Pageant queen, makeup artist breaking barriers as Indigenous women in beauty industry
Ashley Callingbull is a woman of many faces. She’s an actress, model and pageant winner, will soon be an author and is getting ready to compete in Miss Universe Canada for the second time. She’s been in the pageant world since…
Donald Sutherland, famed actor dead at 88, remembered ‘like a Quebecer’
Denise Robert, a Canadian film producer, remembers when Quebec director Denys Arcand tapped Donald Sutherland for a role in a film they were working on. “It wasn’t a big role,” Robert told Radio-Canada. “He said that he accepted with great…
Kinds of Kindness is a banger of a summer horror movie — but it’s not for everyone
Yorgos Lanthimos’s new movie with Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons is not the comedy-drama audiences might be expecting — instead, it’s an extremely dark, extremely funny horror-comedy. Kinds of Kindness will alienate audiences looking for a light romp, but horror fans…
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He hid from Nazis in the woods for 2 years as a boy. Now his story is on the big screen
Now 94 years old, Maxwell Smart recounts his ordeal of escaping the Holocaust on his own as a Jewish 11-year-old. The Montrealer praises the filmmaker who managed to portray his experience in The Boy in the Woods while speaking with…
The Bikeriders thinks masculinity is a curse — but at least it looks cool on a motorcycle
When Leonardo DiCaprio was promoting The Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese’s debauchery-filled story of insider trading, unflagging self-interest and corruption, the actor was forced to shadowbox against a seeming tidal wave of young people he saw as misinterpreting the…
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Reviving traditional language in a playful way
11 hours ago News Duration 2:24 Language is an important and vital part of Indigenous culture. Over the years, efforts have been ongoing to revitalize it. There have been books, workshops, games and in Thunder Bay, it can also come…
Elton John, Amy Adams films among first titles announced for TIFF 2024
A documentary about Elton John and an Amy Adams-led horror comedy about a stay-at-home mom whose life turns surreal will have their world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival. Elton John: Never Too Late promises to “pull the back the…
The Outsiders wins best musical and Stereophonic best play at 2024 Tony Awards
The Outsiders, a gritty adaptation of the classic young adult novel, became the essence of a Broadway insider on Sunday, winning the Tony Award for best new musical on a night when theatre history was made for women as Broadway directors and…
In an age of anxiety, Inside Out 2 justifies its return
To say the least, I did not approach Inside Out 2 in the right frame of mind. It has been the summer of sequels. Faced with fears of a shrinking appetite for the big-screen experience, studios have been playing it…
R.E.M.’s original 4 play on stage for first time in 17 years at Songwriters Hall induction
The members of R.E.M. had joked only hours before that it would take “a comet” to get the band to perform together one last time. Yet there they were at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Thursday night,…
Would you name your baby after a sexy fairy? It’s happening thanks to a popular book series
There was a time when people were shamed for reading smutty books, whether for the steaminess factor or the misconception that romance wasn’t real literature. But now, thanks to the surging popularity of books by authors like Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca…
Céline Dion on her health issues and plans for a comeback: ‘I will sing again’
“When this whole thing started, if you put yourself in my shoes, I didn’t have a [diagnosis],” says pop icon Céline Dion. It is spring in Las Vegas, and she’s speaking to CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault in an exclusive English Canadian interview….
Popular YouTuber Ben Potter, better known as Comicstorian, dead at 40
Ben Potter, a popular YouTube content creator known by his handle Comicstorian, died after an “unfortunate accident,” according to his wife. He was 40. Nathalie Potter said her husband died June 8. Police in Colorado, where Potter lived, said his car…
From funny girl to sexy star, Bridgerton’s Penelope shifts how curvy women are shown on screen
Nicola Coughlan says it’s tough having perfect breasts. The actress who plays Penelope Featherington in Season 3 of Netflix’s hit series Bridgerton admitted as much during a Q&A in Dublin last week. A male member of the audience had just told Coughlan he thought she was…
King Charles portrait vandalized with Wallace and Gromit cartoon
Animal rights activists have defaced the first official portrait of King Charles with a cut-out face of a cartoon character at a gallery in London. Two activists with Animal Rising stuck a poster from the Wallace and Gromit animated series over the bright…
Drag takes centre stage in colourful Stratford Festival production
Drag queens are bringing a splash of colour to Canada’s biggest theatre festival, in a classic play with modern relevance. Some of Canada’s most prominent drag queens consulted on Stratford Festivals’ La Cage aux Folles, which features an all-male chorus made up of nine men performing…
Ācimowin Film Festival brings Indigenous cinema to Saskatoon
A new film festival in Saskatoon is showcasing the next generation of Indigenous filmmakers and paying tribute to cinema trailblazers. The inaugural Ācimowin Film Festival started Wednesday night and runs through Saturday, with screenings and events throughout the city. The festival…
Bad Boys 4 shouldn’t ride — it should die
Heading into the theatre for Bad Boys: Ride or Die, I do not arrive unprepared. Aside from virtually growing up alongside the buddy-cop movies, I come with something bordering on a mania: as a young, explosions-obsessed child in the early 2000s,…
