Actor-turned-director and activist Robert Redford, one of Hollywood’s most well-known leading men and an influential supporter of independent film, has died at the age of 89. His publicist Cindi Berger confirmed the death to CBC News on Tuesday, saying he passed away in his home in Sundance in the mountains…

He first said it years ago: the stories will be the last to go. And now, prolific and iconic children’s author Robert Munsch — beloved for his stories about a plucky princess named Elizabeth, about Mortimer’s bedtime protest song, about a little boy whose mother will love him forever — is saying that even though…

Fourteen books have been longlisted for the 2025 Giller Prize. The $100,000 award annually recognizes the best in Canadian fiction.  The 2025 longlist features 12 novels and two short story collections, covering a wide range of subjects, from a 1800s train disaster, to life working in a nail salon and the stories of abducted children…

Alongside the big wins and red carpet glamour of the 77th Emmy Awards, multiple stars took the award show as a chance to make political statements. Hacks star Hannah Einbinder made the first and most prominent political statement of the night in her acceptance speech after winning best supporting actress in…

Stars of television shows The Pitt, The White Lotus and Hacks strutted on the red carpet on Sunday for Hollywood’s Emmy Awards, where Seth Rogen’s The Studio showed off a stunning run of successes. The Studio star Seth Rogen was the first of the night to take home gold, earning the Canadian actor his first Emmy after nine career…

A controversial documentary about a retired Israeli general’s rescue mission on Oct. 7, 2023, has won the People’s Choice Award for best documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, directed by Barry Avrich, drew competing pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protests outside its single screening…

6 hours ago News Duration 2:18 The Toronto International Film Festival is hosting the premiere of Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, about Sarah McLachlan’s all-women music festival that ran from 1997 to 1999 and featured artists including Missy Elliott and Nelly Furtado while facing plenty of pushback. CBC’s Makda Ghebreslassie…

Read this story in Tagalog. / Basahin ang artikulo na ito sa Tagalog. As a registered nurse, Charlee Flores has always taken an interest in how her profession is portrayed on television. But when she started watching the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt and the NBC comedy series St.…

European politicians are condemning a Belgian classical music festival’s decision to cancel an upcoming performance led by an Israeli conductor due to concerns over where he stands on the war in Gaza. Organizers of the Flanders Festival Ghent announced on Wednesday they were cancelling a performance by the Munich Philharmonic…

Ego Nwodim is the latest — and perhaps last — high-profile departure from Saturday Night Live, as the long-running sketch show has seen a cast shakeup ahead of its 51st season. Nwodim announced Friday on Instagram that she would not be returning — and suggested she’d have more time now to attend…

Actress Ayo Edebiri is garnering applause for her response after an interviewer tried to shut her out of a question about the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements in a recent interview. Edebiri and co-stars Andrew Garfield and Julia Roberts were promoting their film After the Hunt on Italy’s ArtsLife…

Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase “Kiss my grits!”into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long-running CBS sitcom Alice, has died. She was 88. Holliday died Tuesday at her home in New York, said her theatrical agent, Dennis Aspland.…

Degrassi co-creator Linda Schuyler has settled a short-lived dispute with producers and production companies WildBrain and Peacock Alley over the new Degrassi documentary. Schuyler initially filed a lawsuit to halt the Saturday premiere of Degrassi: Whatever It Takes at the Toronto International Film Festival, alleging that “defamatory statements and innuendo” in…

Retired Israeli military general Noam Tibon was enjoying a quiet morning on Oct. 7, 2023, when he received a text from his son, Amir, that he never could have expected. Hamas was in his family’s kibbutz, Amir told his father, and they were killing people. “At that moment, [I made]…

Actor James McAvoy was punched by a man at a downtown Toronto bar, apparently unprovoked, late on Monday evening. A source connected to the actor confirmed to CBC News that, as was first reported by People magazine, a man punched McAvoy without warning while being escorted out of Charlotte’s Room, a bar just a…

A new mural by the elusive British street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London’s most iconic courts, authorities said Monday. The mural appeared Monday and depicts a protester lying on the ground holding a…

Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson says his experiences both in and out of the ring were ‘everything’ in portraying mixed martial arts fighter Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, which had its North American premiere at TIFF on Monday.

Pop singer Ariana Grande claimed the top prize at the MTV Video Music Awards, while Lady Gaga and Sabrina Carpenter scored major honours at a star-studded celebration of fan favourites in New York on Sunday. In addition to video of the year, Grande took home the award for best pop video, and had the audience buzzing when…

For a few weeks in 2005, Nova Scotia native J.D. Fortune was living in his car in Toronto with his pug, Presley. Listening to the radio, Fortune, then 31, heard an ad talking about auditions for an upcoming CBS reality television show. The program, Rock Star, saw 15 contestants vie to become the new…

Rental Family both begins and ends with a funeral while throwing a story of one in the middle. One is real, one is fake. And one shows why all-important moments are actually a mixture of both. That bizarre and backwards truism is a useful way into this movie — the rare example…

Director Rian Johnson credits Toronto International Film Festival fans as a reason why he’s picked the festival for the world-wide premiere of his Knives Out franchise three times in a row.

The first actor to ever win two consecutive Oscars didn’t exactly break the mould to do so. Spencer Tracy snagged his first trophy for the 1937 sleeper hit Captains Courageous — a Rudyard Kipling adaptation starring Tracy as a questionably accented Portuguese fisherman, forced to care for and educate a belligerent…

Sydney Sweeney was among the Hollywood stars who arrived early on day two of the Toronto International Film Festival Friday, ahead of the world premiere of David Michôd’s biographical sports drama Christy, starring Sweeney as pioneering women’s boxer Christy Martin.  TIFF is expected to welcome a wave of stars including Angelina Jolie, Keanu…

Justin Bieber fans didn’t have to wait long for a followup to his surprise summer album Swag — he’s dropping Swag II tonight.  The Canadian music superstar revealed in a series of posts on his Instagram account that the album will be released at midnight.  The images in his posts showed buildings and billboards…

