music festival in Brazil. “I just want to thank everyone at the Junos, and all my fans in Canada who’ve been with me […]

The woman convicted of killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez has been denied parole and will continue serving a life sentence for fatally shooting the rising young singer at a Texas motel in 1995, the state’s parole board announced Thursday. Yolanda Saldívar, 64, was up for parole for the first time since the killing of […]

The Sunday Magazine16:36The New Yorker cartoonist Barry Blitt reflects on the art of finding a laugh Barry Blitt says it’s an uncertain time for editorial cartoonists amid political tensions in the U.S. — but laughter, he says, is the key to dealing with the heavy stuff. In his three decades as an editorial cartoonist for The […]

When Inuk singer Elisapie set out to record her pop covers album Inuktitut, she wasn’t planning to be a part of history at the Juno Awards. Yet this weekend, the Montreal singer-songwriter will head to Vancouver to help mark a significant milestone for language representation. For the first time in its 55-year history, the Junos […]

Vancouver musician So Sus is up for a Juno Award this Sunday in the Dance Recording of the Year category. The transgender artist spoke about her track Call Me When and how the song refers to how her friends helped her through her transition process.

Elizabeth Boland — professionally known by her middle name, Lowell — is sitting in a tiny Toronto studio. The wood-panelled room may be small, but it’s where she’s crafted many of her hits, and it shows.  In front of her sit both a Juno and a framed gold record for The Beaches’ Blame My Ex, the album she co-produced […]

Nominations for the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards were announced Wednesday, with the crime series Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent dominating nominations in both television and overall categories while Universal Language led in the film category. Among its 20 nominations, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent received nods in the best lead performer (Kathleen Munroe), drama series and best direction categories. […]

A Windsor, Ont.-made film that asks viewers if they can sympathize with people accused of being online predators will have its world premiere at the upcoming Hot Docs Festival in Toronto. Shamed, by award-winning documentary maker Matt Gallagher, will be featured at the annual festival, screening April 28 and May 2 during the 10-day event. The documentary explores the […]

Israeli authorities released an Oscar-winning Palestinian director who was detained by the army after being attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. He said they beat him in front of his home while they filmed the assault. Hamdan Ballal and the other directors of No Other Land, which looks at the struggles of Palestinians […]

If there’s a perfectly Canadian material an artist can use to capture that wild moment when a Canada goose fought off a vicious attack from a bald eagle, it might be ice. “As strong as ice is, as heavy as it is and as dangerous as it can be, it’s also really fragile,” Toronto artist Sarah […]

7 hours ago News Duration 1:51 Conan O’Brien appeared to criticize U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday upon accepting the Mark Twain Prize for humour at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The veteran comedian was named as this year’s recipient about three weeks before Trump’s controversial overhaul of the cultural centre. […]

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. French actor Gérard Depardieu went on trial Monday in Paris on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a movie set, in a case seen as a potential watershed for the #MeToo movement in France. Depardieu, 76, is accused of […]

Norval Morrisseau Estate Ltd. has been outspoken against the profuse fraud of the late artist’s work. Now, it faces a $1.45 million lawsuit claiming it defamed an art gallery by implying its works could be fakes.  Cory Dingle has spoken out against art fraud to multiple media outlets, including CBC, as Norval Morrisseau Estate Ltd.’s […]

Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. The signs can be small. And subtle. And not formally or publicly acknowledged. But those who watch King Charles closely see an increase over the last little while in signals and royal […]

The Current19:46Stranded, this diver lost oxygen for 25 minutes. He survived Chris Lemons says the day of the accident that would nearly claim his life started like any other. “It was very much a normal day at the office,” Lemons told The Current‘s Matt Galloway.  For him, “the office” was the ocean floor, where he […]

Last week, late at night, when Rob Frith was wrapping up a work session at a friend’s studio, he decided to throw on one last tape for a listen. It was labelled “Beatles 60s demos” and had been sitting around Neptoon Records, one of Vancouver’s most well-known record shops, unplayed. Frith, who owns the shop, had […]