You’re (still) a superstar: Nostalgia tours drum up big feelings and big money
Nostalgia tours have come for millennials, and they’re they’re no longer confined to big cities. Halifax star Sarah McLachlan is touring North America this month to celebrate the 30th anniversary of her classic album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, while Belleville, Ont.,…
I Used to be Funny is a must-watch dramedy for Canadian film lovers
A controversial pitch for movie lovers this weekend: Go see a small-budget Canadian indie instead of the big-budget fourth sequel of Bad Boys. Canadian filmmaker Ally Pankiw’s debut feature film I Used to be Funny hits theatres this weekend. After Pankiw…
Woman who says Baby Reindeer character was based on her sues Netflix
A woman who says she is the inspiration for the relentless stalker at the centre of Netflix’s Baby Reindeer sued the streaming giant on Thursday for defamation and is seeking at least $170 million US in damages. Fiona Harvey, a Scottish attorney…
Last spin: Long-time Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak’s final episode airs Friday
After 41 years and more than 8,000 episodes, Pat Sajak’s final turn as the renowned host of Wheel of Fortune will air on Friday. Sajak’s co-host and letter-turner Vanna White paid an emotional tribute to her partner on Thursday’s episode, calling…
New CBC, APTN Netflix series captures joys of life in the Arctic
Nunavut filmmakers Alethea Arnaquq-Baril and Stacey Aglok MacDonald are known for tackling difficult issues in their work about life in Inuit Nunangat, such as in The Grizzlies, Twice Colonized and Throat Song. But they wanted to show there can be…
Halsey reveals dual health diagnoses, debuts new song The End
Halsey has been privately battling illness, the singer revealed Tuesday. She shared the news on Instagram in a series of videos that appear to document the singer receiving infusions. “Long story short, I’m lucky to be alive,” she wrote in…
Curtains closing for Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre, which hosted Stones and Dylan
Toronto’s famed Phoenix Concert Theatre is closing its doors after more than 33 years. Owners of the downtown venue, which has hosted Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and Billie Eilish, said Wednesday they’ve marked Jan. 15, 2025, for the final…
From The Good Place to Star Wars, I didn’t know Manny Jacinto. But neither do you
You never want to head into an interview unprepared. But walking up to my conversation with Manny Jacinto, for the first time, I think I had the opposite problem. Because while the actor has already more than made the rounds…
Foreign streamers must pay into fund to boost Canadian content, CRTC says
Online streaming services operating in Canada will be required to contribute five per cent of their Canadian revenues to support the domestic broadcasting system, the country’s telecoms regulator said on Tuesday. The money will be used to boost funding for local and Indigenous…
More Ontario school boards file suits against social media giants
Five more Ontario school boards and two private schools have joined multiple ongoing lawsuits against some of the world’s largest social media companies, arguing their products have negatively rewired the way children think, behave and learn. “The addictive properties of the…
Jonas Brothers booked for 2024 Grey Cup halftime show in Vancouver
Entertainment The Jonas Brothers will provide the halftime entertainment at the 2024 Grey Cup game in Vancouver. The CFL and B.C. Lions made the joint announcement on Monday. The Grey Cup will take place on Nov. 17 at B.C. Place…
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De Niro offers sharp criticism of Trump, calls him a ‘monster’
5 days ago News Duration 0:44 Actor Robert De Niro had strong words when asked about a character he would never choose to play. His answer was former U.S. President Donald Trump, saying he is ‘not even a human,’ and…
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‘Relaxed’ ballet aims to make a professional show accessible to all
2 days ago News Duration 3:15 Les Grands Ballets and the National Centre for Dance Therapy recently performed their fourth ‘relaxed’ ballet, a show adapted and performed for autistic children and adults, single mothers, mentally impaired and marginalized people and…
Black scholars criticize white writer’s ‘dehumanizing’ use of blackface to write book on U.S. race relations
A Canadian journalist is defending his decision to travel the U.S. in blackface and write a book about racism, after facing a storm of criticism online. “Last summer, I disguised myself as a Black man and traveled throughout the United States…
Jennifer Lopez abruptly cancels This Is Me… Live concert tour, including 3 Canadian dates
Jennifer Lopez said on Friday that her This Is Me… Live summer concert tour has been cancelled so she can take time to be with her family. Lopez wrote on her website that she is “completely heartsick and devastated” about letting…
Q&A | Jimbo the drag clown talks Canadian tour, her dream TV show and Ariana Grande DMs
Canada has had a steady stream of internationally renowned drag queens in recent years. The Ru Paul’s Drag Race franchises are in part responsible for creating Canadian mega-stars in the drag world. There are now several seasons of Canada’s Drag…
2024 Canadian Screen Awards: BlackBerry becomes most awarded title in ceremony’s history
In an echo of last year’s duel record-breaking performance by dramas The Porter and Brother, both BlackBerry and Little Bird shattered records at the final night of the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards. But while those first two titles both became…
As the CSAs barrel on, filmmakers ask: Can Canadian film save itself?
