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WARNING: This story contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it Lead singer of the Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41, Deryck Whibley, is accusing his former manager and frontman of the group Treble Charger, Greig Nori, of grooming and sexual coercion in his newly released memoir, Walking […]

Dua Lipa and Cher opened the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday night singing Believe, before giving way to a medley of rump shakers by funk masters Kool & the Gang and a powerhouse performance by Dionne Warwick, bringing the house down at 83. The inductees this year also include: Mary […]

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Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is abandoning his bid to appeal his 2022 sexual assault conviction before Canada’s top court. The Supreme Court of Canada website shows the former Hedley frontman discontinued his application for leave to appeal. Hoggard’s lawyer, Megan Savard, told CBC News in an email the move came “before [last week’s] Haileybury jury […]

This story was updated on Oct. 17, attributing a description of cultural appropriation to Simu Liu. A Quebec company has apologized following an appearance on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, during which celebrity judge Simu Liu expressed concerns that the brand was culturally appropriating a Taiwanese beverage. The company, Bobba, sells a bottled version of boba tea, or bubble […]

Stars Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh discuss the unique way their characters connected in the time-shifting film We Live in Time, from director John Crowley.

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo made an unfortunate trip down under during the Australian leg of her world tour, falling through a hole in the stage on Monday. The Drivers License singer was running and facing the crowd at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena when she abruptly fell into an opening. She bounced back almost immediately, pulling […]

Fellow performers, fans and others were paying tribute to singer Liam Payne on Thursday, hours after the former One Direction member’s shocking death at an Argentinian hotel. Police in Argentina said they are investigating the circumstances of his death at the CasaSur in Buenos Aires, where the 31-year-old Payne was found dead in a courtyard […]

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, whose chart-topping British boy band generated a global following of swooning fans, was found dead Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, local officials said. Buenos Aires police said in a statement that Payne fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in […]

The NHL has officially joined the world of streaming.  Amazon Prime Video’s new National Hockey League broadcast Prime Monday Night Hockey — the league’s first exclusive national broadcast package with a digital-only streaming service in Canada — kicked off Monday night.  It’s part of a new deal that saw Amazon acquire the rights to broadcast all national, regular-season Monday night NHL games for […]

A Canadian company has apologized following an appearance on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, during which celebrity judge Simu Liu expressed concerns that the brand was culturally appropriating a Taiwanese beverage. The company, Bobba, sells a bottled version of the drink boba tea, or bubble tea, which is typically made of cold tea and chewy tapioca pearls. It originated […]

The union representing film crew workers in Sudbury says a settlement has been reached to finally pay some members who worked on a multimillion-dollar Canadian feature film shot in the area a year ago. The film, 40 Acres, was produced by 4T Productions, led by Jennifer Holness, and filmed primarily around the northern Ontario city in September and October 2023. It […]

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A new wave of lawsuits filed Monday accuses Sean (Diddy) Combs of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy. At least six lawsuits were filed against the hip-hop mogul in federal court in Manhattan. They were […]

Global hitmaker Bryan Adams is adding his voice to opposition over new federal regulations on streaming. The Cuts Like a Knife and All For Love singer released a video on social media saying elements of the Online Streaming Act would make it harder for Canadian musicians to break through globally. The video echoes points raised in a […]

Canadian standup comedian and broadcaster Mike Bullard has died, his family confirmed Sunday. Bullard’s half-brother, musician Chuck Jackson, confirmed to The Canadian Press that Bullard’s family learned of his death on Friday. Jackson said the coroner is investigating, and the exact cause of death remains unknown for now, but Bullard, 67, did have health problems. A […]

Bookends with Mattea Roach29:18Matt Haig: A surprise inheritance, a magical island and why he’s embracing hope — in fiction and life In Matt Haig’s latest bestseller, The Life Impossible, a retired math teacher goes on a Spanish adventure after inheriting a house on Ibiza. But things on the island aren’t quite what they seem. For […]

Daniel Bekerman never set out to produce a political film.  That’s despite the fact that The Apprentice, the movie his Toronto-based production company Scythia Films took on, is about one of the most polarizing political figures in recent memory: former U.S. president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump.  It’s also despite the fact that both Bekerman and director […]

For 50 years, late-night TV viewers have heard the words “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” at 11:30 p.m. ET.  Saturday Night Live, the groundbreaking live sketch comedy show created by Toronto-born Lorne Michaels in 1975, has captured multiple generations with its oddball comedy and political satire — and launched the careers of countless Hollywood stars. With […]

Pucking Around. The Penalty Box. Pucked. No, we’re not getting all the obvious hockey puns out of our system before we dig deep on the hockey romance book genre. These are actual best-selling book titles. If you’ve perused the romance section of any book store lately, you’ve likely noticed some of these not-so-subtle covers interspersed amongst the […]

Celine Dion has released a recording of her performance of Hymne a l’amour at the Paris Olympics. Dion’s rendition of Edith Piaf’s song during the opening ceremony in July marked the Quebecois singer’s return to the stage after announcing her diagnosis with stiff person syndrome in 2022. Stiff person syndrome is a progressive illness that […]

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal bid by accusers of former University of British Columbia writing professor and novelist Steven Galloway, paving the way for his defamation case against them to go to trial.  Galloway sued several people in B.C. Supreme Court in 2018, alleging he was defamed with false sexual assault allegations by fellow professors, […]

South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life,” the award-giving body said on Thursday. “She has a unique awareness of the connections between body and soul, the living and the dead, and in her […]

In the 15 years since Bitcoin was first created, no one has been able to crack one mystery: the true identity of the creator, known only as Satoshi Nakamoto.  Now, a new HBO documentary has opened the case files again to point the finger at a new candidate: Canadian crypto expert and software developer Peter […]

There are some anxious days ahead for growers hoping to take home the title of P.E.I.’s biggest pumpkin. CBC’s Nancy Russell checks in with some of them ahead of the Oct. 12 weigh-off at Kool Breeze Farms in Summerside.

