Dive Into the Depth of Today's Stories
Dive Into the Depth of Today's Stories
adminQ21:49Deryck Whibley: Why Sum 41 is disbanding after 27 years Deryck Whibley had a nagging feeling for the past five years. He wanted to leave Sum 41 — the band…
adminLooking for your next read? Check out all our lists of Canadian fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics and children’s books to read in the first half of 2024! Death By A Thousand Cuts…
adminA movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film Rust, at a…
adminThe most popular movie on Netflix Canada has resurfaced a dramatic murder-for-hire plot that shook an Ontario city in 2010. The documentary What Jennifer Did explores the life of Jennifer…
adminOn the surface, Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer is the perfect target for adaptation. First off, it’s a novel — one of the more lucrative source materials for an industry perpetually hungry for…
adminBurton Cummings’s latest blow in his legal battle against the current lineup of the Guess Who is tarnishing the legacy of the famous Winnipeg rock band, a local music historian…
adminThe highly anticipated film Civil War lands in theatres this week. Acclaimed filmmaker Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Ex Machina, Annihilation, Men) wrote and directed the film, set in the imagined…
adminDay 69:34A small business owner resists Momofuku’s bid to trademark Chili Crunch Celebrity chef David Chang says he will no longer enforce the trademark for his chili crunch condiment. The…
adminIn his filmmaking career, Alex Garland has terrified us with zombies, infectious alien hybrids, murderous men and A.I. run amuck. Civil War, the writer and director’s latest film, is not only…
adminJohn Kinnear was motivated by a heartfelt desire to help when he sat down in his London, Ont., home to write a letter to Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis. It was…
adminO.J. Simpson, the football star, actor and pitchman whose shocking arrest for double murder and subsequent acquittal at trial shone a light on American race relations, has died. He was…
adminJazz clarinettist, composer and bandleader Phil Nimmons, known as the “dean of Canadian jazz,” has died at the age of 100. A statement released by his family confirmed that Nimmons died at…
adminCousins and collaborators Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki have been nominated for the 2024 Doug Wright Award for their YA graphic novel Roaming. Founded in 2005, the Doug Wright Awards have been…
adminMaud 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…
adminEleanor Catton is among the five North American authors shortlisted for the second iteration of the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. The $150,000 USD ($203,971.50 Cdn) prize recognizes the best fiction book by a…
adminRenowned Prism drummer Gary Wanstall, known as Rocket Norton, passed away last week after a two-year-long battle with cancer. Bill Allman, president with B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame, confirmed Wanstall…
adminActor Jonathan Majors has been ordered to complete a year-long counselling program but avoided jail time Monday for assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a high-profile case that derailed the once-promising star’s…
adminA 20-year-old ballet teacher in Saskatchewan is the first person in Canada to pass one national organization’s top dance exam and prove her moves are en pointe. Brianna Dash completed the…
adminDay 68:3041 years after she topped the charts, Bonnie Tyler still loves singing Total Eclipse of the Heart Every time there’s an eclipse, Bonnie Tyler’s phone rings off the hook. …
adminWho Carly Simon is singing about in the iconic 1972 song, You’re So Vain, is a question that has long fascinated people. But there’s another mystery. Why does she mention…
adminSome of Canada’s most iconic festivals are cancelling or scaling back this year as they weather financial struggles. Festival organizers say they are still recouping losses from COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns…
adminMusicians are confronting artificial intelligence as digital copycats flood the internet. The Artist Rights Alliance, a non-profit advocacy organization, issued an open letter this week calling on artificial intelligence tech…
adminIt’s something of a miracle that Monkey Man exists. It’s an action-drama made by a lesser-known actor when — according to some — the traditional leading man and action hero has already…
admin2 days ago News Duration 2:53 The man known to many as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride is coming to Halifax. Beloved entertainer Mandy Patinkin will perform his favourite…
adminDisney’s streaming service will start cracking down on password-sharing in June, chief executive Bob Iger said on Thursday, as the entertainment conglomerate looks to boost subscriber growth and profitability at…
adminVancouver-based costume designer Farnaz Khaki-Sadigh collaborated with Inuit artists to create cultural pieces for Netflix’s live-action show Avatar: The Last Airbender.