The 50th Toronto International Film Festival kicked off today with the world premiere of John Candy: I Like Me, a documentary celebrating the late Canadian comedian. Candy’s family walked the red carpet alongside the opening-night film’s executive producer Ryan Reynolds and director Colin Hanks. The documentary features the Toronto-raised actor’s life on and off camera,…

Pippi Longstocking, IKEA and the Nobel Prize are among 100 works, brands and ideas deemed to define what it means to be Swedish, according to a cultural heritage list presented to the government on Tuesday. But one of the country’s most notable exports was snubbed — the legendary pop group ABBA. …

What’s the most important thing you need to know about Chloe Malle, the woman taking over from legendary Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour? Is it that she’s a “proud nepo baby” (her words), the child of late film director Louis Malle and Oscar nominated, Emmy winning actor Candice Bergen — who, coincidentally, graced…

Kevin Costner on Tuesday remembered Canadian actor Graham Greene as a “master at work and a wonderful human being,” in a social media post depicting one of their scenes together in 1990’s Dances With Wolves. Greene, the Oneida actor from the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, died on Monday at the age…

Live from New York, Canadian comic Veronika Slowikowska will soon grace the stage of NBC’s venerable sketch comedy show on Saturday nights starting this fall. Slowikowska, from Barrie, Ont., will be among five new cast members joining Saturday Night Live when its 51st season premieres on Oct. 4. She has grown…

Oscar-nominated actor Graham Greene died Monday in Stratford, Ont., at the age of 73, his manager has confirmed to CBC News.  “It is with deep sadness we announce the peaceful passing of award-winning legendary Canadian actor Graham Greene,” Gerry Jordan said.  The Oneida actor from the Six Nations Reserve in…

When Sandi Leung visited a Toronto International Film Festival red carpet for the first time in 2015, she realized she could walk up to almost any part of the red carpet and — if she spent a few hours waiting — finagle a selfie with the likes of Eddie Redmayne…

Ahead of Saturday Night Live’s upcoming 51st season, some major shakeups are coming to the cast. Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker and Emil Wakim all announced their departures from the show on social media this week. Heidi Gardner — who has become a core part of the show in her eight…

After nearly 40 years on air, the iconic kids TV network Family Channel — home to favourites like Life With Derek, The Next Step and Yo Gabba Gabba! — is set to shut down in the coming months. Toronto-based company WildBrain announced this week it would be shuttering four of its…

British actor Micheal Ward was granted bail Thursday after appearing at a central London court to face charges of rape and sexual assault. The 27-year-old, who starred as Jamie in the Netflix crime drama Top Boy, faces two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The charges first made headlines…

Iranian Canadian filmmaker Alireza Khatami’s psychological thriller, inspired by his own family trauma, is Canada’s submission for consideration at the Academy Awards. He just hopes his relatives don’t see the film. Telefilm Canada announced on Tuesday that The Things You Kill will be submitted as Canada’s entry for best international feature. Earlier…

Toronto’s Maggie Kang may be sitting on the hottest movie of the year, which as of Tuesday earned 236 million views — more streams than any other Netflix film ever. And she may have just launched that juggernaut streamer’s first hugely successful theatrical release, with sing-along screenings scheduled for screaming fans around the world.…

“The work goes on!” chant two towheaded ten-year-olds, testing out their new mantra while transitioning from yet another 10K into even more windsprints.  Of course, this is strange. And not only because their self-improvement obsessed father, Theo Rose (Benedict Cumberbatch), is standing behind them grinning maniacally with a stopwatch. And…

Lil Nas X was charged Monday with four felonies after police say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week, prosecutors announced.  The musician, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, pleaded not guilty in a court appearance to three…

Of course when talking about Oasis’s unlikely return to Toronto, the first thing you have to consider is the venue. Or rather, getting into and out of that venue: Rogers Stadium, the unwieldy, dubiously thought out, deeply controversial stage, may stand as the sole venue on earth equal to Oasis’…

Gryffin, a DJ performing in Las Vegas tells The National about the moment he thought Justin Bieber joined him on stage to perform during his set, but later learned he was an impersonator.

The Sunday MagazineHow stadium concerts changed live music, from The Beatles to Taylor Swift If Mary Grace Bova could choose to relive just one day in her life, she wouldn’t hesitate for a second. It would be August 15, 1965. She was just 14, sitting in the “very overwhelming” stands…

Sarah McLachlan wasn’t about to skip her daughter’s high school graduation for a splashy gig in Ibiza with American DJ John Summit. But it’s a suggestion the singer-songwriter says her 18-year-old made earlier this summer in hopes she might tag along with her mom for the party of a lifetime. McLachlan’s…

Oasis fans are primed for two upcoming concerts in Toronto, but residents and ticket holders are concerned about noise and traffic around Rogers Stadium.

Rapper Lil Nas X was arrested and briefly taken to a hospital for a suspected overdose on Thursday after Los Angeles police say he charged at officers responding to a report of a naked man walking on a busy boulevard. Lil Nas X, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill,…

When you look at the numbers, they can be difficult to believe. Not only the first non-Hollywood film to gross over $1 billion US, but one that eventually went on to earn over $2.2 billion and counting — with virtually all of that coming from its home country of China. That makes Ne…

The death of a French streamer during a days-long broadcast on the platform Kick, in which he’d allegedly been harmed and humiliated for viewers’ entertainment, has sparked mass outrage and investigation by authorities. Raphael Graven, 46, who went by Jean Pormanove online, died on Monday near Nice during a broadcast on the…

In 2021, a TikTok of Canadian rapper bbno$ raising his eyebrows to the beat of his single Edamame started gaining traction — and eventually changed the course of his career. The platform’s Canadian team suggested he recreate the clip with a safari-themed filter, then helped push it globally. “When that happened,…

CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival, Cameron Bailey, apologized for any hurt caused by the festival’s decision to pull and then reinvite a film about the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. “I want to apologize for any hurt, frustration, or disappointment that our communication about the film has caused, and…

Impersonator Dylan Desclos was banned from a Las Vegas nightclub after performing multiple Justin Bieber songs onstage and ordering around $10,000 worth of bottle service.