Ticketmaster is enforcing new rules around how fans transfer Taylor Swift tickets amid a surge in reported scams. The ticket sales giant recently updated its website to say ticket transfers for Swift’s concerts can only start 72 hours before the event. Previously, Swifties could transfer tickets between Ticketmaster accounts at any time. Representatives for Ticketmaster […]

2 days ago News Duration 18:46 Mike Downie made a documentary about one of Canada’s most iconic bands, but it wasn’t easy. The filmmaker tells The National’s Ian Hanomansing about the story behind The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal (Prime Video) and the challenges that came with revisiting the memory of its frontman — and […]

35:52Victor Garber: Why there’s still one thing left on his acting bucket list Victor Garber has enjoyed an incredible career on stage and screen, from his portrayal of Jesus Christ in the musical Godspell, to his starring role opposite Jennifer Garner in the TV thriller Alias, to his memorable supporting roles in films like Titanic […]

There’s something Aristotle said in his Poetics about the effective use of metaphor. Boiling it down, he observed that while coming up with metaphors takes genius, overstuffing your story with beautiful — but confusing — symbols doesn’t leave you with a timeless piece of art. Instead, you end up with “nothing but riddles or gibberish.” Apparently, […]

Locked away in the back room of a library at Princeton University in New Jersey, available for entry only to those who apply with two forms of ID and agree to be supervised by a custodian while reading, there is a small book.  In that small book, there’s a short story: The Ocean Full of Bowling Balls, […]

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it.  Musician Jacob Hoggard was found not guilty Friday of sexually assaulting a young woman in northeastern Ontario eight years ago, the culmination of a roughly two-week trial that saw both the singer and his accuser paint starkly different pictures […]

File this one under: “We’re old.” Eminem, the prolific U.S. rapper known for hits like Lose Yourself, his former alter ego Slim Shady and for being one of the most controversial yet best-selling artists of the early 2000s, has just revealed he’s going to be a grandpa. (Cue everyone who associated Eminem’s music with their youth wading into the sea). […]

What’s old is new again as television studios revert to the classics, tapping into the lucrative nostalgia market. This fall’s TV lineup is flooded with reboots of shows that were popular decades ago — from popular sitcom Frasier and legal drama Matlock, now starring Kathy Bates, to And Just Like That, a continuation of romantic comedy Sex and the City, […]

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it.  More than two years after he was convicted for a violent rape, Jacob Hoggard is waiting to find out whether a jury will find him guilty of sexually assaulting another woman. With jurors sequestered since Friday afternoon to […]

After a months-long review of CBC/Radio-Canada’s mandate, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is expected to announce changes meant to modernize the public broadcaster sometime over the next four weeks. A senior government official told CBC News the government is in the final stages of drafting what could be major legislative and regulatory changes to better position the company for […]

Video game maker Epic Games is introducing two new parental controls for its popular games Fortnite and Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) to help parents and guardians monitor how much time their children spend gaming. The two new parental controls introduced are Time Limit Controls and Time Reports, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. […]

It’s time to put on makeupIt’s time to dress up rightIt’s time to get things startedWhy don’t you get things started? Watching the backstage bedlam of Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night made me think of The Muppet Show.   And it’s not because the film throws my beloved Jim Henson under the bus, portrayed here by Nicholas Braun as a prudish […]

A San Diego doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry ‘s fatal overdose pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine. Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, entered the plea in federal court in Los Angeles, becoming the third person to admit guilt in the aftermath of the Friends star’s death last year. Prosecutors offered […]

John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom Good Times and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries Roots, has died. He was 84. Amos’ publicist, Belinda Foster, confirmed that he had died of natural causes on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles. He played James Evans Sr. on Good […]

Sony’s PlayStation Network went down for hours on Tuesday, frustrating gamers around the world who complained they weren’t able to sign in to their accounts. PSN said on its website that “some services are experiencing issues,” and that players “might have difficulty” logging in, creating accounts, launching games or getting video content. “We are working […]

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii on Saturday, family spokesperson Ebie McFarland said in an email. He was 88. McFarland said Kristofferson died peacefully, surrounded by his family. No […]

Megan Park is not the only one tired of coming-of-age stories told by men. The Ontario director’s latest film My Old Ass, getting its wide theatre release Friday, is part of a recent wave of films in the genre starring and directed by women.  “I think people are just sick of hearing stories about men,” Park told […]

Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89. Smith’s sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, […]

The Current12:37Battling goblins, live on the radio Dungeons & Dragons is everywhere, from blockbuster movies to popular TV shows and even Lego sets. It’s cool now.  But that wasn’t the case when Rui Albino of Toronto started playing the popular tabletop role-playing game, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.  “It was almost a secret society […]

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it The emotional cross-examination of the woman accusing Jacob Hoggard of sexual assault continued at his trial Friday, as the Canadian musician’s defence lawyer sought to highlight possible issues with the complainant’s memory. The woman, whose identity is protected […]

Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony from a co-defendant that the killing was part of a feud between rival record labels. Jurors deliberated for just under four hours before finding Johnson guilty of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and being […]

There’s an old, now-tired joke that to tell if someone is really a gamer, ask them the name of the hero in The Legend of Zelda games. The trick, of course, is that barring the slimmest of cameos, you never play as the titular princess — you play as the swordsman Link, instead. The latest […]

Entertainment giant Live Nation says it will build a temporary, open-air music venue with a capacity for some 50,000 people on the grounds of the former Downsview airport in north Toronto.  The new Rogers Stadium will host its first concerts in June 2025, according to Live Nation executive Erik Hoffman.  “This was a natural response to an […]

Entertainment Simu Liu talks about joining the new season of Dragon’s Den and how he approaches investment as business opportunties for celebrities increase. From failed accountant to celebrity investor – Liu talks about temptation and opportunities as his star rises CBC News · Posted: Sep 26, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours […]

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it A woman accusing Jacob Hoggard of sexual assault told a northern Ontario court the musician raped, hit and choked her before urinating on her in a hotel room after she attended his band’s concert and an after-party eight […]

Entertainment Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault in a northeastern Ontario court as his trial gets underway. Hoggard is facing a charge for incident alleged to have happened on June 25, 2016 The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 23, 2024 12:11 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 23 Jacob Hoggard, […]

Crown prosecutors have begun their case in Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard’s sexual assault trial by outlining evidence they expect the complainant will share in court.  Prosecutor Lilly Gates said in a brief opening statement Tuesday afternoon that the complainant, whose name is under a publication ban, will describe how she was assaulted.  Hoggard pleaded not guilty […]

There will be two new awards at next year’s Junos. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced via press release Monday that it will be adding categories for songwriter of the year (non-performing) and South Asian music recording of the year for 2025. CARAS also announced it is dropping the international album of […]

Come From Away is staying in Toronto a few months longer than expected. Mirvish Productions has extended the musical’s run through to March. Performances of the latest run, which started Sunday, had been scheduled to go until Dec. 22, but Mirvish says it’s extending the run for a second block of performances due to popular demand, with […]

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. Catherine, Princess of Wales, was back at work this past week, holding a meeting at Windsor Castle that dealt with an issue close to her heart. The engagement that focused on early […]

Unreserved56:39Indigenous influence on the punk music scene Kristy Martinez has loved punk music since she was in high school 20 years ago. Then, the fashion and the rebellious ideology felt like “armour,” she says. But when Martinez — an Azusa, Calif., resident who is of Chicana and Yaqui descent — realized that Indigenous people have been making […]

Colin Mochrie narrates the Canadian version of the hit Japanese TV show, Old Enough.