It is with a heavy sigh that I break the news: Snow White, the latest in Disney’s line of return-to-the-vault remakes, has crash-landed in theatres. Starring Rachel Zegler as the titular princess and Gal Gadot doing her best impression of Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent, it has already earned enough bad press — both for its clunky storyline and […]

Warning: This review of Severance’s Season 2 finale goes full spoiler. If you haven’t watched it yet, and want to, stop here. But come back later. It’ll be more fun than a waffle party. Usually, on a work day, our innie would write about news. Politics, global events and the such. But, like so many of you, our outie […]

The mayor of Miami Beach, Fla., is backing off a proposal to terminate an independent theatre’s lease and financial support after it screened No Other Land, an Oscar-winning documentary about the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. The move came after multiple rights advocates and artists in recent days criticized Mayor Steven Meiner’s threat and said it would violate free speech. […]

After a few days of fierce and thoughtful debates, Shayla Stonechild has won Canada Reads 2025. The book she championed, A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby, with Mary Louisa Plummer, survived the elimination vote on March 20, 2025. Podcaster and wellness advocate Stonechild successfully argued that A Two-Spirit Journey best fits the theme as “one book to change the narrative.” In A […]

Soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan of Nova Scotia was named one of three recipients of music’s Polar Prize on Tuesday, along with Herbie Hancock and Queen. The committee for the Sweden-based award cited Hannigan’s ability to push boundaries and broaden listeners’ horizons through her artistic choices. “Her exceptional musicality and courage make her one of […]

Rebecca Strong, a singer from Prince Albert, Sask., was crowned the champion of Canada’s Got Talent in 2024. CBC Radio’s The Morning Edition checked in with her one year after receiving the $1 million prize.

The British drag artist The Vivienne died from cardiac arrest that was caused by taking ketamine, their family told the BBC on Monday.  The winner of RuPaul‘s Drag Race UK, whose real name was James Lee Williams, died in January at age 32. Their sister, Chanel Williams, told the BBC her family is still “completely devastated,” but […]

Tracy Morgan says food poisoning was to blame for his taking ill during Monday’s Knicks-Heat game, and that he’s “doing OK.” The actor-comedian posted an update on Instagram Tuesday morning, along with a smiling photo from a hospital bed, thanking fans for their concern. He also suggested humorously that perhaps his health episode spelled good […]

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday visited the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where he took a tour and chaired a meeting of its board of directors. It was his first time at the marquee arts institution since he began remaking it at the start of his second term in office. Trump […]

A heated conflict over the direction of the East Coast Music Awards could threaten to destroy the organization that runs it, warns one of its top leaders. Board chairperson Michelle Eagles told The Canadian Press that recent turmoil has left its leadership working to mend ties with members while also preparing for this year’s awards […]

Point a magnifying glass one year before John Hughes’s Home Alone, and you just might find René Manzor’s Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus. Also following a latchkey little boy thwarting home invaders with ingenious booby traps during the holidays, the two films were similar enough for Manzor to threaten Hughes with a lawsuit over […]

When Jason Eisener wanted to screen the feature film he made as part of his screen arts studies at Nova Scotia Community College in 2003, he booked the Oxford Theatre in Halifax to show it. But there was a problem. To show Fist of Death, which Eisener describes as a martial arts, zombie, post-apocalyptic movie, he’d […]

Sean (Diddy) Combs pleaded not guilty on Friday to a new indictment, which added accusations that the hip-hop mogul forced employees to work long hours and threatened to punish those who did not assist in his two-decade sex trafficking scheme. Combs, 55, entered his plea to the new indictment before U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian at […]

Before it went home with the best picture Oscar, Anora had been courting controversy in Hollywood — not so much for having a sex worker as its title character, but because it didn’t have a specialist on set to help with the racier scenes.  Such “intimacy co-ordinators” have become more common on film and TV shoots […]

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has opened up about struggling with imposter syndrome, drawing attention to celebrities having to balance the popularity and constant spotlight that comes with oodles of scrutiny. The two-time Grammy winner rose to fame with the release of his chart-topping first album My World 2.0 in 2010, turning the then-teenage singer into a […]