The Canadian Screen Awards doled out some of its top trophies last night. BlackBerry was Thursday’s top winner, with 11 awards in a week-long ceremony honouring film, television and almost everything else we watch on our screens. But perhaps more…
From horniness to amniocentesis, Ilana Glazer shares her most surprising observations about motherhood
When co-writers Ilana Glazer and Josh Rabinowitz were writing their latest comedy film, Babes, they were both about to become parents for the first time with their respective partners. Naive to the massive life changes that were about to occur,…
In a Violent Nature is smart, gory — and a little too subversive for its own good
A gaunt, pallid-faced man relentlessly stalks, torments and terrifies his victims. He is cursed with a sociopathic lack of feeling, driven by seriously traumatic mommy issues — and seems to be a real fan of trees. But enough about Dear…
Canadians remember Punjabi rapper two years after killing as ‘bigger than just music’
Shub Karman was out for a recent walk in Calgary, when he passed a car full of kids singing along to the music of his favourite Punjabi rapper. “The car was buzzing, the bass was on and there were all…
This London bagpipe warehouse is making instruments for pipers around the world
It’s a moment of pride for Jim Scott to hear the sounds of bagpipes made in his London, Ont., shop when he travels abroad. His handcrafted bagpipes are found in more than 30 countries worldwide, including Scotland, where it’s the national instrument. Scott’s Highland…
11-year-old accordion player and his family keep their Polish roots alive in Sask.
This story is part of a series from CBC Saskatchewan, featuring four stories from the 18 pavilions that are part of Mosaic 2024. For more, visit our Mosaic home page. Kamil Smela is one busy 11-year-old, juggling hockey, football and baseball…
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Meet the 10-year-old originally from N.L. who voices a character on Paw Patrol
1 day ago News Duration 2:23 Wild is part of the Cat Pack on Paw Patrol, and he’s voiced by Hawthorne Fowler, originally from Bay Roberts. Fowler, who now lives in Oakville, Ontario, along with his dad, Calvin Powell, talked…
The mystery of the lost painting and how a phone call from New Brunswick solved the case
A random phone call from an art lover in New Brunswick was all it took to finally solve the mystery of a missing painting for Julia Veenstra. The Hamilton artist thought the large 3-by-5 foot painting she had shipped from her…
Bell Media could lose bid to toss ex-CP24 personality’s rights case
Bell Media could lose its bid to have former television personality Patricia Jaggernauth’s human rights case thrown out, after a Canadian Human Rights Commission report noting her complaint raises “serious human rights issues that are systemic in nature.” In a…
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Ticketmaster/Live Nation face possible breakup thanks to Taylor Swift
When superstar Taylor Swift added her voice to the outrage over soaring concert prices, the U.S. government took notice. CBC’s Eli Glasner breaks down the move to possibly break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation and whether it might bring down…
Anora, a comic yet devastating film about a sex worker’s marriage, wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
Sean Baker’s Anora, a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or. Baker accepted the prize with his movie’s star,…
Richard M. Sherman, Oscar-winning songwriter behind Disney hits spanning decades, dead at 95
Richard M. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who helped form millions of childhoods by penning the instantly memorable songs for Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang — as well as the most-played tune on…
U.S. suing Ticketmaster owner Live Nation
Canadians are hopeful that a U.S. lawsuit against concert promoter Live Nation will provide some relief to cash-strapped fans and musicians. The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and a group of 30 states and the District of Columbia on Thursday sued to…
Super Size Me filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dead at 53
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee who ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53. Spurlock died Thursday in New York from complications of cancer, according to…
Operatic Furiosa is bigger, but not better, than Fury Road. That’s still more than enough
Even in the face of the murder, explosions, subterranean cannibals and more murder, writer and director George Miller says Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a hopeful movie — one with a question it intended to answer. “Are we doomed to…
Snotty Nose Rez Kids act, Allan Hawco returns, Baroness Von Sketch creators tackle menopause in CBC lineup
CBC’s upcoming scripted lineup is full of familiar faces, with hip-hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids, writer-actor Allan Hawco and comedy collaborators Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill leading new series. The public broadcaster announced a fall and winter slate Thursday…
Hot Docs temporarily closing its flagship theatre, laying off staff amid financial woes
The beleaguered Hot Docs Film Festival says it’s closing its flagship Toronto theatre for about three months and laying off staff amid financial difficulties. Canada’s largest film festival says it will temporarily shutter the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema starting…
Lauryn Hill’s ‘Miseducation’ tops Apple Music’s best albums list, no Canadians in top 10