The Toronto International Film Festival — Canada’s largest — has already come to a close, having run from Sept. 5 to 15.  But even with the stars having gone home — and other well-known fests like Fantasia, imagineNATIVE and Atlantic International Film Festival nearly a year away — the festival season is still far from over. For […]

Canadian author and poet Anne Michaels and international writers Nick Laird and Tomasz Różycki have been announced as the judges for the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize. Founded in 2000 by Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist Scott Griffin, the Griffin Poetry Prize is the world’s largest international prize for a single book of poetry written in, or translated into English. […]

Kelsey Grammer talks to CBC’s Teghan Beaudette about what makes a great reboot as Frasier’s revival enters its second season.

Wine and cheese. Peanut butter and jelly. Socks and Crocs. And, of course, Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Among all the randomness of the universe, there are some pairings that just make sense — complementing one another by happy accident but so perfectly compatible it’s as if they were designed that way. So given how […]

MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions, including sexual harassment, and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at winning his new Amazon reality show’s $5-million US grand prize n a lawsuit filed Tuesday by five unnamed participants. The filing alleges that the multimillion-dollar company behind YouTube’s most popular channel failed to provide minimum wages, overtime pay, uninterrupted […]

WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. A second judge refused to grant bail to Sean (Diddy) Combs on Wednesday, saying the government had proved “by clear and convincing evidence” that no amount of bail could guarantee the hip-hop mogul won’t tamper with witnesses. U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter handed down the ruling […]

Five Canadian books have made the shortlist for the 2023 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for nonfiction.  The $75,000 award recognizes the best in Canadian nonfiction. It is the largest prize for nonfiction in Canada.  The shortlisted books are Martha Baillie’s There Is No Blue, Chase Joynt’s Vantage Points, Amy Lin’s Here After, Lisa Moore and Jack Whalen’s Invisible Prisons […]

The Juno Awards are reversing course on their plan to shelve three awards after strong blowback from the music community. Junos head Allan Reid posted a message on his Instagram Tuesday saying that given the feedback the organization has decided to reinstate the categories for the 2025 show. He said the children’s album, reggae recording […]

Grammy- and Juno-winning folk musician Allison Russell is set to make her debut on Broadway in the musical Hadestown this fall. The musical was written by singer Anaïs Mitchell, and depicts a version of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in the underworld. Russell, who is currently on the short list for this year’s Polaris Music Prize for her […]

WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. Sean (Diddy) Combs was arrested late Monday in New York, where he faces a sealed criminal indictment, prosecutors announced late Monday. Details of the charges weren’t immediately announced by prosecutors, but the hip-hop mogul has, in recent months, faced a stream of allegations by women who […]

Jane’s Addiction’s scheduled Toronto show on Wednesday is off, as one of the premier bands of alternative rock’s heyday cancelled the remaining dates on its tour after a stunning band punch-up at a Boston concert. The band first cancelled Sunday night’s show in Bridgeport, Conn., apologizing to fans, but as of early Monday morning had not […]

Historical epic Shogun won the prestigious best drama award at the Emmy Awards on Sunday, and Hacks upset favourite The Bear to win best comedy as Hollywood celebrated the best of television. Shogun, a sweeping story about political machinations in 17th-century Japan, won a whopping 18 awards in total for its first season, setting a […]

There were two instances of audience interaction at the Toronto International Film Festival’s lone press screening of Megalopolis. The first involved a man, ostensibly hired by the production team, who stood up midway through the movie and walked to the front of the theatre. As the house lights inexplicably went up, he went to a microphone stand hidden off to the […]

Society’s treatment of women as they age has emerged as a major theme at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), including a horror about an age-reversing beauty treatment and a dark comedy about a new mother who turns into a feral dog. But even as these films bring up age-old conversations about women in Hollywood, the […]

Two Winnipeg-spawned filmmakers who have both offered up surreal visions of the Prairie city — albeit almost 20 years apart — talked to a Toronto International Film Festival crowd this week about the reception to their latest movies and what it’s like to try to present Winnipeg to the world in film. Guy Maddin and Matthew Rankin […]

After years marked by COVID closures and Hollywood strikes, 2024 was supposed to be the year the Toronto International Film Festival finally reopened its doors to the glitz and glam of fawning fans, red carpets and celebrities. But while celebrities did make their way to the city in big numbers, the “people’s festival” ended up […]

The “Roaring Lion” has been found. A 1941 portrait of British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill by famed Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh, which was reported stolen from the lobby of Ottawa’s Fairmont Château Laurier hotel in August 2022, has been located in Italy, police sources have told CBC News.  Ottawa police investigators, who tracked the […]

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced it will pause all upcoming screenings of the film Russians at War. The first-person documentary by Russian Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova spurred protest from Ukrainian officials and community groups who say the film amounts to propaganda. The feature was set to have its North American premiere at the Scotiabank Theatre at 2:30 p.m ET Friday. Additional […]

Taylor Swift is nobody’s idea of an opening act, and she followed Kamala Harris’s first U.S. presidential debate performance minutes later by endorsing the Democratic nominee. Swift made the endorsement for the Nov. 5 presidential election in an Instagram post to her 283 million followers, calling Harris a “steady-handed, gifted leader.” “There were people this […]

The Toronto International Film Festival says it’s not pulling a controversial documentary about Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine from its schedule, despite outcry from Ukrainian officials and community groups who say the film amounts to propaganda. TIFF’s statement comes a day after Ontario’s public broadcaster TVO, which helped fund Russians at War, announced it was no […]