Actor Aubrey Plaza appeared on Parks and Recreation co-star Amy Poehler’s podcast Good Hang on Tuesday, opening up about the death of her husband Jeff Baena. Baena, a director and writer behind indie successes ranging from absurdist drama I Heart Huckabees to black comedy The Little Hours, died January at 47. His death was…

What the skibidi is happening to the English language? “Skibidi,” pronounced SKI-bih-dee, is one of the slang terms popularized by social media that are among more than 6,000 additions this year to the Cambridge Dictionary. “Internet culture is changing the English language and the effect is fascinating to observe and…

A woman known as the “Ketamine Queen,” charged with selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, agreed to plead guilty Monday. Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the Friends star to strike a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, avoiding a trial that…

A Radio-Canada investigation that included looking into a civil lawsuit indicates members of Norval Morrisseau’s family and the man representing the late Indigenous artist’s estate — who for years have presented themselves as the main victims of forgers and art dealers — might have played a role in this system that continues…

Terence Stamp, the British actor who often portrayed complex villains, including General Zod in the early Superman films, has died. He was 87. His death on Sunday was disclosed in a death notice published online. The London-born Stamp started his film career with 1962’s seafaring Billy Budd, for which he earned an…

The Naked Gun. 28 Days Later. I Know What You Did Last Summer. Jurassic Park. Thought these are all titles from 2025, you could be forgiven for thinking they came from Moviefone.  This year’s summer blockbuster season has been dominated by nostalgic fare: reboots, remakes and sequels. And while the retold story…

Formula One romance books are having a moment, capitalizing on a new generation of motorsport fans. (Berkley, Avon Books, Simon & Schuster) When Nova Scotian writer Amy James first attended the Formula One (F1) Canadian Grand Prix in 2019, she brought a book with her, thinking she would be bored…

Chantle Jovellanos knows were all 22 of her closet friends and family members are at any given time, with the help of Apple’s Find My function. The 18-year-old from Toronto checks it when she’s on her way to meet up with someone to see if they’re running late, or occasionally just to see what friends…

KPop Demon Hunters is big in every way possible — it’s visually stunning, it’s wildly emotional, and it’s insanely popular. The movie follows K-Pop girl group Huntrix, a fictional trio of superheroes, as they use the power of song to protect the world from demons. The animated superhero movie has been near the top…

Why Spike Lee made Highest 2 Lowest is decidedly unclear. Sure, there’s the fact that he’s a celebrated writer and director with no signs of slowing down — when presented with the opportunity, why not make a crime-thriller starring hitters as heavy as Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright?  And the…

The Toronto International Film Festival says a documentary about the Hamas attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, is now an official selection and will screen at the festival after it was initially disinvited. TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey and filmmaker Barry Avrich say they have reached a resolution after hearing “pain and frustration”…

South Korea’s Supreme Court has rejected a 30-million won ($21,600 US) damage claim by an American composer who accused a South Korean kids content company of plagiarizing his version of Baby Shark, ending a six-year legal battle over the globally popular tune known for its catchy “doo doo doo doo doo…

Taylor Swift has unveiled the track list and release date for her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. It will arrive Oct. 3, she revealed Wednesday. Swift, Max Martin and Shellback are the credited producers, which includes a notable absence of her longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff. The album-closing title…

Adam Davidson-Harden is admittedly a latecomer to appreciating William Shakespeare, but the Ontario high school teacher now likens studying the Bard to “lifting weights, for language.” He said he worries that mental muscles aren’t getting a workout these days if students lean on shortcuts like generative artificial intelligence for schoolwork. When…

Madonna and U2 have each shone attention on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, among the biggest music stars to do so since the war in the Palestinian enclave began in late 2023 after Hamas’s deadly rampage in southern Israel.  The statements hours apart took different forms. Madonna’s post on Instagram…

Superstar Taylor Swift on Tuesday announced her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. Swift, who has won 14 Grammys, including an unprecedented four trophies for album of the year, announced the album in a podcast episode with her boyfriend and NFL star, Travis Kelce, and his brother, Jason Kelce. “This is my brand new…

Jeremy Guenette was sitting in an Idaho parking lot waiting for his kids to finish back-to-school shopping two years ago, when he noticed business was booming at a nearby truck mixing colas, cream and fruity flavours. “For about 45 minutes, I just watched people come and go from the Soda…

CBC Books has announced this year’s list of writers to watch. Here are 22 Canadian writers on the rise in 2025. Rose Sutherland Rose Sutherland is the author of A Sweet Sting of Salt. (Random House Canada) Rose Sutherland is a writer from Nova Scotia. She has a background as a pâtissier…

Forget Jet2holidays, Labubu or The Rizzler. The new internet fad is the recession. Specifically, recession indicators. Sure there are the logical ones: the projected economic impacts of Trump’s tariffs, jobs reports or production levels. But more darkly enjoyable are the esoteric: the “vibe shift” indicators that — to those who…

Walt Disney has resolved a legal dispute with actor Gina Carano over her firing from the Star Wars streaming TV series The Mandalorian, a spokesperson for Disney unit Lucasfilm said on Thursday. Disney removed Carano from The Mandalorian in 2021 over social media posts that the company at the time called “abhorrent and unacceptable” for “denigrating people based…

As It HappensPrecious 1st-edition of The Hobbit found amid reference books and children’s tomes In a find that would be worthy of a place among Smaug’s pile of gold and jewels underneath the Lonely Mountain, a rare book specialist has found a first-edition copy of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. …

There were slightly more movie characters with disabilities on screen in 2024, according to a new report, but experts and advocates say that figure — and the quality of representation — are still sorely lacking.   Last year, 20 of the top 100 grossing films featured leading or co-leading characters with a disability, according…

When Abhi Swaminathan opened up a mobile cooking game called Sofra, his first reaction was to be amused.  He thought it looked extremely similar to his own narrative cooking game, Venba — with a few critical changes.  “The assets I saw in the game were pretty one-to-one. They were lifted,…

A shattered statue, scattered amber, smoke plumes, a hint of defiance, a release date and a director’s name — the theatrical teaser and accompanying poster for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey was all it took for the film to sell out select cinemas a year in advance of its July 17, 2026, release date.…