Jason Sudeikis will return to the football pitch for a fourth season of Ted Lasso. The show’s star and executive producer said on a Friday episode of the New Heights podcast that Season 4 is being written, and this time will have him coaching a women’s team. Apple TV+ confirmed the acclaimed show’s return in a […]

Billy Joel has cancelled eight concert dates, including a Toronto show at the Rogers Centre this Saturday, due to a medical condition. The American singer, songwriter and pianist, 75, said in an Instagram post on Tuesday that his tour will be postponed for four months to give him time to recover from surgery and to […]

Comedian and former talk-show host Rosie O’Donnell has joined the growing list of celebrities who have talked about leaving the United States or have already left, citing the president and current political climate as reasons. In a video posted on TikTok on Tuesday, the 62-year-old said that she had moved to Ireland on Jan. 15 and was […]

Spotify announced in late January that it had paid out a record $10 billion US in royalties in 2024, the largest payout to the music industry in a single year. This amounts to a tenfold jump from $1 billion US in 2014.  The Swedish streaming giant on Wednesday released further details in its Loud & Clear […]

Jessica Lee Gagné made her directorial debut in Season 2, Episode 7, “Chikhai Bardo,” of the television series Severance. She spoke with CBC about making the jump from cinematographer to the director’s chair.

American country music sensation Luke Combs got real about his struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety, as well as the challenges of being on the road, in a recent interview with 60 Minutes Australia. “Mine is more of an obscure form of OCD,” the 35-year-old singer said, describing the disorder sometimes referred to as “purely obsessional” or […]

There is a telling scene toward the end of Bong Joon Ho’s much delayed, much anticipated Mickey 17. In it, the titular 17 (Robert Pattinson) stands shivering on the loading dock of his spaceship over the snow planet Niflheim. Beside him is his clone, Mickey 18 (Robert Pattinson), just as burdened by gadgetry and the […]

As It Happens6:34Canadian with Stage 4 cancer meets Severance cast after sliding into Ben Stiller’s DMs When Emily Powell-Heaton reached out to Ben Stiller on social media, her goal was to knock another item off her bucket list. The Markham, Ont., woman has metastatic, or Stage 4, breast cancer, and is a huge fan of […]

Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of her Canadian music awards.  Both the Juno Awards and the Polaris Music Prize announced Friday they were rescinding the honours Sainte-Marie had received over the years, after the 84-year-old musician returned her Order of Canada earlier this week, saying she is an American citizen and had “made it completely clear” she is not […]

In her two decades as a human rights lawyer, working on issues in more than 25 countries, Hadar Harris says she is alarmed by what she’s witnessing on U.S. soil and worried that some Americans may not be paying close enough attention.  “I would say that this is a very dangerous moment,” Harris said, sitting at a […]

Authorities on Friday revealed the causes of death for actor Gene Hackman and his wife, saying the couple are believed to have died a full week apart at their home in New Mexico from two different diseases. The state’s chief medical examiner said Hackman, 95, died as a result of heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer’s disease being a […]

Buffy Sainte-Marie says she has returned her Order of Canada “with a good heart” and reasserts that she never lied about her identity. In her first statement since she was stripped of the award, the singer-songwriter says that she’s an American citizen and holds a U.S. passport, but was adopted as a young adult by […]

Sesame Workshop is planning major layoffs, CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin said in a memo to staff this week. The non-profit behind the iconic children’s TV show Sesame Street informed staff of its plan to “downsize significantly” and change its benefits and bonus program, shortly after more than 200 employees announced plans on Tuesday to unionize. The […]

Have you ever wondered why your dog spins around when they’re excited? Or if your cat really likes your company? Jay Ingram’s latest book The Science of Pets aims to answer those questions and more, through rigorous research and reporting.  “We are entering an unprecedented era of pet ownership. Both the global demand for pets and the […]

Have you ever wondered why your dog spins around when they’re excited? Or if your cat really likes your company? Jay Ingram’s latest book The Science of Pets aims to answer those questions and more, through rigorous research and reporting.  “We are entering an unprecedented era of pet ownership. Both the global demand for pets and the […]