Dave Grohl says he recently fathered a daughter outside his 21-year marriage to Jordyn Blum, with whom he has three older daughters. “I’ve recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage. I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her,” the Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana […]

British Columbia-based singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan’s achievements are being honoured with a Canada Post commemorative stamp. The corporation has announced that an unveiling of the stamp will take place with the artist at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music in Vancouver next Tuesday. McLachlan is a Grammy and Juno Award-winning musician who has sold more than 40 million albums […]

James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to Darth Vader — has died. He was 93. His agent, Barry McPherson, confirmed Jones died Monday morning at home. The cause was not immediately clear. Jones, who worked […]

James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to Darth Vader — has died. He was 93. His agent, Barry McPherson, confirmed Jones died Monday morning at home. The cause was not immediately clear. Jones, who worked […]

He had some help: Morgan Wallen tops the 2024 Country Music Association award nominations with seven nods, in part due to his collaboration with genre-hopping performer Post Malone. For a third year in a row, Wallen is up for both the top prize — entertainer of the year — and the male vocalist categories. Rounding out […]

Jack Long, founder of the Long & McQuade chain of musical instrument stores, died on Sept. 4 at the age of 95. The news was shared by his family on the store’s website. “Jack lived a long and happy life, surrounded by music and family until the very end,” said their statement. “We are proud of the legacy […]

Kendrick Lamar will pop out on the NFL’s biggest stage next year: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Lamar would lead the halftime festivities from the Caesars Superdome on Feb. 9. The rap megastar, who has […]

The Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice arrived with about as much subtlety as its scheduling at the Toronto International Film Festival.  Just as the Ali Abassi-directed film was plopped into the festival’s opening night schedule on Thursday as a last-minute surprise, the film barrels into its thesis without much warning or preamble. Documenting the former U.S. president’s beginnings […]

The province of Manitoba is extraordinarily well represented this month at the Toronto International Film Festival. Officially, the province lays claim to seven films at the festival, which opened Thursday: four features and three shorts, all with Manitoba connections. Never before in the 49-year history of the festival have so many Manitoba-made films been presented. Bear […]

Linkin Park is back with a new lineup and is debuting their first new music since the 2017 death of lead singer Chester Bennington. On Thursday, the band kicked off a livestream showcasing new singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain, who will join returning members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Phoenix and Joe Hahn in […]

3 hours ago News Duration 1:47 Ben Stiller, who stepped away from being a leading actor for years, was in Toronto this week to launch The Nutcrackers at TIFF with an ‘homage’ to the family comedies of his youth. He wasn’t the only star at opening night — CBC also spoke with Margaret Qualley, who […]

5 hours ago News Duration 2:31 Hundreds of moviegoers and Tragically Hip fans gathered on a street in Toronto to belt out the beloved Canadian band’s hits as the Toronto International Film Festival got underway Thursday. The surviving band members, as well as director Mike Downie and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were on hand for […]

The man who oversaw the creation of thousands of forged artworks falsely attributed to Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau faces a sentencing hearing today in Thunder Bay, Ont.  David John Voss pleaded guilty on June 4 to counts of forgery and uttering forged documents for operating an art fraud ring out of Thunder Bay between 1996 and […]

The Ontario government is facing a class-action lawsuit after it abruptly cancelled a basic income pilot project, a decision participants say hurled their lives into turmoil. CBC’s Nick Purdon explores the initiative’s impact — and looks at why some say a guaranteed paycheque is the way of the future.

The Toronto International Film Festival, Canada’s festival of festivals, is back for another year. Running from Sept. 5 to Sept. 15, you can see the full list of films at their website — as well as a full schedule of when they will play.  For a deeper dive — and how to plan your own […]

Thousands of Oasis fans waited long hours in virtual queues this weekend to get their hands on tickets for the British band’s reunion shows next summer, only to find that prices had been hiked as part of a “dynamic pricing” scheme. Many fans who waited for more than three hours thinking they would pay the […]

Don’t resist using words like delulu or rizz — they might soon become part of our collective lexicon.

When former CBC host Carol Off started writing a book calling on people to reclaim the word “freedom” from the far right, she thought she would be dismissed as naive. Then Kamala Harris began her run to become U.S. president. “The first thing out of her [Harris’s] mouth, practically, was freedom,” Off told As It Happens […]

It looks and feels like it should be far away from civilization, but the virtually untouched Hochelaga Archipelago is just off the eastern edge of Montreal. Conservationists are working to protect it while encouraging people to come visit.

Situated in the Kingston area, not far from where the St. John River meets Belleisle Bay, a small, floating shack called Ice Cream Dock allows boaters to grab a treat at the ‘boat-thru.’

The Deaner is making a return to the screen, with a shot-in-Manitoba movie that explores the cult-hero character’s past. Dean Murdoch, a.k.a. The Deaner — the mullet-haired, hard-rocking headbanger who crashed his way into the Canadian comedy firmament with the cult films Fubar (2002) and Fubar 2 (2010) — returns in spectacular form in Deaner […]

The mosquito population in the Maritimes is changing because of climate change. A research project led by Acadia University asked the public to collect specimens at two New Brunswick parks to help with the research.

There are innovators born before their time. There are old souls, born too late for their perfect audience. And then, in the words of songwriter and lead singer Josh Ramsay, there is Marianas Trench. “We were just idiots.” To be fair, the Vancouver vocalist is laughing — and being more than a little modest. Flanked […]

2 hours ago News Duration 1:26 British Paralympian John McFall became the first person with a physical disability to be effectively cleared for future missions by the European Space Agency last month. McFall, who won a 100-metre bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games, was declared on track to becoming the world’s first ‘parastronaut’ after […]

Starting your own business takes a lot of hard work, drive and dedication. Just ask 12-year-old Nate Barker of Antigonish County in Nova Scotia. This summer he’s running Red Dog Mini Golf, a hand-built course that features found objects — and occasional visits from the family pet.

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Brace Hemmelgarn, manager of content and photography for the Minnesota Twins, recounts the moment he took a rare photo of rainbow lightning over Target Field in Minneapolis during a game.