adminJoe Flaherty, the comedian and writer known for his roles on shows like Freaks and Geeks and SCTV, has died. He was 82. “After a brief illness, he left us…
adminSisters Leanne and Natasha Manikavasagar are no strangers to seeing AI-generated content on TikTok. But an AI-generated deepfake video of Drake teaching trigonometry took them by surprise. “I was shocked,”…
adminMore than 400 Canadian artists from the worlds of music, film and literature are denouncing what they describe as “alarming and destructive” anti-trans legislation in an open letter released Sunday…
adminActor Chance Perdomo, who rose to fame as a star of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Gen V, has died at age 27 following a motorcycle crash. “On behalf of the family…
adminOn the surface, Beyoncé and Sacha have little in common. Where Beyoncé was born in Houston, Sacha grew up in the tiny town of Warkworth, Ont. While the former was inspired to become…
adminPlains Cree musician Joel Wood cracks up his wife as he describes how he emerged from his mother’s womb. “I kind of came out singing — Waahh Yaaahh Hoka hey,”…
adminFamously private about his personal life, acclaimed actor Donald Sutherland is finally ready to let the public in on his story. He’ll share behind-the-scenes moments from 60 years in the…
adminThe natural world is full of gender diversity: female hyenas have pseudo penises used for sex and urination, many species of fish and plants change their sex over their lifespan, and…
adminHundreds of employees from the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) gathered on the picket line as they began strike action Tuesday. After months of negotiations, union members with OPSEU Local 535 voted…
adminWARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Two properties belonging to music mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs in…
adminIn the last decade, Ryan Duchoeny has worn many hats — firefighter, police officer, construction worker and even convict. Such is the life of a background actor. But his real dream…
admin3 days ago News Duration 5:19 Aysanabee, an Oji-Cree musician from Northwestern Ontario, is nominated for three Juno Awards. Ahead of the ceremony, the singer-songwriter sat down with CBC’s Shannon…
adminOn March 21, Joni Mitchell’s entire musical catalogue reappeared on Spotify. Two years ago, she removed her music from the streaming platform in solidarity with Neil Young, who boycotted Spotify over…
admin12:36Amrit Kaur lands her first leading film role in the queer, Bollywood-inspired The Queen of My Dreams For Fawzia Mirza, making The Queen of My Dreams her feature film debut…
adminEntertainment Nelly Furtado is set to host the 53rd Juno Awards in Halifax on Sunday, as some of the biggest names in Canadian music gather to celebrate the past year’s achievements.…
adminNelly Furtado will get the party started this weekend as some of the biggest names in Canadian music gather in Halifax for the 53rd Juno Awards. The 10-time Juno-winning pop…
adminCatherine, Princess of Wales, revealed Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer, a surprise disclosure that follows an extended period of frenzied public speculation on the state of her health. In…
adminThere is a scene at the end of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire that is, for the most part, exactly the same as every Ghostbusters finale. But where the 1984 original concluded with…
adminAs It Happens6:21An Oscar changed everything for this public school instrument repair shop Steve Bagmanyan is putting retirement on hold — and he couldn’t be more thrilled about it. Bagmanyan…
adminA new ballet opening Wednesday is the first work by an Asian choreographer commissioned by the National Ballet of Canada for its main stage at Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre for…
adminM. Emmet Walsh, the character actor who brought his unmistakable face and unsettling presence to films including Blood Simple and Blade Runner, has died at age 88, his manager said Wednesday.…