The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien and led by Anora with five wins, didn’t just avoid the traditional Oscars pitfalls — they were actually surprisingly successful.  The ceremony kicked things off with a Wizard of Oz inspired tribute to an L.A. ravaged by fires featuring an impressive vocal medley by Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. O’Brien […]

Baker pulled in his third win of the night, continuing the run we’ve been eyeing since the ceremonies opened. Having won best original screenplay and best editing already, Baker is holding the entire film on his back in terms of wins right now. It marks a gilded comeback story for Anora. After winning the Palme […]

Musician Jody Glenham worries about the future of live music in Vancouver, a city brimming with talent but where the cost of rent for both musicians and music venues is making it difficult to have a full-time career in music. “People are leaving the city because they have no other choice,” she said. Glenham balances work […]

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, a member of the all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song Wish I Didn’t Miss You, was killed early Saturday in a car crash. She was 63. The vehicle she was riding in back to Atlanta from Alabama “flipped over and was subsequently hit by a […]

Celebrity tributes poured in after news broke on Thursday that legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their New Mexico home. Police say the circumstances around the deaths of Hackman, 95, Arakawa, 65, and their German shepherd were unusual, which has fuelled plenty of speculation online. The county sheriff […]

Personal effects belonging to the late Canadian musician and poet Leonard Cohen, who died in November 2016, went up for sale on Friday in what the auction house advertised as the “largest group of privately held collections” of his works.  A personal composition notebook containing 76 pages of poems and lyrics was the highest priced item, selling […]

Ready for the Oscars party … but not so much the awards?  That would make sense. From Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón’s racist tweets resurfacing, to The Brutalist‘s use of AI, to allegations of “category fraud” (don’t worry, we’ll get to it), it’s been nearly impossible to keep up with the Academy controversy — even for those of us paid […]

Pop star Katy Perry and journalists Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez, who is also billionaire Jeff Bezos’s fiancée, are set to blast off into space on a Blue Origin rocket, marking the first all-female flight crew in more than six decades. The New Shepard rocket, an 18-metre suborbital spacecraft, will carry the crew to the Kármán […]

Internet personalities Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania in one of two investigations, have been allowed to leave the country. Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, said in a statement Thursday that prosecutors approved a “request to modify the obligation preventing the defendants from leaving Romania,” but that judicial control […]

3 hours ago News Duration 1:34 Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill, co-creators and stars of CBC’s Small Achievable Goals, are also widely known for the Baroness Von Sketch Show. They spoke with CBC’s Eli Glasner about why they created a show about menopause — and why they chose comedy to start the conversation.

A new album called Is This What We Want? features a stellar list of more than 1,000 musicians — and the sound of silence. With contributions from artists including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Damon Albarn, the album was released Tuesday to protest proposed British changes to artificial intelligence laws that artists fear will […]

It seems like the Duchess of Sussex just can’t seem to catch a break. Meghan Markle is being called out ahead of the launch of her new Netflix series With Love, Meghan, as fans say her lifestyle show is a ripoff of Pamela Anderson’s cooking series. People online have been pointing out the striking similarities between […]

Wu-Tang Clan is forever, but their touring days are coming to an end. Fans in Vancouver, Laval and Toronto will get to watch the legendary rap group — made up of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa and previously, the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard — when they kick off […]

Emilia Pérez lead actress Karla Sofía Gascón is planning on attending the 2025 Oscars, Variety reported on Monday, despite the backlash the Oscar-nominated trans actor is facing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.” Gascón, who is nominated for best actress, will […]

The papal thriller Conclave won best ensemble and Timothée Chalamet took best actor at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, a pair of twists that added a few final wrinkles to an unusually unpredictable awards season. In winning the guild’s top award, Edward Berger’s Vatican-set drama triumphed just as the Catholic Church was praying […]