The Tragically Hip is doing its bit to help support the Canadian women’s rugby team ahead of this month’s World Cup in England. The iconic Canadian band is selling a limited-edition T-shirt with proceeds going to supporting the second-ranked Canadian women. “This team is the embodiment of what it means…

Organizers at the Juno Awards, Canada’s biggest music awards show, say they plan to introduce Latin music recording of the year at the 2026 edition. The new category will recognize Canadian musicians across all Latin American languages and genres who’ve released music in the eligible year. It’s the latest move…

Entertainment Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed American director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, was hospitalized in Rome on Tuesday morning, according to local media. Director of Apocalypse Now, The Godfather was already scheduled to undergo surgery, says la Repubblica Thomson Reuters · Posted: Aug 05, 2025 4:59 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours…

Day 6How to enjoy a movie in the era of strategic spoilers The excitement was high when Marvel Studios‘ Fantastic Four: First Steps stormed into theatres in July.  Many fans were eager to see the iconic quartet of heroes on film for the first time since 2015. But for some, the…

Entertainment The Metropolitan Police force said officers and paramedics responded to reports of an injured person just before 10:30 p.m. local time on Saturday night. It said a man in his 40s was found “with injuries consistent with a fall.” He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police seeking more…

Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy WKRP in Cincinnati, died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday. Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a “prolonged” illness, said her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan. “We are heartbroken to announce the…

YouTube-ification? Is that a thing? It appears to be what’s happening now with Netflix and other streaming services.  Some of YouTube’s hottest creators are landing lucrative deals to bring their shows to even wider audiences on streaming services where bigger production budgets mean they can take their content to the next level. …

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a cornerstone of U.S. culture for three generations, announced Friday it’s taking steps toward its own closure after Congress defunded it. It would mark the end of a nearly six-decade era of fuelling the production of renowned educational programming, cultural content and even emergency alerts. The…

Day 6Online stores are censoring video games that reference sex. Should they? Video game developers are speaking out after two popular PC games stores made it harder — even impossible — to purchase thousands of games and other digital artworks, as a result of pressure exerted by an Australian anti-porn advocacy group. The…

A battle-weary warrior, seeking peace in obscurity. A tyrannical, war-mongering ex-leader pulling him out of self-imposed banishment to fight once again. A prophecy; a calling. A sweeping, blood-drenched epic in which the ensuing military conflict will surely define the politics and culture of the region for many years to come. No,…

American singer Justin Timberlake says he has been diagnosed with Lyme disease and is coping with health issues that have affected him physically and mentally. “Living with this can be relentlessly debilitating,” he said in a lengthy message to fans posted to Instagram on Wednesday. The 44-year old said he wanted to “shed…

Revered Hollywood director Christopher Nolan’s next summer blockbuster won’t hit theatres until July 17, 2026, and it’s already setting precedents — and courting controversy.  The man behind box office hits like Oppenheimer and Inception is currently filming a big-screen version of Homer’s post-Trojan War epic The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne…

 A deep library of MuchMusic’s celebrity interviews has found a new home on YouTube. Bell Media says Much Rewind launched last week as the official public archive of pop-culture moments that once aired on the nation’s music TV station. So far, the collection is slim, with little more than a…

Had you heard of Sean Feucht before this month? If you hadn’t, you likely have now. The U.S.-based Christian musician wasn’t exactly a household name or selling out the biggest concert venues in this country, but his recent concert tour in Eastern and Central Canada has put him in the spotlight in the past…

Unlike Taylor Swift’s meteorite-like crash landing in the sweaty city of Toronto, there were no friendship bead-wearing police horses at The Weeknd’s first showing in the Six. Instead, a more subdued air surrounded Rogers Centre as fans funnelled in: Low-key Starboy tracks warbling into the 30 C drippingly-wet air blanketing the…

Toronto’s very own Starboy has been awarded a key to the city ahead of his highly anticipated concerts at Rogers Centre.  Abel Tesfaye, a.k.a. the Weeknd, received the honour from Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow during a private ceremony on Saturday. “I’m deeply honoured to receive the key to the city. It…

Hulk Hogan, who helped lead professional wrestling’s rise in popularity in the 1980s and beyond, has died, Florida police and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) said Thursday. He was 71. “WWE is saddened to learn WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away,” the organization said in a statement. “One…

A doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the Friends star’s overdose death. Dr. Salvador Plasencia became the fourth of the five people charged in connection with Perry’s death to plead guilty. He stood next to his lawyer and admitted guilt to four…

Hark, do you hear it? It’s faint. Barely a whisper over the non-stop global catastrophes, two decades of unprecedented times, multiple economic downturns, robots, the realization we should already be saving for retirement, random joint pain and looming perimenopause. It is the sound of elder millennials healing. Late Monday, actor Katie Holmes announced on…

There was a show of late-night solidarity on Monday night as The Late Show host Stephen Colbert’s comrades rallied behind him after CBS said it was cancelling his program in 2026.  Thursday’s announcement was met with shock as well as harsh criticism with many suggesting it was another concession to U.S. President Donald Trump by the…

Films starring Sydney Sweeney, Angelina Jolie and Aziz Ansari will premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival, festival organizers announced Monday. TIFF laid out the selections to its galas and special presentations programs, which make up the bulk of the red carpet premieres to North America’s largest film festival.…

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for playing Bill Cosby’s son on the hit NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, has died at the age of 54 in an accidental drowning while on holiday with his family in Central America. TMZ and People first reported his death. The Associated Press reported Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department…

CBS is axing The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping on Thursday. The announcement came two days after Colbert spoke out against Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS, settling a lawsuit with U.S. President Donald Trump over a 60 Minutes story. Colbert told the…

Famed Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau was browsing a Vancouver gallery with his longtime friend Cory Dingle around 1993 when a painting stopped them in their tracks. The pair asked who created it. The answer? “Norval Morrisseau.” The trouble? The artist had never seen the work, let alone painted it. “We had a little…