Let the debate begin: What are the best music albums ever? Apple Music certainly has an idea. On Wednesday, the music streaming giant announced its 10 greatest albums of all time, with Lauryn Hill’s iconic The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill from 1998 claiming the…
Security footage appears to show musician Diddy assault singer Cassie in hotel
WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. Security video aired by CNN appears to show Sean Combs, also known as Diddy, physically assaulting singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. The video aired Friday appears…
L.A. police, DEA investigating Matthew Perry’s death and ketamine source
An investigation has been opened into the death of Matthew Perry and how the Friends actor received the anesthetic ketamine, which was ruled a contributing factor in his death. Los Angeles Police Capt. Scot Williams said in an email Tuesday that…
Is that Her? OpenAI halting ChatGPT voice after some say it sounds like Scarlett Johansson
OpenAI says it plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices after some users said it sounded like Scarlett Johansson, who famously voiced a fictional, and at the time futuristic, AI assistant in the 2013 film Her….
For Gen Z, sustainable fashion isn’t just about shopping. It’s a ‘mindset’
Emile Jenkinson-Ramirez, a 24-year-old freelance makeup artist from Ajax, Ont., says she was forced to re-examine her fashion choices about five years ago after watching a video on YouTube that explored the circumstances of underpaid employees in Bangladesh working in the…
Social media ‘blockout’ targets celebrities for not speaking out on Gaza war
Critics of Israel’s military operations in Gaza are taking aim at celebrity culture. Some social media users are calling out celebrities who have not spoken out about the ongoing war in Gaza, and are blocking the stars in an attempt to…
Sean (Diddy) Combs admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie, calls actions ‘inexcusable’
WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. Sean (Diddy) Combs admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was “truly sorry”…
How Carley Fortune’s buzzy romance books are making beloved Canadian locations seem … sexy
The quaint, pastoral setting for Anne of Green Gables may not be what comes to mind when you imagine a steamy, sex-filled romance novel. Same goes for a coffee shop on the busy streets of Toronto, or a lakeside cottage in…
25 years as an illustrator, Quebecer and his comic honoured with Canada Post stamp
Over two decades ago, Michel Rabagliati first introduced his close friends and family to Paul — a teenage boy growing up in Montreal in the 1970s. Paul was Rabagliati’s creation: a comic that illustrated childhood, first loves, his first apartment…
Emmy-winning, moustached character actor Dabney Coleman dead at age 92
Dabney Coleman, the moustached character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in 9 to 5 and the nasty TV director in Tootsie, has died. He was 92. Coleman died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., his daughter,…
I Saw the TV Glow’s director might be a genius. That doesn’t mean the movie is
“It feels like someone took a shovel and dug out all my insides. I know there’s nothing there, but I’m still too nervous to open myself up to check,” says Owen, one of the many lost characters in Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw…
Sask.’s Rebecca Strong takes $1M top prize on Canada’s Got Talent
Newly-crowned Canada’s Got Talent champion Rebecca Strong is confident the win will bring her more opportunities to expand her career. The Indigenous singer from Prince Albert, Sask., took home the competition’s first $1 million prize at the end of the show’s…
Online sleuths keep trying to solve true crimes. The Baby Reindeer obsession is just the latest
Chances are you’ve heard of Baby Reindeer, even if you haven’t watched it yet. Netflix’s dark and buzzy series spent four weeks as the most popular show on the streaming service globally, and it was also the top show in Canada. The mini-series by Scottish comedian…
Alice Munro, Canadian author who mastered the short story, dead at 92
Alice Munro, a Canadian author who was revered worldwide as master of the short story and one of few women to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, has died at the age of 92. Her publisher said she died at her…
Director Mohammad Rasoulof flees prison sentence in Iran ahead of Cannes film premiere
After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof says he’s fled to Europe shortly ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his latest film. “I arrived in Europe a few days ago after…
Michael Bublé joins Snoop Dogg as new judge on The Voice
Entertainment Michael Bublé is taking his seat at The Voice this fall. The Spicy Margarita singer has been announced as a judge on the upcoming season of the singing competition series, alongside fellow newcomer Snoop Dogg. Burnaby singer will be first Canadian…
Asteroids, Resident Evil among latest titles inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame
The World Video Game Hall of Fame inducted its 10th class of honourees Thursday, recognizing Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity and Ultima for their impacts on the video game industry and popular culture. The inductees debuted across decades, advancing technologies…
Prolific ‘king of B movies’ filmmaker Roger Corman dead at 98