As musician Aysanabee stood on stage at last year’s Junos in Halifax accepting the award for alternative album of the year, a memory of the final conversation he had with his late grandfather was on his mind. It was May 2023. The Oji-Cree singer-songwriter’s grandfather told him, “Do the things you say you’re gonna do.” The comment stuck […]

British Columbia and the Juno awards are having a bit of a moment; the awards will be hosted in the western province this year by a B.C. artist, and local musicians make up about 13.5 per cent of the nominees — up from last year and impressive given that Ontario and Quebec typically dominate the […]

Sean Baker’s Anora won best film, best director and best actor for Mikey Madison at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in what could be a preview of next Sunday’s Academy Awards: The film about a Brooklyn sex worker and her whirlwind affair with a Russian oligarch’s son has emerged in recent weeks as an […]

He is a front-runner at the Academy Awards, burning past his colleagues on betting charts over his critically acclaimed achievements in The Brutalist. But unfortunately for Adrien Brody, this is the 2025 Oscars — where controversy seemingly lurks behind every title sequence. And when it comes to The Brutalist, the controversy is a slightly novel […]

A New Jersey man was convicted on Friday of attempted murder for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022. Jurors, who deliberated for less than two hours, also found Hadi Matar, 27, guilty of assault for wounding a man who was on stage with Rushdie at the time. […]

Birkenstocks are comfortable and ubiquitous in the summer. The German-made shoes come in many colours and shapes. They sometimes look chic and sometimes look shabby. But can these sandals be considered art? That’s what Germany’s Federal Court of Justice had to decide on Thursday, and it ruled they’re just comfy footwear. Birkenstock, which is headquartered in Linz am […]

In a major shakeup for the film industry, Amazon MGM Studios said on Thursday it will take creative control of the James Bond franchise from long-serving producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. The deal comes amid mounting speculation of the fate of one of the world’s most popular franchises, after a Wall Street Journal report […]

GameStop Corp. is looking to sell its Canadian and French operations as it evaluates its international assets, the video game retailer said in a Tuesday news release. CEO Ryan Cohen posted to X earlier in the day that the two business arms were for sale, adding, “High taxes, Liberalism, Socialism, Progressivism, Wokeness and DEI included at no […]

The 97th Academy Awards are going forward as a celebration of movies and resilience, with Canadians up for numerous Oscars. This year’s Oscar nominations were postponed twice after devastating wildfires tore through Los Angeles, leading some to call for the cancellation of the Academy Awards. Academy leaders have argued the show must go ahead, for […]

Paul Simon fans in Toronto and Vancouver will get a chance to catch the legendary singer-songwriter in a theatre setting after he announced Tuesday a return to touring. The Toronto dates occur several weeks into what is being called the Quiet Celebration tour, which kicks off April 4 in New Orleans. Simon is set to […]

Entertainment·Breaking American rapper A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of firing a handgun at a former friend, avoiding a potential prison term. Jury reached their decision in American star’s trial on Tuesday The Associated Press · Posted: Feb 18, 2025 8:08 PM EST | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago Rakim Mayers, a.k.a A$AP Rocky, […]

Colombian singer Shakira said Monday that she will resume her world tour and perform in Lima, Peru, on Monday evening, following the cancellation of a concert over the weekend due to a stomach illness. The four-time Grammy winner shared the news on her Instagram account, saying that her concert at Lima’s Estadio Nacional soccer stadium will begin […]

Antonine Maillet, novelist, playwright and proud Acadian, has died at 95 at her home in Montreal, her publisher said. Quebec publishing house Lemeac announced Monday on social media that she died overnight. Born in New Brunswick, Maillet became the first Canadian writer to receive the prestigious French literary award Prix Goncourt in 1979, for her novel Pélagie-la-Charrette. “Through […]

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter duetted on Simon’s Homeward Bound to open the show, five-decade Saturday Night Live luminary Steve Martin delivered the monologue, and Paul McCartney gave an epic closing to a 50th anniversary special celebrating the sketch institution that was overflowing with famous former cast members, superstar hosts and legendary guests. The 83-year-old Simon has […]