adminIf you’ve spent one too many hours binge-watching old seasons of Heartland, there’s an auction with your name on it. The popular television show is based on a fictional book series of…
adminIt was a night of surprises and upsets at Sunday’s Academy Awards — especially for what were arguably the year’s two biggest films. That was perhaps most clear with Oppenheimer, which took…
adminA company that owns nearly two dozen newspapers in Atlantic Canada has debts of almost $100 million and is filing for creditor protection. SaltWire Network made the application in the Supreme Court…
adminQ23:12Denis Villeneuve: Dune 2, his vision for the sci-fi epic, and how the film reflects issues in the world today Denis Villeneuve grew up in the small village of Gentilly,…
admin6 days ago News Duration 1:56 Indigenous actor Lily Gladstone may not have won an Oscar for her role in Killers of the Flower Moon, but she did make history…
adminWhat was intended as a simple family photo has become a royal headache for Princess Catherine and her family, after social media users and photo experts pointed out numerous inconsistencies…
adminWhere many modern romantic comedies falter is a laser-focus on the romance and a weak commitment to the comedy — French Girl, a Canadian indie out this weekend, does not have…
adminCanada’s independent cinema industry is in crisis, its owners say, as they face mounting challenges from streaming services and restrictive Hollywood studio rules. Sixty per cent of independent movie theatre…
adminWhere Love Lies Bleeding ends up — full of psychedelic visions, blood-covered bodies and more than a fair amount of screaming — is very different from where the movie starts out. That’s because…
adminThe U.S. Congress has moved a big step closer to a crackdown on a popular platform that could have far-reaching implications for social media in the country. It involves a…
adminThe Vancouver Fringe Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary not with a triumphant bow but with a plea for more cash. The festival, a staple of Vancouver’s performing arts calendar…
adminOlivia Munn has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy, thanking her doctors and urging fans to calculate their own risk assessment. “I’m lucky. We…
adminA Quebec-based electronic music artist hopes to get his career and life back on track after triumphing in an Alberta defamation lawsuit tied to social media posts accusing him of…
adminThe shortened version of the international broadcast of the 96th Oscars faced harsh criticism in Ukraine for omitting the segment announcing the documentary feature award, which went to Mstyslav Chernov’s…
adminEugene Levy’s Hamilton roots were at the forefront of mind as he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “Getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame…
adminThis year’s Hot Docs Festival could be the last without more support from government funding partners, said the non-profit’s president. Marie Nelson said the organization is still recovering from losses accumulated during…
adminAs It Happens6:28Mark Critch says we haven’t seen the last of Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival Comedian Mark Critch says he’s confident there will be a Just For Laughs comedy…
adminWhat does a reporter need when they cover the Oscars? Eli Glasner takes us on his journey to Los Angeles.
adminThe 96th Academy Awards are coming up this weekend, and there is no shortage of Canadian nominees. One of the country’s biggest stars, Ryan Gosling, will be front and centre at…
adminSpark53:59The extraordinary power of terrestrial radio It took a while for Ashley Elzinga to craft her artificial intelligence-powered counterpart. “It sounded a bit monotone at first. It was a bit…
adminAs far as celebrity court battles go, the six-week legal row in 2022 between Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, was a pop culture juggernaut reminiscent…
adminThe 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.