Low-budget cinema maestro Roger Corman, who cranked out hundreds of outrageous films over six decades and helped launch the careers of acclaimed directors Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron and Ron Howard, died on Thursday at age 98, family…
Contestants perform in 2024 Eurovision final
World Get out the glitter ball and put on your dancing shoes: it’s nearly time to find out who will be crowned the 68th Eurovision Song Contest champion. But first, check out these scenes from the final dress rehearsal. Posted:…
Switzerland’s Nemo wins Eurovision contest beset by protests, backstage chaos and Dutch expulsion
Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with The Code, an operatic ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing their non-binary identity. Nemo — the first non-binary contestant to win the competition and the latest to win for…
New Doctor Who actor Ncuti Gatwa on ‘the tragedy and the depth’ of his version of The Doctor
Ncuti Gatwa’s time has, in fact, been a long time coming. That’s partially because the Sex Education star was first cast as the new lead in the long-running Doctor Who series back in 2022. But it’s also because his own…
Writer and journalist Rex Murphy dead at 77
Rex Murphy, the controversial Newfoundland-born pundit and wordsmith whose writing and often-blistering commentaries were the focus of a decades-long career in Canadian media, has died at the age of 77, according to the National Post. “You might not agree with…
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: this franchise hates humans
When I was young, my mom’s friend’s kids came over to watch DreamWorks’ 1998 classic The Prince of Egypt. Less than 10 minutes in, they tearily demanded we turn it off. It wasn’t the violence against the enslaved people that was…
Justin and Hailey Bieber are expecting a baby
Cue up his 2010 megahit Baby. Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber (nee Baldwin) are expecting their first child together. A representative for Hailey Bieber confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the model is just over six months pregnant. The…
Fake photos, but make it fashion. Why the Met Gala pics are just the beginning of AI deception
Actor Jared Leto carrying around his own head as an accessory? Real. Rapper Lil Nas X, painted head to toe in silver, his body encrusted with pearls and crystals, wearing only a metallic Dior thong? It happened. Actor and singer Billy Porter, wearing a catsuit, carried into the…
Legendary musician, producer Steve Albini dead at 61
Steve Albini, an alternative-rock pioneer and legendary producer who shaped the musical landscape through his work with Nirvana, the Pixies, PJ Harvey and more, has died. He was 61. Brian Fox, an engineer at Albini’s studio, Electrical Audio Recording, said…
Security guard shot outside Drake’s Toronto mega-mansion: police
A security guard was shot and seriously injured outside Canadian rap star Drake’s mega-mansion in Toronto early Tuesday, police say. The entrance to the sprawling property on Park Lane Circle in the ritzy Bridle Path neighbourhood was taped off by officers and…
Jerry Seinfeld shares how he really feels about the Seinfeld finale
In the history of television, few episodes have been as controversial as the Seinfeld finale. Written by series co-creator Larry David, the two-part finale originally aired in 1998 to an audience of more than 76 million viewers — but the…
The Tragically Hip launching book to celebrate their 40th anniversary, out this fall
Legendary Canadian band The Tragically Hip are celebrating their 40th anniversary with an official anthology called This is Our Life. Told in the band’s own words, This is Our Life shares the band’s story from their early beginnings in Kingston, Ont. as high…
Titanic, Lord of the Rings actor Bernard Hill dead at 79
Actor Bernard Hill, who delivered a rousing cry before leading his people into battle in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and went down with the ship as the captain in Titanic, has died. Hill, 79, passed away…
Hell’s Kitchen, Stereophonic lead Tony Awards with 13 nominations each
Two Broadway shows celebrating the origins of sonic creativity — the musical Hell’s Kitchen powered by Alicia Keys songs, and the play Stereophonic about a ’70s rock band at the edge of stardom — each earned a leading 13 Tony…
This Tecumseh, Ont., man’s record collection is drawing attention from some big names in music
An LP spins on a turntable while a man proudly holds up its cover: the 1979 self-titled album by the Whispers. “And the beat goes on… Just like my love: Everlasting,” the legendary R&B group croons on their hit single. All…
Enoch Cree Nation welcomes Ice Cube to their territory with starblanket
Rapper and actor Ice Cube has collected a few gifts from Indigenous people in Canada in his travels and he got another one this week at a stop on his “Straight into Canada” tour. Eleesha Papin from Enoch Cree Nation near Edmonton presented him with a starblanket on…
Ryan Gosling’s good graces ground The Fall Guy’s meta-movie shenanigans
There’s a perilous stunt at the heart of The Fall Guy. More dangerous than the record-breaking truck roll, or surfing a metal trash bin across the streets of Sydney. This is a movie torn between two tracks. Part is a super-charged satire…
These stunt performers want a shot at the Oscars. The Fall Guy wants to help
Explosions. Death-defying falls. Swords, guns, car crashes and balls of fire. For some, those are terrifying possibilities of a day gone very wrong. But for the new film The Fall Guy, and the stunt performers it seeks to celebrate, it’s…
Why is everyone arguing about Drake and Kendrick Lamar?