Papal drama Conclave won four prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday. The Brutalist, a post-Second World War odyssey about a Hungarian architect building a life in the United States, also won four trophies, including best director for Brady Corbet. The film’s star, Adrien Brody, took the prize for best actor, while Mikey Madison won the […]

Video game developers, publishers and other industry leaders are descending upon Toronto this weekend for the Canadian Game Awards. The event’s creator says it’s more important than ever to put a spotlight on Canadians’ huge contributions to video games, which have historically gone unnoticed. “The movie industry in Canada, and the music industry in Canada, […]

Growing up in Washington state, Neko Case thought she was Canadian.  Living close to the U.S.-Canada border, she received CBC broadcasts and watched Canadian classics like The Friendly Giant and Mr. Dressup, which, for a time, truly made her believe she was living in Canada.  “I was in grade school and the teacher asked, ‘What […]

Canadians have always been a fixture on Saturday Night Live, the groundbreaking NBC sketch comedy show that is marking its 50th anniversary this weekend. In an alternate universe, SNL actually could have been a Canadian show. Its creator and producer, Toronto-born Lorne Michaels, got his start doing sketch comedy on CBC and once pitched an […]

Canadian author Louise Penny has joined the growing list of people from the arts and culture communities to cancel events or dissociate themselves from the Kennedy Center, after U.S. President Donald Trump took control of the historic Washington, D.C., institution. Penny said on Friday she would not launch the 20th instalment in her series of books […]

No one should get their politics from a Marvel movie, least of all one in the sorry fifth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe clinging to life through a series of increasingly pathetic outings.  But it does feel a bit like that’s what Captain America: Brave New World, is asking us to do. Even ignoring the […]

Florida oranges. American cheese. Even bourbon. It seems nothing is beyond the newfound patriotic urge to shun American products amid the growing U.S.-Canada trade war. But after years of purposefully enmeshing our various industries, buying Canadian is easier said than done.  Nowhere, it turns out, is that more evident than in film and television.  Canadians have “spent […]

WARNING: This story contains antisemitic language. First, he went on a days-long antisemitic social media rant. Then, he tried to sell swastika T-shirts on his website. And that’s just what musician and fashion designer Kanye West has been up to in the last week, never mind the last several years of controversial statements and behaviour. But now, West, who also […]

Actor Anna Lambe and the co-creators of the new CBC co-production North of North talk to the CBC’s Eli Glasner about how the Iqaluit community came together to bring the heartwarming comedy to life.

Salman Rushdie described in graphic detail on Tuesday the frenzied moments in 2022 when a masked man rushed at him on a stage in western New York and repeatedly slashed him with a knife, leaving him with terrible injuries and fearful he would die. Rushdie took the stand on the second day of testimony at […]

The rising popularity of South Asian music in B.C. is front and centre at this year’s Junos, as several artists with B.C. connections are nominated for awards.  Most notably, three of the five nominations in the newly created South Asian Music Recording of the Year category have B.C. connections: AP Dhillon, who lives on Vancouver Island, Vancouver’s […]

A street performance by singer Ed Sheeran in Bengaluru, India, came to an abrupt end this weekend when a police officer unplugged his microphone mid-song.  Footage of the moment shows the Suffolk-based singer standing at the side of a roadway, performing his popular song Shape of You as vehicles and motorcycles pass by, with a […]

Salman Rushdie was so stunned when a masked man started to stab him on a stage in western New York that the acclaimed author didn’t even try to fight back, a prosecutor said Monday during opening statements in the suspected attacker’s attempted murder trial. Rushdie, 77, is expected to testify during the trial of Hadi […]

Molly O’Brien still remembers the first time she walked into her aunt Orin’s New York City apartment when she was 11 years old. There were stacks of records and books, and “beautiful artwork and sculpture drizzled all over the place.” The smell of something delicious on the stove wafted in from the kitchen. A series of […]

Did a wide-open Oscar race just get a frontrunner? Sean Baker’s Brooklyn comedy Anora took top honours at both the Producers Guild Awards and the Directors Guild Awards on Saturday night, catapulting it to Oscar favourite status with wins from a pair of closely watched Academy Awards precursors. Hollywood’s award season has been uncharacteristically up for […]