South Korean singer Taeil has left K-pop band NCT after being accused of an unspecified sexual crime, his label said on Wednesday. His agency, SM Entertainment, released a statement on X, saying the member will depart from the boy band after learning he has been “accused in a criminal case related to a sexual crime.” […]

This month, a strange sight appeared in Toronto’s north end: a massive compound containing what looked like a walled-off miniature town, complete with a line of identical houses.  Though it looks like something out of a dystopia, it’s actually the set for Beast Games, an upcoming reality TV show created by YouTuber MrBeast in partnership […]

Mariah Carey’s mother Patricia and sister Alison both died on the same day, the singer said Monday. “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” the Grammy-winning singer said in a statement. “I feel blessed […]

Oasis, the Britpop band known for timeless hits like Wonderwall and Don’t Look Back in Anger, is reuniting for a tour next summer, ending a 15-year hiatus and, presumably, the long-held feud between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher. The band will play 14 dates in Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland next July and August, Oasis said on Tuesday. […]

This month, a strange sight appeared in Toronto’s north end: a massive compound containing what looked like a walled-off miniature town, complete with a line of identical houses.  Though it looks like something out of a dystopia, it’s actually the set for Beast Games, an upcoming reality TV show created by YouTuber MrBeast in partnership […]

Pop singer Chappell Roan has some harsh words for obsessive fans as she continues her rapid ascent to superstardom.  “I don’t want whatever the f–k you think you’re supposed to be entitled to whenever you see a celebrity. I don’t give a f–k if you think it’s selfish of me to say no for a photo, or for […]

Thousands decked out in weird and wonderful costumes descended on Toronto for Canada’s large pop culture convention, Fan Expo Canada. The event, beloved by fans of comics, sci-fi, horror, fantasy, anime, cosplay and gaming, got underway at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Thursday and ends Sunday. “I’m just here for thrills, meeting friends, and all […]

It’s shaping up to be a good month for Colin James.  The B.C. blues rock legend was named to the Order of British Columbia earlier this month, and on Saturday he’ll release his new album, Chasing the Sun — his 21st, and another chapter in a long and storied career. Having grown up in Regina, the singer-songwriter rose to fame in […]

Justin Bieber, who rose to international stardom in 2010 with his hit Baby, has welcomed one of his own with his wife. The singer, 30, posted a photo of a baby’s foot Friday on Instagram, revealing the child’s name as Jack Blues Bieber. His wife, 27-year-old model Hailey Bieber, reshared the post on Instagram stories. It’s not […]

How do you analyze Sixth Sense without spoiling the end? What would you say about Remember the Titans if you couldn’t say “football” or “racism?” How could you talk about Ocean’s 11 if its twist was George Clooney was actually planning a heist this whole time?  Talking about Blink Twice — the directorial debut of actor Zoë […]

The Weeknd is finally offering a glimpse into the next chapter of his career with a one-night-only concert streaming live on YouTube from São Paulo, Brazil. The four-time Grammy winner plans to roll out a never-before-seen production in early September alongside performances of his biggest songs. The Weeknd, a.k.a. Abel Tesfaye, announced his streaming plans with a promotional trailer […]

Last night, talk show icon Oprah Winfrey received roaring applause at her first-ever appearance at a national political convention. The day before, actor Sean Astin strutted onstage to call for the first woman president in United States history, while managing to slide in references to his roles in both Stranger Things and Rudy. And Atlanta rapper Lil […]

Two weeks after organizers scrubbed Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna amid a foiled terror plot, the singer issued her first statement on the cancellations. “Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,” she wrote in a statement posted on Instagram on Wednesday. “The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and […]

Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the grounds that the victim’s family had signed up for its streaming service Disney+. The company filed a notice in Orange County court on Tuesday to withdraw the motion, which had drawn swift backlash when it became public. Josh D’Amaro, […]

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched a television genre that made household names of Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88. NBC’s Today show said Donahue died on Sunday after a long illness. Dubbed “the king of daytime talk,” Donahue was the first to incorporate audience participation in a talk show, […]

The production company behind Katy Perry’s newest music video is under investigation for allegedly filming without permission in ecologically sensitive sand dunes on the Balearic Islands off eastern Spain. The video for Perry’s latest single, Lifetimes, from her upcoming album 143, was released on Aug. 8 and features scenes of the star enjoying the sun, […]

Hamilton’s largest radio news station — and one of Canada’s oldest — has shut down. The Global News station, 900 CHML, posted an announcement online about the closure on Wednesday. By early afternoon, the station was no longer on the air. Its parent company is Corus Entertainment. In a statement sent to CBC Hamilton, Corus said the decision […]

Great White singer Jack Russell, whose band’s long climb to commercial success was overshadowed by a pyrotechnics display at a nightclub performance that led to one of the deadliest indoor fires in U.S. history, has died. He was 63. A statement released by his family on Russell’s social media accounts on Thursday indicated the singer […]

Five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors. “These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry’s addiction issues to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doing was wrong,” U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said Thursday while announcing the charges. The […]

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it.  As audiences flock to see It Ends With Us in theatres, there’s concern that the movie’s breezy marketing campaign is sending the wrong message about its serious subject matter — intimate partner violence.   Starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who is […]

Jacob Hoggard began serving his sentence Friday after Ontario’s top court dismissed the Hedley frontman’s appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The musician’s legal team said he surrendered into custody immediately before the ruling was delivered Friday, as is typical in criminal appeals. The Appeal Court unanimously upheld Hoggard’s conviction despite finding his trial should […]

Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, and later charmed audiences in her son’s tear-jerker The Notebook, has died. She was 94. Rowlands’ death was confirmed Wednesday by representatives for […]

A prosecutor says five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors.  U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announced the charges Thursday, saying the doctors supplied Perry with a large amount of ketamine and even wondered in a text message how much the former Friends star would be willing […]

At the Paris Olympics, breaking entered as arguably the most exciting new event in decades: an art form sprung from the hip-hop culture of the Bronx, set to take the biggest international sports stage in the world.  One Canadian gold medal, more than a few headspins and seemingly millions of memes later, the hype has […]

Mark Wahlberg’s documentary production house is ringing up “the real BlackBerry story.” Wahlberg’s Unrealistic Ideas says it is moving ahead with a feature-length documentary centred around the history of the Waterloo, Ont.-based smartphone maker. The company says the still-untitled BlackBerry doc will tap into interviews with former executives and staff at the company once known […]

Canadian post-hardcore band Alexisonfire is used to headlining shows and hometown festivals, but 23 years into its career, the powerhouse performers have taken a rare opening act gig that puts them in front of one of their biggest audiences yet. The St. Catharines, Ont., group hits the Rogers Centre on Thursday, when it will open for […]