Hip-hop heavyweights Drake and Kendrick Lamar are sparring in an exchange of diss tracks that has sent music fans into furious debates on social media. The feud has roped in a slew of hip-hop stars, almost all of whom seem to…
Buddies in Bad Times, city hall at odds over construction
With a month to go before the kickoff of Pride Month, Toronto’s premier queer theatre space is facing a city order that limits access to its main stage area. Buddies in Bad Times is in the midst of doing structural work…
Céline Dion-inspired musical Titanique is coming to Montreal and Toronto
The farcical Céline Dion jukebox musical Titanique is setting its course for Canada. Producers of the off-Broadway smash say the show will make its maiden voyage to Montreal later this year, followed by dates in Toronto. Titanique is a musical parody of…
Canada’s biggest documentary festival says it’s dying. Documentarians worry they’re next
A misunderstood and mistreated killer whale. An investigation into the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and American gun culture at large. An inconvenient truth about the future of planet Earth in the face of devastating climate change. If you go by overwhelmingly…
American author Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dead at 77
Paul Auster, a prolific, prize-winning man of letters and filmmaker known for such inventive narratives and meta-narratives as The New York Trilogy and 4321, has died at age 77. Auster’s death was confirmed on May 1 by his literary representatives,…
From one warrior princess to another, Lucy Lawless explores life of Margaret Moth
The Current24:10Lucy Lawless on ‘warrior princess’ Margaret Moth A new documentary looks at the late photojournalist Margaret Moth’s unflinching work as a war correspondent — even after a sniper’s bullet shattered her jaw at the Siege of Sarajevo. “She lost…
Citytv talk show Cityline ending after 40 years
Entertainment Cityline is coming to an end. Tracy Moore, who’s been hosting the show since 2008, will move to a live, national hour-long lifestyle news and features segment as a part of Citytv’s Breakfast Television. Tracy Moore, Cityline host since…
From one Great One to another: Gretzky pays tribute to late legendary broadcaster Bob Cole
Throughout the course of his 50 years in the broadcast booth, Bob Cole made friendships with some of the greatest players in the game of hockey and was the voice of their biggest accomplishments. He was there when Wayne Gretzky…
Billie Eilish announces world tour, hitting 3 Canadian cities
Singer-songwriter superstar Billie Eilish is launching a massive concert tour — with both good and bad news for her Quebec fans. The Grammy-winning musician will kick off her upcoming tour in Quebec City on Sept. 29 in support of her soon-to-released…
Dancing onstage with Diljit Dosanjh a dream come true for 6-year-old fan at historic Vancouver show
A six-year-old Bhangra dancer from Surrey saw his dreams come true — and became part of history — when he danced onstage with Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh in front of a sold-out crowd at B.C. Place on Saturday. Aanakh Bhullar…
Punjabi superstar hits the B.C. Place stage
2 days ago News Duration 2:11 Two years after performing to a sold out crowd at Rogers Arena, Punjabi hip-hop artist Diljit Dosanjh is back in Vancouver. As CBC’s Sohrab Sandhu reports, this time Dosanjh is taking it a step…
The end of the world is trending. Why are we so obsessed with the apocalypse?