Jaelem Bhate remembers the moment he realized music wouldn’t be an easy path. A number of years ago, he switched from pursuing a science degree to studying music academically, transferring to the University of British Columbia’s School of Music. That same year, he failed his first pop quiz in music…

Canada’s artificial intelligence minister is keeping a close watch on court cases in Canada and the U.S. to determine next steps for Ottawa’s regulatory approach to AI.  Some AI companies have claimed early wins south of the border, and OpenAI is now fighting the jurisdiction of an Ontario court to hear a…

The cancellation next year of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, announced by the host on Thursday night’s broadcast, is resonating as the most significant news in the television landscape in some time.  The reactions on social media range from surprise to dismay: Colbert has been in that seat for a decade and is the…

Chanting for the death of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Waving a Hezbollah flag at a concert. Cheering for Hamas. Calling on fans in the U.K. to “kill your local MP.” These are a few of the things that have a Jewish and Israeli advocacy organization and some Canadian politicians calling for…

Is Eddington a western? To believe writer/director Ari Aster, of course it is. Despite the fact that the Joaquin Phoenix-led feature is from the twisted mind that brought you Midsommar, Hereditary and Beau Is Afraid, Aster has not let up in interviews from dubbing it one. And if we’re thinking…

Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist who through their verse explored gender identity, politics and their experience with terminal ovarian cancer, died Monday at age 49. Gibson’s death was announced on social media by their wife, Megan Falley. Gibson and Falley are the main subjects of the documentary…

Martin Cruz Smith, the bestselling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with Gorky Park and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has died at age 82. Smith died Friday at a senior living community in San Rafael, Calif., “surrounded by those he loved,” according to his publisher, Simon &…

Justin Bieber has finally returned with a new album, Swag — his first full-length record since 2021’s Justice.  The 21-song project has a runtime of more than 51 minutes, and sees Bieber collaborate with artists including Gunna, Cash Cobain, Sexyy Red, and Mk.gee. Touching on themes spanning marriage, fame and fatherhood, Swag was…

Musicians are calling for regulations and finding creative ways to fight back as AI “bands” climb the charts on streaming platforms, soaking up already meagre royalty payments. But as a major musicians’ union works for legal change, a copyright expert says the law is failing to keep up with artificial intelligence. This comes as an act called…

Love Island USA Season 7 has pulled in a huge audience, but beyond the villa, contestants and their families have faced a wave of hate online, prompting a warning from the production to stop the cyberbullying.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin says he didn’t mean to insult Toronto’s newest concert venue when he called it a “weird stadium in the middle of nowhere.” Martin issued the clarification Friday during the third of four concerts at the newly built Rogers Stadium, which is on the outskirts of the…

Canadian sports fans are tearing into Sportsnet after they learned its streaming service will be hiking prices by double digits before the next hockey season.  Sportsnet, which is owned by Rogers Sports & Media, announced in an email to customers Thursday that it will raise the annual price of its Sportsnet+ premium package…

Nineteen years ago, Gary Conway bought a ticket to the Winnipeg Folk Festival to hear singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. Conway intended to spend a single day at the festival in Birds Hill Provincial Park. He ended up attending every festival since 2006. “We like just the energy and the spirit of the…

A new Justin Bieber album appears to be on the way.  The Canadian pop star posted several posters of billboards in various cities on his Instagram Thursday, showing what looks like the artwork and track listing for an album called Swag. This came after an article from The Hollywood Reporter…

Sean (Diddy) Combs will be sentenced in his federal criminal case on Oct. 3, a judge said Tuesday, after probation officials rejected the defence and prosecution’s plan to move the date up by about two weeks. Combs, who remains jailed after a split verdict last week, spoke briefly to his lawyer…

Superman is in trouble. I mean, that is if we are to take the introductory title cards to the new Superman instalment seriously. Because to trust them, he’s facing a raft of problems.  First of all, it’s been three decades since an alien baby named Kal-El fell to planet Earth, three…

TikTok says it’s pulling out as a sponsor of several Canadian arts institutions, including the Juno Awards and the Toronto International Film Festival, as it prepares to comply with a federal order to shut down operations in Canada. Since opening offices in Toronto and Vancouver, TikTok says it has invested millions in programs and partnerships…

After nearly three decades, Pearl Jam’s drummer Matt Cameron says he is stepping down from the band. “Much love and respect to Jeff [Ament], Ed [Vedder], Mike [McCready] and Stone [Gossard] for inviting me into the band in 1998 and for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, filled with…

Coldplay fans are gearing up to watch the band perform this week in Toronto, but some say they are concerned after mixed reviews about the concert’s venue, Rogers Stadium. The new 50,000-seat open-air venue in north Toronto will host the British rock band for four performances taking place between Monday and Saturday. Maria…

A Canadian who duped journalists in an elaborate AI music hoax says he apologizes to anyone hurt by his experiment but that it’s been “too fascinating” to turn away from. A man using the pseudonym Andrew Frelon posed as the spokesperson for a band called The Velvet Sundown — which he later said he…

Julian McMahon, an Australia-born actor who appeared in two Fantastic Four films and TV shows such as Charmed, Nip/Tuck and Profiler, has died, his wife said in a statement. McMahon, 56, died peacefully this week after a battle with cancer, Kelly McMahon said in a statement provided to The Associated Press by…

When Beverly Glenn-Copeland and his partner Elizabeth first conceived of a new children’s TV show a few years ago, they set out to teach kids about caring for the planet, the importance of community and adapting to change.  A few years into the process, after a vision was developed, characters…

Oasis ended a 16-year hiatus on Friday with a punchy, powerful trip through one of Britpop’s greatest songbooks, kicking off a reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales, to a crowd ecstatic for the band’s 1990s hits. And was there brotherly love between the famously feuding Gallagher siblings? Definitely maybe. Fans travelled…

Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 67. Madsen was found unresponsive in his home in Malibu, Calif., on Thursday morning and pronounced dead, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Watch Cmdr. Christopher Jauregui said. He is believed to have…

As It Happens5:44What is the essence of cool? Study narrows it down to 6 key traits Cool is cool, no matter where you are in the world. That’s the conclusion of a new study that surveyed nearly 6,000 people in 13 different countries about what makes a person cool, and…