adminJapanese manga comic creator Akira Toriyama, best known for his Dragon Ball series that spawned widely popular films, video games and TV shows, died on March 1 from a blood…
adminAward-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,…
adminThe new Netflix movie Code 8 Part II is set in the fictional Lincoln City, but some of the millions of viewers who have streamed it in its first few days may recognize Ontario…
adminA 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…
adminSuccession-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…
adminA 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…
adminCanadian 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…
adminThe 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…
adminIf you’re looking to explode a human head or make blood and guts from scratch, there are people in Hamilton who know how to do it just right. The city…
adminThe inspiration for Johan Renck’s new film Spaceman is more down-to-earth than one might expect. Although the sci-fi flick revolves around a Czech astronaut venturing into mysterious purple space dust, Renck…
adminFinal 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…
adminThe 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,…
adminFormer talk show host Oprah Winfrey is leaving the WeightWatchers board of directors and donating millions of dollars in the weight management firm’s stock to charity, the company said Thursday, sending its…
adminDay 613:59Canadian music legend Ron Sexsmith looks back on a remarkable career with a 60th birthday concert at Massey Hall Canadian songwriting legend Ron Sexsmith has turned 60, and will…
adminAcclaimed comedian Richard Lewis has died. He was 76. Lewis, who revealed he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2023, died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday night…
adminCineplex Inc. has made almost $40 million from online booking fees, which are central to a competition bureau lawsuit against the Canadian cinema chain. An agreed statement of facts filed…
adminTwo men were convicted of murder Tuesday in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, a brazen 2002 shooting in the rap legend’s studio. An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury…
adminJoel D. Montgrand is having a banner year. The Saskatchewan actor from Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation near Prince Albert said up until recently, he was only recognized for bit parts, “one-liners” and fleeting moments…
adminEvery year, the release of the Juno Award nominees comes with the excitement of seeing which first-timers made the list. This year, there were 90 first-time nominees, a significant jump…
adminA Halifax lawyer who has played a behind-the-scenes role in the careers of musicians such as Sloan, Feist, The Rankin Family and Alvvays will be front and centre at next month’s Juno…
adminOppenheimer continued to steamroll through Hollywood’s awards season on Saturday, winning the top prize, for outstanding cast, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen…
adminThis First Person column is written by Pearl Lorentzen, who lives in Slave Lake, Alta. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I was sitting…
adminEntertainment Beyoncé has made history once again, becoming the first Black woman to top Billboard’s country music chart. The Grammy winner achieved the feat after her new single Texas Hold ‘Em…
adminYou might not know Michaela Watkins by name, but you likely know her face — and her voice. She’s been reliably funny, sharp, warm, witty and delightful in more than 100 sitcoms, dramas…
adminOntario-born filmmaker James Cameron attended a ceremony at Rideau Hall Thursday recognizing his appointment as a companion of the Order of Canada. Cameron is the director of many of the…
adminWhen taking on the role of Uncle Iroh in the Netflix live-action remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender, actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee can really only think of one thing he…
adminA comic with a dream 20 years in the making to create a Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame is hoping he’ll soon be a step closer, as he brings comedians…
adminPeople who present dance, music and theatre arts in Nova Scotia say they are concerned about some extra federal art funding coming to an end next month. The Canada Arts…
adminIndigenous actors are having a moment on some of the world’s most popular streaming services — even if they never expected it. Katarina Ziervogel from Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba never pictured…
admin4 days ago News Duration 1:54 Prince Harry and Michael Bublé try their hand at wheelchair curling at the Invictus Games One Year to Go celebration. Meghan Markle, the Duchess…
adminFormer U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit filed Saturday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel deceived him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule…
adminMichael J. Fox made a surprise appearance onstage during Sunday night’s BAFTA Film Awards as he presented the prize for best film to Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. The 62-year-old Canadian-American actor, who…
adminAtom bomb epic Oppenheimer won seven prizes — including best picture, director and actor — at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday. Gothic fantasia Poor Things took five prizes. Christopher Nolan was…