Voice actor Rachael Lillis, famed for playing Misty and Jessie in various film, television and video game versions of the beloved Japanese animated series Pokémon, has died following a battle with breast cancer.  She was 55. Co-star Veronica Taylor, who voices the role of Ash Ketchum, shared the news Monday morning in a post on X, formerly known […]

29:01Elin Hilderbrand: Why she’s retiring from writing summer beach reads The New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand has been writing about summers spent on the island of Nantucket, Mass., since 2000, when she released her debut novel, The Beach Club. But now, after 30 books, she’s retiring from the genre. Her latest beach read, […]

When Dorothy Grant entered the fashion world in 1988, she did not fit easily into any of the established categories. She was one of the first Indigenous fashion designers in the industry, making her stand out from many others as she combined traditional Haida ceremonial dress with contemporary style.  “Mainstream fashion didn’t know what to […]

Binge-reading bestsellers in bars? Fusing food with fiction? Silently skimming sci-fi over Zoom? These aren’t your typical book clubs, but they’re just the plot twist modern readers are looking for.  With the rise of celebrity book clubs and the popularity of #BookTok, a hashtag used on TikTok to discuss books, the idea of communal reading […]

Beyond the overdone gore of Saw, cheap jump scares of Insidious, or the freakiness of whatever’s going on in Hellraiser, modern horror can do little to actually scare citizens of a horrible-enough modern world. In 2024, how much starchy corn-syrup blood can we see thrown at our screens? How many times can we be shown […]

Céline Dion and her management team said Saturday that they do not endorse an “unauthorized” use of one of her most popular songs by former U.S. president Donald Trump at a campaign rally. “Today, Céline Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, […]

A third person has been arrested in connection with the foiled conspiracy to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, Austria’s interior minister said Friday. Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said the 18-year-old, an Iraqi citizen, was taken into custody Thursday evening in Vienna after allegedly being in contact with the main suspect. Authorities say the main suspect, a 19-year-old, planned to […]

Newfoundland and Labrador documentary filmmaker Jamie Miller is helping bring a unique part of her province’s popular culture to the screen. “In our generation, we grew up turning on our news station in the middle of the night and seeing just bonkers psychedelia content,” she said of her upbringing in St. John’s watching NTV, the local television network […]

MrBeast has ordered a full assessment of the internal culture in his YouTube empire as well as an investigation into “allegations of inappropriate behavior by people in the company,” according to a confidential memo obtained by The Associated Press. Addressed to “Team Beast” employees, the message sent Wednesday outlines infrastructure changes including plans to hire […]

The vice-president of Canada’s English language acting union isn’t happy seeing a Rogers ad featuring U.S. star John Krasinski letting loose to Taylor Swift in a boat on Lake Simcoe. “Every time I see that commercial, it makes my skin crawl,” said Keith Martin Gordey, who is also the president of the Union of British […]

The cancellation of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over an apparent attack plot didn’t stop the U.S. pop star’s fans from taking to the city’s streets to unite in celebration of her music.  Massive groups of Swifties gathered Thursday and shared friendship bracelets. The bracelet trend became popular at Swift’s concerts in response to her song You’re on Your […]

Steve Martin’s next role will not be the Midwestern politician the internet hoped he’d portray. With Maya Rudolph’s wildly popular impression of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live, fans clamoured to see who the late-night comedy show would pick to play Harris’s new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. With similar hairstyles and […]

Suga, a member of K-pop group BTS, apologized Wednesday for driving an electric vehicle while intoxicated. His label, Big Hit Music, said Min Yoon-gi — famously known as Suga — was driving an “electric kickboard” Tuesday night in Seoul, South Korea, when he fell while parking it. A police officer spotted him and administered a breathalyzer […]

Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) says several thousand people pushed through the fences at a free Billy Talent concert in Port Colborne, Ont., on Saturday. Municipal officials said the venue at H. H. Knoll Park had reached capacity just before 9:30 p.m., at which point police decided to close the surrounding fences. The show was part […]

With his deep baritone voice and high-camp take on cowboy culture, Orville Peck has been steadily on the rise since the release of his debut album, Pony, in 2019. Now, he’s back with his highly anticipated third album, Stampede, but in an interview with Q‘s Tom Power, Peck shares that he didn’t always feel at […]

Live Nation is staying quiet after two performers associated with Kendrick Lamar say their dates at its Drake-affiliated History venue in Toronto were cancelled at the last minute. A representative for the global promoter and concert venue owner ignored numerous requests by The Canadian Press to clarify why fans of Schoolboy Q and Sir were […]

There have been many films set in prison. Some with great performances. But there’s never been a film like Sing Sing.  The story revolves around the two Divines.  John (Divine G) Whitfield is a prisoner at the maximum-security prison Sing Sing. Convicted of a crime he didn’t commit, he pours himself into writing and activism. He’s a jailhouse […]

Two words written anonymously in a guest book set off a chain of events that led a longtime Munro’s Books employee to quit her job, disillusioned by her literary hero and her former employer. Two months ago, Justina Elias would have described her job at Munro’s in Victoria as a fairy tale. She admired the life and works […]

Day 68:40The stars of The Blair Witch Project reckon with its complicated legacy In 1999, Michael C. Williams was on top of the world.  The actor was making an appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien after co-starring in The Blair Witch Project, the found-footage horror film that rattled millions of moviegoers’ bones. A year […]

Aerosmith says Steven Tyler’s voice has been permanently damaged by a vocal cord injury last year and the rock band will no longer tour. The iconic band behind hits like Love in an Elevator and Livin’ on the Edge posted a statement on Friday announcing the cancellation of remaining dates on its tour and providing an update on […]

The 1975 is being sued after Matty Healy kissing a bandmate in an on-stage protest shut down a music festival in Malaysia last year. The singer used profanities as he criticized Malaysia’s stance against homosexuality before kissing bassist Ross MacDonald during the band’s headline performance at the Good Vibes Festival in Kuala Lumpur on July 21, […]

American rapper Flavor Flav, who is sponsoring the United States’ Olympic women’s water polo team, stopped by Canada House to chat with CBC Sports’ Anastasia Bucsis.