After a landmark case spanning weeks of witness testimony and arguments, rap mogul and entrepreneur Sean (Diddy) Combs got his verdict. After returning Wednesday morning, the jury announced their findings: Combs was guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, and not guilty of two counts of sex trafficking and…

WARNING: This story contains allegations of ​​​sexual violence and may affect those who have experienced​ it or know someone impacted by it. The jury in Sean (Diddy) Combs’s sex trafficking trial said Tuesday that it has reached a verdict on four of five counts against the hip-hop mogul. But the partial decision remained under…

Their reunion? It’s smooth like butter. The K-pop septet BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour. Members Jin, RM, V, Jimin, J-Hope, Jung Kook and Suga made the announcement Tuesday during a livestream on Weverse, an online fan platform owned by BTS management company…

U.K. police say the weekend performances by rap punk duo Bob Vylan and Irish-language band Kneecap are subject to a criminal investigation after chants calling for “death” to the Israeli military and chants of “Free Palestine” at the Glastonbury Festival. Police on Monday said the performances “have been recorded as…

WARNING: This story contains allegations of ​​​sexual violence and may affect those who have experienced​ it or know someone affected by it. Jury deliberations got underway on Monday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex trafficking trial and hit a snag almost as soon as they started. But, by the end…

Denis Villeneuve is going from Dune to Bond. AmazonMGM announced Wednesday that the Canadian will direct the next James Bond movie. The untitled film will be the first since the studio took creative reins of the storied film franchise after decades of control by the Broccoli family. Producers Amy Pascal and David…

A rom-com about a love triangle set in Montreal’s music scene is among the films making their world premieres at the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. Mile End Kicks, from Toronto director Chandler Levack, stars Barbie Ferreira as a young music critic who moves to Montreal in…

As It Happens6:29A music librarian brought Stephen Sondheim to tears — and got him to bequeath his life’s work Mark Horowitz is quite proud that he made Stephen Sondheim cry. He’s even more proud that, in doing so, he convinced the late musical theatre legend to bequeath his vast archive…

Cody Lightning is far from alone. First of all, the Edmonton-based creator is surrounded by fellow community members on the set of Smudge the Blades, his upcoming film about hockey, growing up and Indigenous identity. But he’s also part of a wave of new Indigenous talent — a raft of…

Why did Pixar’s Elio put up the worst numbers in the studio’s history in its opening weekend? The reasons professionals give for the sci-fi family movie’s paltry $35 million US global box-office earning vary. But if you ask the internet, there’s a far simpler issue at play. “Nobody wants the bean mouth style of character design,” wrote…

Anna Wintour is stepping down as Vogue editor-in-chief but will retain editorial control over the storied magazine. The longtime Vogue powerhouse told staff Thursday she’s seeking a head of editorial content to handle more of the day-to-day operations. But she’s holding on to plenty of power to keep her a…

Where’s the love? Love Island USA — currently in its seventh season and the most-watched streaming reality show in the U.S. — has issued a rare and serious warning to its many fans that harassing its contestants will not be tolerated. This comes as viewers have increasingly criticized the show’s cast…

Lalo Schifrin, the composer who wrote the endlessly catchy theme for Mission: Impossible and more than 100 other arrangements for film and television, died Thursday. He was 93. Schifrin’s sons, William and Ryan, confirmed his death to media. Messages from The Associated Press to Schifrin’s publicist and representatives for the brothers were not immediately…

The Current12:28Everyone wants a Labubu! …a what? What if buying a toy felt like playing the lottery? For Labubu fans, blind box products turn shopping into a game of chance — and thrill.  Sold in sealed packages that conceal which Labubu is inside, the collectibles have sparked viral unboxing videos,…

Crack open a Duff beer and pour one out for Marge Simpson, the blue-haired, raspy-voiced matriarch of The Simpsons who has left behind her beloved but sometimes dysfunctional family.  Don’t fire off the emails about spoilers just yet.  News of Marge’s death in the recent season finale may suddenly be…

Nathan Maharaj, left, and Christine Estima make up the The Next Chapter’s summer book panel for 2025. (Nathan Maharaj, Panther Sohi) The Next Chapter25:13What books to bring on your trip this summer Whether your go-to summer reading spot is by the pool, the lake, or your favourite park bench, The…

WARNING: This story contains allegations of ​​​sexual violence and may affect those who have experienced​ it or know someone affected by it. Prosecutors in the sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of hip hop mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs have rested their case after calling 34 witnesses to testify over the course of more…

TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of Worst Cooks in America, died Tuesday at her New York home. She was 55. The Food Network, where Burrell began her two-decade television career on Iron Chef America and went on to other shows, confirmed her death. The cause…

Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. Wearing a blue suit, white shirt and black-rimmed glasses, Brown, 36, was arraigned in London’s Southwark Crown Court on one count of attempting to unlawfully…

Superman returns to the big screen this summer, as DC Studios tries to reinvigorate the film fortunes of its iconic do-gooder. But that’s not an easy task, despite studio investment of at least $225 million US in Superman, which hits theatres on July 11 starring David Corenswet. Because, for all his…

If you were online last week, you probably saw footage from the No Kings protests. The gigantic demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump took place across the United States and portions of Canada — but was connected by one prevailing aspect: music.  There was Les Miserables‘s rousing Do You Hear the People Sing?,…

Suga, a rapper and songwriter in the global K-pop sensation BTS, has been discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military service, marking the official return of all seven members from their enlistment duties.   The label confirmed that Suga completed his alternative service duties on Wednesday after using up his remaining leave.…

Summers have never been quite the same since June 20, 1975, and it’s all thanks to a “mindless eating machine” that terrorized moviegoers and beachgoers alike. That was the day Jaws hit theatres, ushering in the era of the summer blockbuster and becoming a pop culture phenomenon that still resonates 50 years later.  Steven Spielberg’s…

If you’re among the millions who have been riveted by America’s Sweethearts, Netflix’s docuseries about the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, then you already know that the 36 women who make the squad are nothing less than pro athletes. Most come from studio-trained dance backgrounds. They endure gruelling training programs and have to meet…