adminAtom bomb epic Oppenheimer won seven prizes — including best picture, director and actor — at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday. Gothic fantasia Poor Things took five prizes. Christopher Nolan was…
adminBill Cunningham, the Canadian broadcast journalist who covered the Vietnam War for the CBC and helped name its flagship program, has died. He was 91. An obituary posted on Saturday said…
adminA Vancouver non-profit is calling on Canada’s competition regulator to launch a greenwashing investigation into Lululemon — saying the athleisure brand is misleading consumers about its environmental practices. The complaint, which was filed by…
adminAn Inuk from Makkovik is showcasing Inuit culture and humour this Valentine’s Day after creating her own set of Valentine’s cards — some for children and others that are very…
adminA stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney and used to record The Beatles’ first two albums has been found and returned after 51 years following a global hunt.…
adminThere are few figures in American history as mythologized as J. Robert Oppenheimer — in no small part due to the man himself. So building a cohesive story about him…
adminIt’s a momentary glitch that singers everywhere fear: the dreaded voice crack. So when Alicia Keys belted out the opening notes to her iconic anthem If I Ain’t Got You during Sunday’s Super…
adminThis First Person article is the experience of Sarah Gilbert, a writer in Montreal. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. Montreal was cold, grey…
adminUnreserved53:492SLGBTQ+ Love Songs When Melody McKiver came across a collection of Indigenous love songs transcribed by anthropologists in the early 1900s, the title of one stood out to her: I…
adminZiggy Marley’s movie is not receiving the love its name calls for. Despite the fact that Bob Marley: One Love was, Ziggy says, a labour of love, a slew of negative…
adminTrevor Hurst is out the door and navigating the barren, prairie landscape of southwestern Manitoba before the clock strikes 7 a.m. The longtime lead singer of Econoline Crush has become…
adminDene filmmaker Kelvin Redvers wants audiences for his latest movie to sit on the edges of their seats. An isolated, snow-covered highway in the middle of northern Canada sets the…
adminUsher delivered a high-energy Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas on Sunday that featured surprise appearances by some of his most famous collaborators as the R&B star rolled through…
admin4 days ago News Duration 6:59 Singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman made a rare public appearance at the Grammys, performing her song Fast Car alongside country singer Luke Combs. Some eagle-eyed fans…
adminA new Canadian reality TV show is mixing Seth Rogen’s inherent charm with the explosion in popularity of pottery and ceramics. The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down hits airwaves on…
admin3 days ago News Duration 2:07 Karma is the guy at 615 Rothesay Ave. Jeffrey Dugas of Obsidian Barbers in Saint John has been fielding requests for haircuts in the…
adminBell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced widespread layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations.…
adminRêve is reliving her Cinderella moment. The Montreal musician, 28, garnered both her first Juno nomination and first win at last year’s awards ceremony, after the stellar online success of her…
adminSeiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died, his management…
adminMuch like its plot, the name of Mads Mikkelsen’s new stubbornness-saga has had a journey of its own. Originally lifted from the Danish novel The Captain and Ann Barbara by…
adminMusician Paula Toledo recently learned one of her songs had found an audience through an unlikely source — bootleg Russian DVDs. But she didn’t expect it would lead to a fake version of it…
adminAgent Argylle — clad as always in his tightly tailored velour suit, “smell the fart” grimace and vaguely insane Me, Myself & Irene-inspired flat top — is going through a typical workday. He’s…
adminMark Ellis was nervous coming aboard another show about police officers. Not least because police procedurals have become an even more crowded media sub-genre since he co-created Flashpoint in 2008. But…
adminAutomating Music Transcription In recent years, the field of music transcription has witnessed a transformative revolution with the advent of transformer-based models. Originally developed for natural language processing tasks, transformers…
adminSinger-songwriter Toby Keith, who twice won the Academy of Country Music’s entertainer of the year award, has died. He was 62. Keith, who had stomach cancer, died peacefully on Monday surrounded…
adminIn an almost exact repeat of her showing in 2022, Montreal artist Charlotte Cardin leads the 2024 Juno nominations with six, with nods for artist, album, pop album, songwriter and single of…
adminThe 66th Grammy Awards on Sunday put women in the spotlight, with SZA, Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus winning big. Taylor Swift made history when she won album of the…
adminThe latest season for one of television’s most beloved crime drama series has a Saskatchewan connection. Joel D. Montgrand is playing the role of Eddie Qavvik in True Detective: Night…