Donald Trump’s vice-presidential running mate, J.D. Vance, is on TikTok — and he’s collaborating with Canadian-American social media stars the Nelk Boys.  Vance’s first post on the social media site features a nine-second video where he can be seen accepting alcohol from Canadian Kyle Forgeard, one of Nelk’s founders.  “Yo J.D., we want to welcome you to TikTok,” […]

Sarah McLachlan can only think of one time in her career when she set out to write a single for pop radio — and it was only because she didn’t have a choice. When the Canadian superstar signed with her first American label, they didn’t think they could sell an album with just her signature […]

The Dude and Luke Skywalker were among the famous faces on a fundraising call that, according to organizers, raised more than $4 million US on Monday for U.S. vice-president Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. The three-hour “White Dudes for Harris” call was the latest in a series of Zoom meetups organized by diverse groups of Harris supporters, often along […]

Elvis Costello, Allison Russell and Hamilton’s Daniel Lanois are among the musicians set to celebrate Robbie Robertson’s legacy at a concert supported by his friend Martin Scorsese. Life is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson will unfold at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Oct. 17 with dozens of the late Canadian […]

Canadian authors Anne Michaels and Claire Messud are among the 13 authors longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize.  The £50,000 (approx. $84,882 Cdn) prize annually recognizes the best original novel written in the English language and published in the U.K. Michaels is longlisted for her novel Held, which weaves together historical figures and events in a mysterious narrative that spans generations. It begins […]

Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose Sweet Valley High novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield captivated millions of young readers, died Sunday at age 92. Pascal’s death was confirmed Tuesday by her publisher, Penguin Random House, which did not immediately have additional information. Starting in 1983, Francine Pascal oversaw […]

Robert Downey Jr. revealed in a surprise announcement at San Diego Comic-Con that he’ll return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe — not in his iconic Iron Man role, but as villain Victor Von Doom, aka Doctor Doom, in the Avengers series. Downey kicked off Marvel’s movie successes in Iron Man and played the popular character in nine films, but on […]

Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel, The Country Girls, before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 93. O’Brien died Saturday after a long illness, according to a statement by […]

Three members of the Nelons, a Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet, as well as the chairman of the board overseeing the Georgia Department of Corrections, were among seven people killed in a plane crash in Wyoming, according to a statement by a group member who was not aboard the aircraft. Nelons co-founder Kelly Nelon Clark, her […]

WARNING: This article contains details of abuse and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. When late author Alice Munro’s daughter came forward about the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepfather, the revelation stunned Canadians and the literary world.  But the fact that Munro’s […]

Hollywood’s video game performers voted to go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence protections. The strike will begin at 12:01 a.m. PT Friday and comes after nearly two years of negotiations with gaming giants, […]

“The song part of Tiny Desk is easy; the talking part on the other hand,” Feist joked without finishing her sentence, setting herself up between songs during her brand new NPR Tiny Desk Concert.  Though Feist later proved that she’s actually totally fine with the banter part of the show, revealing a Bachelor-related tidbit about one […]

It’s a rainy Wednesday afternoon, and the sounds of Toronto’s torrential downpour blend with live instrumentals from various music scores that accompanied films made by one of Hollywood’s most famed Canadian directors, the late Norman Jewison. These notes and melodies fill the Canadian Film Centre (CFC), a space Jewison founded as a launching point for new generations […]

The Current24:23K-Pop is experimenting with AI, but some are skeptical One of the biggest music genres is experimenting with the power of artificial intelligence after K-pop group Seventeen used AI to help promote the music video for its single Maestro. The song is a hit, but the use of AI in the multi-billion dollar industry has been […]

One of the most anticipated blockbusters of the summer made its Canadian premiere in Toronto Tuesday, as Marvel rolled out the red (and yellow) carpet for Deadpool & Wolverine.  Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, longtime pals and stars of the film, were joined by director Shawn Levy as they took over Scotiabank Theatre to meet fans […]

Abdul (Duke) Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as I Can’t Help Myself, Reach Out I’ll Be There and Standing in the Shadows of Love, has died at age 88. Fakir died Monday of heart failure at his home in Detroit, according […]

Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Jerry Digney, Newhart’s publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series of short illnesses. Newhart, best remembered now as the star of […]

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Most critics agree The Bear is worthy of award nominations, but the popular TV show’s placement in the comedy category at the upcoming Emmy Awards has viewers scratching their heads. The second season of the FX series, which follows a young chef who inherits his family’s sandwich shop after the suicide of his older brother, got […]

A British Columbia woman has been ordered to pay her former romantic partner $450 for her ticket to attend a Coldplay concert together on what she said she believed was a date. But the province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal says in a ruling that there was no evidence Michael Stolfi intended the ticket to be a gift to […]

The Bear went on a tear at Wednesday morning’s announcement of Emmy nominations, earning a comedy-series record 23, and Shogun led all nominees with 25 in a dominant year across categories for FX. Nominations for the acclaimed series about a family restaurant and the culinary world in Chicago included best comedy series and best actor in a comedy […]

A 10-year-old girl from Swift Current, Sask., who attracted millions of followers while sharing her health story online has died.  Bella Thomson, who went by Bella Brave on social media, was born with several rare health conditions. Her mother, Kyla Thomson, confirmed to CBC Saskatchewan that Bella died on Sunday after being placed in a […]

As revenue slumps from a “challenging advertising environment,” Canadian media company Corus Entertainment — which houses brands like Global News and YTV — is “aggressively” cutting costs, continuing layoffs and shutting down parts of its business. In the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Monday, co-chief executive officer John Gossling said that by the end of August, Corus expects it will have […]

A New Mexico judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin on Friday, agreeing with Baldwin’s lawyers that prosecutors and police withheld evidence on the source of the live round that killed Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Three days after Baldwin’s trial began, New Mexico district court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled after hearing evidence […]

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died. She was 96. Westheimer died on Friday at her home in New York City, surrounded by her family, according to publicist and friend Pierre Lehu. Westheimer never advocated […]

American actor Shannen Doherty, best known for her role as high school student Brenda Walsh on hit 1990s television drama Beverly Hills, 90210, has died after years of living with cancer, U.S. media outlets reported on Sunday. She was 53. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On […]

Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died at the age of 76, multiple media outlets reported, including ABC News and TMZ. The reports said his housekeeper found him unresponsive on Saturday morning and Los Angeles police were called. TMZ reported that police were treating it as a natural death. Los Angeles police and fire departments told […]