As a film, Elio is gorgeous. In short, it’s a somehow equal parts miraculous and original wonder — so good it feels a bit out of place among a summer of adaptations, remakes, sequels and remakes of adaptations of sequels.  Perhaps not that last one. But it is hard to ignore the benefits of Elio: Pixar’s animation…

An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama The Oval has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his industry power to repeatedly sexually assault and harass him while keeping him quiet. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by actor Derek Dixon, who appeared on 85 episodes of…

When his lawyer’s name flashed on his phone early last month, Michael Murray ducked out to answer the call — the physician was in the middle of seeing patients at his medical clinic in Hawaii, but this call from Toronto felt important.  It turns out it was. The lawyer said: “You’re not…

Watching Brad Pitt’s new racing movie, F1 The Movie, I am a bit like a Labrador at the beach.  Because as I try to follow the racing rules, overdone plot beats and famous faces, I am generally confused, have no idea what anyone is doing, am more than a little annoyed…

Shianne Brown still remembers her disbelief when she heard, half a world away, that Toronto mayor Rob Ford had been caught on video smoking crack cocaine. “What the hell is happening in Toronto? That’s crazy,” the filmmaker from London, England, recalls thinking when the news broke in 2013. The late…

A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the months leading up to the Friends star’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said Monday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a statement. They said…

Khaby Lame, the world’s most popular TikTok personality with millions of followers, has left the U.S. after being detained by immigration agents in Las Vegas for allegedly overstaying his visa. The Senegalese-Italian influencer, whose legal name is Serigne Khabane Lame, was detained Friday at Harry Reid International Airport but was…

Day 610:09Nintendo Switch 2 promises to be an improvement on the bestselling original console, but it’ll cost you At first glance, Nintendo’s new Switch 2 looks a lot like the last one — a handheld device that easily connects to your TV. It’s a little bigger, a little heavier and…

Kendrick Lamar stepped onto Drake’s turf Thursday, playing his first concert in Toronto since the rift between the music superstars went into hyperdrive last year. For the most part, the Los Angeles rapper didn’t fan the flames of his feud, even if some ticketholders hoped he might douse the conflict in…

YouTube, the world’s largest video platform, appears to have changed its moderation policies to allow more content that violates its own rules to remain online. The change happened quietly in December, according to The New York Times, which reviewed training documents for moderators indicating that a video could stay online…

Bob Ezrin’s resumé is as impressive as it is diverse. Over his five-decade career, the legendary Canadian music producer has worked with dozens of artists, from Alice Cooper and Jane’s Addiction to Taylor Swift and Andrea Bocelli. “Most people don’t understand what I do for a living,” he told CBC’s…

This is not a drill, movie fans! A Spaceballs sequel is in the works and set for release in 2027 — with three of its original stars reprising their roles in the cult classic 40 years after the original release.  Actor Mel Brooks surprised fans on Friday with a video announcing the…

The Life of Chuck is a film told in reverse.  This is not an especially novel conceit — we are most of us years past the days of sitting in friends’ basements, staring in slack jawed, smoke-clouded awe at the end of Memento. But neither are the various other conceits…

Brian Wilson, whose virtuoso vocal and musical arrangements led the Beach Boys to commercial and critical success, making them one of America’s most influential bands, has died.   The death of Wilson, who would have turned 83 next week, was announced by his family on his social media platforms, though they…

Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted in Manhattan on Wednesday of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial but acquitted of another, and jurors were as yet unable to reach a verdict on a third charge. The split verdict meted out a measure of vindication to…

Disney and Universal have filed a copyright lawsuit against popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney, marking the first time major Hollywood companies have entered the legal battle over generative AI. Filed in federal district court in Los Angeles on Wednesday, the complaint claims Midjourney pirated the libraries of the two Hollywood…

There are legitimate reasons to remake a movie. There are the remakes of old, unnoticed hidden gems — like 1999’s Scarface or 2021’s West Side Story — reinterpreted for modern audiences. There are the re-imaginings of non-English-language fare that, as in Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, still find something new to say. And then, there are…

The union for Hollywood’s video game performers has reached a tentative contract with several video game companies, which may bring an end to an almost year-long strike tied to the use of artificial intelligence. Members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists went on strike in July…

A New York judge has tossed out Justin Baldoni’s $400-million US defamation lawsuit against Blake Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and their publicist, while also dismissing a $250-million US defamation suit against the New York Times for reporting on Lively’s claims of sexual harassment during the filming of the 2024 movie It Ends With Us. …

Sylvester Stewart, who as leader of Sly and the Family Stone served up an intoxicating alchemy of soul, rock and R&B to pave the way for funk music’s heyday, has died. He was 82 years old.  The musician’s family confirmed his death in a statement shared with CBC News.  “It is…

Maybe Happy Ending, a rom-com musical about androids that crackles with humanity, had a definite happy ending at Sunday’s Tony Awards. It won best new musical on a night when Kara Young made history as the first Black person to win two Tonys consecutively, for Purpose, which also won best new play.…

The B.C. Lions have kicked off their CFL season with a concert by legendary rapper Snoop Dogg. The 35-minute performance came before the Lions hosted the Edmonton Elks in their first game of the season. Snoop Dogg performed several of his hits, including “P.I.M.P.,” “Gin and Juice,,” and “Drop it Like it’s Hot,” plus abbreviated…

David Beckham, the former England soccer captain who has been an ambassador for the UN children’s fund for two decades, is to receive a knighthood in next week’s honours list from King Charles III, according to U.K. media reports Friday.    Without citing sources, BBC said Beckham is set to receive further…

Two separate times in David Middel’s horror film The Ritual, title cards pop up declaring that you are watching the most well-documented case of demonic possession in history. A final message then asserts that “debate persists” over whether this instance — the 1928 exorcism of Emma Schmidt — was a case of…

Morten Harket, the lead singer of Norwegian band A-ha, whose Take On Me track remains one of the most popular songs from the 1980s, said on Wednesday that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. In a statement on the band’s website, and confirmed by record label Sony Music, Harket, 65, said he had undergone…