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and Jay Baruchel feels fine. On the second season of his Crave series We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel), which launched last week, the host and namesake explores several possible apocalyptic…
I Don’t Know Who You Are is a visceral race against time for a critical drug
WARNING: This article contains mention of sexual assault. 919 dollars and 57 cents. That’s the critical sum at the centre of the new film I Don’t Know Who You Are, the feature film debut from director M.H. Murray. Every day, the…
#MeToo founder says Weinstein’s rape reversal hasn’t killed the reckoning’s movement
#MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again. So Burke, who nearly two decades ago coined the phrase…
Concert ticket system is ‘broken,’ say artists. But some experts say targeting resellers isn’t the fix
The way concert tickets are sold is “broken,” according to a new letter signed by more than 250 major recording artists including Billie Eilish, Blue Rodeo and Fall Out Boy. The letter, signed Thursday, voiced support for the Fans First Act, a bill pending in…
Challengers is a killer love triangle romance that hates love
There’s something to be said about the movies on our marquees lately. A presciently pessimistic war drama is spurring on conversation on the future of American democracy. A psychedelic, worm-heavy space opera is topping the box office. A black…
Accusers ‘gutted’ as Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction in New York overturned
New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, reversing a landmark ruling of the #MeToo era in determining the trial judge improperly allowed women to testify about allegations against the ex-movie mogul that weren’t part of…
Drake receives cease-and-desist letter from Tupac Shakur’s estate over AI diss track
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Photographer sues Megan Thee Stallion, claiming he was unfairly fired
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Jay Baruchel explains why he wants to live in Canada ‘as crazy as that sounds’
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Andrew Davis, who led the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, dead at 80
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Mary J. Blige, Cher and Ozzy Osbourne headline Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2024
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Norval Morrisseau’s nephew, among those charged in massive art fraud case, reaches resolution with elders
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Meet the Inuit throat singers revitalizing the tradition and engaging new audiences
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Canada’s entry at Venice Biennale shows how glass beads shaped the modern world
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Why Noah Kahan worried his song Growing Sideways was sending out a ‘false message’ about his mental health
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What’s the big hairy deal about Sasquatch Sunset? The Bigfoot movie is dumb, gross and satisfying
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Taylor Swift’s new album apparently leaks, causing social media chaos
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Israeli artist and curators decline to show work at Venice Biennale, call for ceasefire
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Deryck Whibley didn’t know he’d end Sum 41 until he listened to their final album
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Quebec wants to stop sky-high prices from ticket resellers. It won’t be easy
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Rust armourer sentenced to 18 months over fatal on-set shooting by Alec Baldwin
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Netflix documentary revives interest in Canadian murder-for-hire case
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How the creators of HBO’s The Sympathizer turned the bestselling novel into a dark, comic romp for TV
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Q&A: Civil War director Alex Garland on why writing female leads is less boring than writing for men
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‘Nasty turn’ in Guess Who fight sees Burton Cummings cancel agreements that let band perform his songs
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After community backlash, celeb chef David Chang will no longer enforce ‘chili crunch’ trademark
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5 Tips to Help You Become a Piano Transcriber at Home
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Robert MacNeil, Canadian journalist who created and anchored PBS NewsHour, dead at 93
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London, Ont., man’s 1960s letters from Nova Scotia artist Maud Lewis up for auction
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O.J. Simpson dead at 76
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Phil Nimmons, ‘dean of Canadian jazz,’ dead at 100
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Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki among finalists for 2024 Doug Wright Awards for best Canadian comics
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Buying and selling Maud Lewis paintings is big business — if they're real
Maud Lewis’s simple scenes of rural life are selling for tens — and sometimes hundreds — of thousands of dollars. But Halifax art dealer Chad Brown says putting down that kind of money can be risky with the number of…
Eleanor Catton among 3 Canadian authors shortlisted for $204K Carol Shields Prize
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Prism drummer Rocket Norton dead at 73
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Actor Jonathan Majors avoids jail time, sentenced to counselling for assault
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Sask. ballet teacher becomes 1st in Canada to pass top exam
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Decades later, Bonnie Tyler still finds new fans for her hit song every total eclipse
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With eclipse in sight, Carly Simon talks name-dropping Nova Scotia in You’re So Vain
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Why are so many Canadian festivals struggling or cancelling?
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Billie Eilish, Arkells among musicians pleading for protections against AI copycats
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Monkey Man is a promising, yet disappointing, collage of better action movies
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His name is Mandy Patinkin — and he’s coming to Halifax
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If you’re still sharing a Disney+ password, a crackdown is coming soon
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Indigenous artists' work featured in new Avatar live-action Netflix series
Vancouver-based costume designer Farnaz Khaki-Sadigh collaborated with Inuit artists to create cultural pieces for Netflix’s live-action show Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Joe Flaherty, comedian known for work on SCTV and Freaks and Geeks, dead at 82
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Math lessons from deepfakes of Drake, other celebrities on TikTok raise concerns about misinformation
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Hundreds of Canadian artists denounce ‘alarming’ anti-trans legislation in open letter
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Chance Perdomo, star of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Gen V, dies in motorcycle crash at 27
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Hot Wheelz is a ‘drag creature’ in a wheelchair here to make magic out of their disability
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Beyoncé’s country era is here. Will it change anything for Black country musicians?