Western University on Friday took a step toward reconsidering its relationship with acclaimed local writer and Nobel laureate Alice Munro, announcing it has decided to pause a chair created in her honour. The move by the London, Ont., school comes in the wake of recent revelations that Munro chose to remain married to her second husband after […]

A prestigious Canadian literary prize will maintain its partnership with Scotiabank after nearly 20 authors pulled their books from consideration to protest the bank’s investment in an Israeli defence contractor.  More than two dozen authors have signed a letter posted Wednesday by Canlit Responds, a group that initially formed to protest charges laid against several of the […]

The Zodiac Killer. BTK. The “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez. And, Tiptoe Through the Tulips singer Tiny Tim.  On the surface, it may seem like these things don’t exactly suit each other — the high-pitched crooning of a long-haired loner mixed with some of the most heinous acts of the past half-century. But it’s that ping-ponging set of circumstances that Longlegs […]

The unmatched extravagance of Indian billionaire heir Anant Ambani’s wedding is creating divisions in a country where the gap between the rich and poor is stark and growing. The son of Asia’s richest man has already partied through a series of pre-wedding festivities for his coming union to Radhika Merchant, including a three-day March event […]

A Netflix show has reignited a spicy international debate over kimchi. When cast members of reality show Super Rich in Korea prepared the traditional Korean dish, the Chinese subtitles called it la bai cai, a Chinese term for spicy cabbage, which did not sit well with some Korean viewers. South Koreans launched an online petition demanding […]

One of Canada’s greatest painters, who wedded Indigenous elements to the mainstream of modern art, has died. Alex Janvier, whose thousands of works hang in private homes and public galleries across the country, was 89. “Painting says it all for me,” Janvier said in a statement in 2012. “It is the Redmantalk in colour, in […]

Sarah McLachlan’s legendary all-female music festival Lilith Fair is getting the documentary treatment. Producers at CBC and Elevation Pictures have partnered with Dan Levy’s Not A Real Production Company on the feature-length project Lilith Fair, which doesn’t yet have a release date. The Lilith Fair documentary is directed by Toronto filmmaker Ally Pankiw, who’s worked on […]

Sixteen jurors were seated Tuesday for Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico, where opening statements are set to start Wednesday. Five men and 11 women were chosen by Santa Fe County special prosecutors and the actor’s team of defence attorneys. Twelve will be designated as the jury and four as alternates by the […]

When award-winning Nashville musician Jelly Roll makes his Canadian debut at a St. Catharines, Ont., concert Monday night, he’ll do so while supporting programming for local Indigenous youth. The 7 p.m. show at the city’s Meridian Centre is raising money for the Heather Winterstein Foundation.  The foundation was set up after Winterstein’s death in late 2021. The 24-year-old died less than […]

Ticketmaster is notifying customers about a “data security incident” that may have leaked their personal information. The ticket-selling company wrote in an email to customers Monday that it recently discovered an “unauthorized third party” obtained information from a cloud database hosted by a third-party company between April 2 and May 18.  The information “may have included […]

An Algonquin beader says one of her designs was stolen and sold on a massive online retailer without her knowledge for nearly a year.  Melody Markle saw a post from a fellow beader warning artists about copies of their designs appearing on retail websites without permission.  So Markle went onto Temu, an online retailer (similar to Etsy […]

John Cena announced on Saturday night in Toronto that he will retire from professional wrestling next year after two decades in the ring. The wrestler-turned-actor delivered a heartfelt speech to a stadium of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) fans at Scotiabank Arena, who booed in disappointment as Cena said the 2025 season would be his last. […]

TV shows with queer and trans characters are disappearing, sparking concerns that networks and streaming services are caving to anti-2SLGBTQ+ sentiment.  There were 468 2SLGBTQ+ characters in TV shows this year, according to an April report from the prominent advocacy organization GLAAD, 128 fewer than its last annual report. And of them, 36 per cent aren’t […]

In 2000, Tom Green was at the height of his career. The Canadian comedian’s eponymous cable access program, The Tom Green Show, launched him to stardom after it moved to MTV, and he landed roles in big box office hits like Charlie’s Angels and Road Trip. But that same year, Green, then 28, received the […]

WARNING: This story mentions intimate partner violence and suicide. The city of Brantford, Ont., has put the call out for an artist to design and create a mural honouring the comedian and actor Phil Hartman. Hartman, who was born in Brantford in 1948, is best known for his eight seasons as a cast member on Saturday […]

After a period of (relative) silence, the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar appears to be back on.  Late Thursday night — and months after the last official diss track from either rapper — Lamar released the music video to Not Like Us. That song reached No. 1 on the Billboard 100 when it debuted back […]

The University of Manitoba is decolonizing its art collection, replacing problematic paintings and sculptures with contemporary Indigenous art. “The university is ultimately a colonial institution that is designed to serve white people … and that needs to change,” said C.W. Brooks-Ip, registrar and preparator of the University of Manitoba Art Collection. “We have had artwork that is by […]

It’s a good time to be an Eddie Murphy fan.  After stepping out of the spotlight for a few years, Murphy is back and reengaging with the culture. There’s a new Shrek sequel on the way and talk of a Donkey-focused film.  In 2019, Murphy returned with the riotous Dolemite is My Name. He’s also begun revisiting some […]

Barbenheimer is back, baby. And this time, it’s all green. At least, that’s what some overly confident movie studios would have us believe. Because almost exactly one year after the unlikely success of the same-day debut of Barbie (Greta Gerwig’s rose-coloured film about Mattel’s iconic doll overthrowing the patriarchy) and Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan’s look at the […]

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of P.E.I.’s most famous author. CBC’s Nancy Russel spoke last week with the Montgomery 150 committee’s Linda Lowther and Caeley Currie from the Bedeque Area Historical Museum about some of the 70-plus events that are planned to celebrate Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Rick Cluff, one of British Columbia’s most loved radio personalities, has died. Cluff passed away following a short battle with cancer days after marking his 74th birthday.  A consummate broadcaster, Cluff brought his friendly voice and big personality to CBC Vancouver in 1997 and helped turn The Early Edition into the No. 1-rated morning show in […]

Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of Shampoo, The Last Detail and other acclaimed films, whose work on Chinatown became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, died Monday surrounded by family at his home there, said publicist Carri McClure. She declined to comment on any cause of death. […]