Heather Hiscox will say good morning to loyal CBC News viewers for the last time this fall, as she steps away from the anchor desk after 20 years as host of CBC Morning Live on CBC News Network.  The veteran broadcaster, who announced her retirement on Wednesday morning at CBC’s 2025-26…

The 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is set to open with a documentary celebrating Canadian comedy legend John Candy. John Candy: I Like Me, directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, will have its world premiere on Sep. 4 at Roy Thomson Hall. The documentary will feature…

WARNING: This story contains significant spoilers for both the original Lilo & Stitch and its remake. When it comes to dollars and cents, Disney’s Lilo &Stitch live-action remake hasn’t hit any speed-bumps. In fact, it’s more like the little blue guy has hit the NOS. But if you pay much attention to the…

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Jurors will soon weigh the case against former movie studio boss Harvey Weinstein, who is standing trial for a second time in New York on sexual assault charges.  The trial, which began in a Manhattan…

What’s your favourite bit of CanCon? Maybe Schitt’s Creek, which aired on CBC but also streamed on Netflix, comes to mind. Perhaps some iteration of Anne of Green Gables. Or maybe a classic David Cronenberg flick like Dead Ringers? These are all considered to be CanCon — shorthand for Canadian content, it refers…

WARNING: This story contains allegations of ​​​sexual violence and may affect those who have experienced​ it or know someone affected by it. Sean (Diddy) Combs’s former personal assistant testified on Thursday that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, threw her into a swimming pool, dumped a bucket of ice on…

The divisive, little-seen yet still-controversial Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice managed to grab the brass ring on Sunday, taking home the top award of best motion picture at the final night of the Canadian Screen Awards.  It beat out stiff competition in that top category from filmmaker Matthew Rankin’s Universal…

Actor and comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty in a London court Friday to rape and sexual assault charges involving four women dating back more than 25 years. Brand, who turns 50 next week, denied two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault.…

Cost of Living4:21Concert tickets are so pricey. you can now get them insured Ariana Rendon says Kendrick Lamar is one of her favourite rappers of all time. So when he was playing in New York City, where Rendon lives, she had to get a ticket.  But tickets to see big…

Taylor Swift has regained control over her entire body of work. In a lengthy note posted to her official website on Friday, Swift announced: “All of the music I’ve ever made now belongs to me.” “I can’t thank you enough for helping to reunite me with this art that I…

As It Happens6:16Mississippi town at heart of Sinners hosts public screening with Ryan Coogler The Mississippi town of Clarksdale is, in many ways, the heart and soul of the movie Sinners.  But, until this week, its residents had no way to benefit from the film’s massive success at the box…

Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the hit TV series MASH, has died. She was 87. Publicist Harlan Boll says Swit died Friday at her home in New York City, likely from…

Do movies have the ability to scare us anymore?  This is not a question of whether they can disturb us. The early 2000s evolution to violence-based endurance cinema via Saw, Hostel and The Human Centipede proved we still cringe at the worst depictions of gore.  The more recent turn to cultural commentary via horror…

The rumour mill is both shaken and stirred at the prospect of the next James Bond star being inadvertently — maybe — leaked.  Speculation has been swirling online in recent days that British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, the star of films like 2024’s Kraven the Hunter and the 2022 hit Bullet Train, is poised to…

If there’s one thing you can expect from a dystopian series like The Handmaid’s Tale it’s that it won’t wrap up neatly with a pretty bow.  The show, based on Canadian author Margaret Atwood’s acclaimed 1985 novel and shot largely in and around Toronto, has come to an end. The final episode dropped on the…

Rhode, Hailey Bieber’s makeup and skincare brand, is being snapped up by Elf Beauty for about $1 billion US, giving the budget cosmetic retailer access to a celebrity-endorsed product line that has become hugely popular among Gen Z and millennials. Elf said on Wednesday it would pay Rhode shareholders $800…

Canadian artist and naturalist Robert Bateman celebrated his 95th birthday on May 24 — and while many would have considered retirement long ago, slowing down hasn’t crossed his mind.  Bateman is still showing his work at solo exhibitions and international shows, painting every day and enjoying the nature surrounding his…

WARNING: This story contains allegations of ​​​sexual violence and may affect those who have experienced​ it or know someone affected by it. A former top aide to Sean (Diddy) Combs testified Tuesday at his sex trafficking trial that the music mogul threatened her with death on her first day on the job and later kidnapped her…

The Next Chapter24:12Arkells’ Max Kerman isn’t afraid to be a try-hard For two decades, the Canadian rock band Arkells have been making music, winning Junos and touring the globe. Now, lead singer Max Kerman offers an inside look into life in a band and breaks down the nuts and bolts of…

Like a massive, skulking sandworm out of Frank Herbert’s Dune, there exists an inescapable maw where all in its destructive path — from fish struggling to flee to crabs tangled up in the nets — are doomed.  But this isn’t the desert planet Arrakis, it’s Earth — and the beast is…

When Rob Worsoff recently dusted off an old idea he had for a reality television show about people on the path to United States citizenship, he had no idea of what he was letting himself in for. The Canadian-born freelance television producer said he brought his pitch to build a…

Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s revenge thriller It Was Just an Accident  won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, handing the festival’s top prize to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years.  Cate Blanchett presented the award to Panahi,…

U.S. singer-songwriter and pianist Billy Joel said Friday he is cancelling all his scheduled concerts — including a stop in Toronto — after he was recently diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain disorder. The 76-year-old singer is undergoing physical therapy and has been advised to refrain from performing while he recovers, according…

A Paris court on Friday found the ringleader and seven other people guilty in the robbery of Kim Kardashian at her residence in the French capital in 2016. But none of them will face prison time. The court acquitted two of the 10 defendants. The sentences being read out by…

In deciding whether 2002’s Lilo & Stitch or the new CGI-aided remake might be more enjoyable to sit down and watch, we surprisingly have a sort of case study to refer back to.  It can be found in one of the strangest cases of accidental plagiarism in history: the fact…

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

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

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