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‘Space for us to be who we are’: Cree musician from Maskwacis, Alta., wins first Juno
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Donald Sutherland to publish memoir about fame and his 60-year career in Hollywood
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Sean (Diddy) Combs residences searched in connection with sex trafficking investigation
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Hundreds of AGO workers on picket line Tuesday as strike begins
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is bloated, nostalgic — and surprisingly good
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Fawzia Mirza’s The Queen of My Dreams is a love letter to Bollywood and queerness
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Big winners emerge from opening night of Juno Awards
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Nelly Furtado leads big-name performers at Sunday’s Juno Awards
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, being treated for cancer
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Joni Mitchell’s music returns to Spotify after 2-year protest
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An Oscar changed everything for this public school instrument repair shop
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Meet the first Asian choreographer commissioned for the National Ballet of Canada’s main stage
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M. Emmet Walsh, iconic character actor known for Blood Simple and Blade Runner roles, dead at 88
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Call yourself a Heartland superfan? Now’s your chance to own a piece of the show
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Oppenheimer triumphs, Ryan Gosling dazzles at 96th Academy Awards
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Watch: Hamilton actor Eugene Levy gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, gives nod to hometown
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SaltWire Network files for creditor protection, has $94M in debt
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Denis Villeneuve explains how Quebec’s history plays into his sweeping vision for Dune: Part Two
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Canada’s indie movie theatres say industry is in crisis
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Love Lies Bleeding is a bizarro, acid-tinged western set in the ’80s
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TikTok crackdown passes U.S. House: What to know about today’s vote
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Vancouver Fringe Fest says future unclear due to inflation costs
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Olivia Munn shares news of breast cancer diagnosis, double mastectomy
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Montreal-based musician awarded $1.5M in Alberta defamation lawsuit
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20 Days in Mariupol win cut from Oscars international broadcast
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What’s wrong with this picture? Plenty, say experts
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Hot Docs president warns this year’s festival could be its last without more financial support
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Mark Critch says we haven’t seen the last of Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival
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Could the next superstar radio host be an AI? Maybe not soon, but it is coming: experts
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The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial was a pop culture obsession. Saudi trolls may have had a hand in that
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Eugene Levy presented with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Canadian actor and comedian, known for co-creating and starring on the award-winning sitcom Schitt’s Creek, was presented with his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday.
Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dead at 68
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Heather O’Neill, championing The Future by Catherine Leroux, wins Canada Reads 2024
Award-winning author Heather O’Neill wins Canada Reads 2024. She championed the novel The Future by Catherine Leroux, translated by Susan Ouriou. (Joanna Roselli/CBC) After a thoughtful few days of debates, Heather O’Neill has won Canada Reads 2024. The book she championed, The Future by…
Hamilton writer of popular Netflix sequel Code 8 on what it was like to film in his hometown
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Armourer for Alec Baldwin movie Rust convicted in deadly on-set shooting of cinematographer
A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie Rust. The verdict against movie armourer Hannah…
BlackBerry, Sort Of, Little Bird dominate Canadian Screen Award nominations
Succession-style tech drama BlackBerry tops the nomination list for the Canadian Screen Awards’ film category — not just for this year, but for any year in the awards’ history. BlackBerry pulled in 17 nods in categories including best motion picture, best direction, and…
BlackBerry, Swan Song split Toronto critics’ $100,000 film prize
A chaotic comedy about the rise and fall of an era-defining smartphone has won the $50,000 best Canadian feature prize from the Toronto Film Critics Association. BlackBerry director and star Matt Johnson accepted the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at a…
Eleanor Collins, the first lady of Canadian jazz, dead at 104
Canadian jazz legend Eleanor Collins, who began performing in the 1930s and worked with other greats like Dizzy Gillespie and fellow Canadian Oscar Peterson, has died at the age of 104. A family member confirmed to CBC News that Collins, known as Canada’s first…
Apple fined almost $2B by the EU in music streaming antitrust probe
The European Union levelled its first antitrust penalty against Apple on Monday, fining the U.S. tech giant nearly $2 billion US for breaking the bloc’s competition laws by unfairly favouring its own music streaming service over rivals. Apple muzzled app…
Director of cult classic My Bloody Valentine says Hamilton is ‘just so beautifully apocalyptic’
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Adam Sandler gets serious in sci-fi flick Spaceman
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is a glorious, messy retelling of one of gaming’s greatest stories
Final Fantasy VII, released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation, changed the landscape of video gaming. Sporting new-at-the-time 3D graphics, cinematic cut scenes and a storyline that took more narrative swings than most gamers had ever seen, it was treated…
Dune: Part Two might be a masterpiece — once we get a sequel
The only thing you could fault Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 epic Dune for was also, really, the only reason it worked. After all, Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel, a mythopoeic, quasi-religious, desertpunk, anti-colonial, anti-demagoguery, speculative history masterpiece, was long deemed pretty much unfilmable….