Imagine you’re an up-and-coming musician who’s chosen to perform as the opening act for a popstar with millions of listeners, only to be met with disapproval and complaints from the star’s fans. That’s exactly what happened to Dora Jar. The 28-year-old American singer-songwriter picked to open for singer Gracie Abrams on her European tour that begins today […]

A major outage of Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) on Saturday has left tens of thousands of gamers unable to access online services, stores and multimedia apps. “We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN,” PlayStation said on its social media platforms, confirming users’ mounting complaints around the globe. Reports of connectivity […]

A$AP Rocky’s longtime friend and collaborator testified at his Los Angeles trial Friday that the hip-hop star fired a starter pistol that he carried as a prop during a scuffle with a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021.    The testimony from the man who goes by A$AP Twelvyy is essential to Rocky’s defence […]

A Netflix documentary series about Prince by an Oscar-winning filmmaker has been cancelled after the late singer’s estate blocked its release.  The completed, but untitled, series by Ezra Edelman was delayed in 2024 after representatives for Prince’s estate viewed a cut and claimed it had factual errors and that it sensationalized parts of the singer’s life, according to Variety.  Netflix […]

Bandcamp is launching a fundraiser to support musicians affected by the Southern California wildfires on Feb. 7. For one day only, all proceeds raised on Bandcamp will go to MusiCares, the non-profit founded by Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. that provides musicians with health and welfare support. Several Canadian artists are indirectly participating in the event through the release of […]

The estate of one of Superman’s co-creators has filed a copyright lawsuit in a U.S. court against Warner Bros ahead of the release of its new movie Superman, part of a planned reboot of the DC Comics superhero film franchise. The lawsuit was filed on Friday in federal court in New York City by the estate of […]

A woman from New Zealand has filed a lawsuit against best-selling British author Neil Gaiman and his wife, Amanda Palmer, alleging Gaiman repeatedly sexually assaulted her while she was working as the couple’s babysitter and nanny. Scarlett Pavlovich filed the lawsuit, along with two separate lawsuits naming only Palmer as a defendant, in Wisconsin, Massachusetts and New York on […]

Ozzy Osbourne has announced his final show — and it will feature a reunion of the original lineup of Black Sabbath for the first time in 20 years.  Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward will finally play together onstage again at a one-day festival this summer featuring an all-star lineup […]

In the wake of numerous racist tweets by Karla Sofía Gascón resurfacing, the award show campaign for the film Emilia Pérez appears to be trying to shuffle the lead actress into the background to regain footing ahead of the Oscars.  Gascón, who plays the title role, will reportedly not be joining her co-stars in the U.S. for a […]

Met Gala guests, suit up! That was the order from on high as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City revealed the dress code for its annual lavish celebration of fashion in May: “Tailored for You,” a nod to the accompanying exhibit’s focus on suiting and menswear. It’s a suitable concept — meant to […]

Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama Meteor Garden that once swept Asia, died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu. She was 48. Hsu (better known as “Da S” which means “Big S”) caught the flu when she visited Japan with her family during the Lunar New Year, according to […]

The Giller Prize has parted ways with its lead sponsor Scotiabank more than a year after members of the literary community began protesting the bank’s ties to an Israeli arms manufacturer. The Giller Foundation, which administers Canada’s richest fiction prize, says its relationship with Scotiabank is over as of Monday. The organization’s statement does not address the […]

Beyoncé, the most-awarded and most-nominated artist in Grammys history, took home album of the year at the 67th Grammy Awards for her smash hit Cowboy Carter. It was her fifth time she had an album up for the award, and her first time winning.   It was a big evening for Cowboy Carter, which also won best […]

The Weeknd’s new album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, has finally arrived, marking an end to his current After Hours and Dawn FM album trilogy and, potentially, his stage name. Featuring an array of collaborations with singers and producers including Belly, Metro Boomin, Lana Del Rey, Justice, Florence & the Machine, Travis Scott, Future and more, the project […]