adminCelebrities took to the red carpet on Sunday in Los Angeles ahead of the 66th Grammy Awards, decked out in metallic gowns, trendy menswear and Barbie-fied outfits. Taylor Swift arrived fashionably late…
adminAd-free entertainment used to be one of the big selling points of streaming services, but as more services including Amazon’s Prime Video add commercials, experts say the glory days of…
adminThis First Person column is written by Dylan Earis, a graduate of the University of Regina’s school of journalism. For more information about First Person stories, see the FAQ. Growing up,…
adminMolly McGlynn never saw herself making this movie. Not only was the idea of putting this story on screen too painful, it was too terrifying. That’s because the plot of…
adminCarl Weathers, a former NFL and CFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star — playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger…
adminAfrobeats has been soaring in popularity since its inception in the early 2000s. From 2017 to 2022, there was a 550 per cent increase in the number of times songs…
adminToronto Cineplex has cancelled screenings of a South Indian film following four drive-by shootings at theatres throughout the Greater Toronto Area the day it premiered. Theatre chain says it pulled…
adminActor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on a Western movie set in New Mexico.…
adminWhen Nicole Ariana stepped up to the mic in front of a packed crowd at a downtown Halifax club, she hadn’t had anything to drink. That, she admits, was a…
adminUniversal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a…
adminThe songwriters who gave us Your Song, Tiny Dancer and Rocket Man will add to their stuffed awards shelf later this year when Elton John and Bernie Taupin are awarded the Gershwin Prize. The…
adminA bulldozer tears through a modern house in Meaford, Ont., a picturesque community on Georgian Bay. Occupied for just two years, the home’s once soaring ceilings, large windows and backyard…
admin“Did this film direct itself?” When a female-directed film that received critical acclaim and box-office success was nominated in several Oscar categories — including best picture, but not best director — that was the question that had…
adminEntertainment Revered Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is set to make her Grammy Awards performance debut at this year’s ceremony next Sunday. Canadian singer-songwriter, and 9-time winner, also nominated for best…
adminExplicit AI-generated photos of one of the world’s most famous artists spread rapidly across social media this week, highlighting once again what experts describe as an urgent need to crack…
adminA documentary chronicling the devastating legacy of residential schools in B.C. is among breakout films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Directors Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie received the jury prize for directing…
adminLulu Wang originally came to Expats, the new Nicole Kidman miniseries that premiered Friday on Prime Video, as sort of a side project. The director, just a few years out from…
adminWrestling icon Vince McMahon resigned Friday from WWE’s parent company t he day after a former employee filed a federal lawsuit accusing him and another former executive of serious sexual…
adminBand of Brothers, the HBO war miniseries about American paratroopers produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, begins with a sort of narrative hammer to the skull. “We came from a…
adminAfter six years away, the Juno Awards will return to Vancouver in 2025, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today. The 54th Juno Awards will take place at…
adminQ20:51Tanya Tagaq: True Detective, the brilliance of Jodie Foster, and creating the series’ score Most people who land their very first acting job don’t get to debut alongside an American…
adminNetflix told investors it has added millions of new customers and has lots of room to grow its revenue — with part of that growth coming from the planned elimination of the…
adminAmanda Peters has won the Carnegie Medal for Excellence 2024 for her novel The Berry Pickers. She is the first Canadian to win a prize in either category since the…
adminWith seven nominations, P.E.I.’s East Pointers led the pack as the 2024 East Coast Music Awards kicked off the trip to Atlantic Canada’s big music week in May. The nominations…
adminThe Oscar nominations were announced this morning, with Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Killers of the Flower Moon and Barbie emerging as the early leaders. Oppenheimer leads the pack with 13 nominations, including for best picture, best directing and lead…
adminAtom-bomb epic Oppenheimer leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 13 categories, including best film. Gothic fantasia Poor Things received 11 nominations on the list announced Thursday,…
adminCanadian author Margaret Atwood has received a high honour from France’s ministry of culture for her contributions to literature. Atwood was named a commander in the French Order of Arts…
adminAfter years of YouTube stardom for his online confessionals and sketches, Jasmeet Raina — the Guelph, Ont.,-born Punjabi Sikh millennial formerly known as Jus Reign — wanted a new creative…
adminNerene Virgin, a former actor, public broadcaster, anti-racism advocate and educator also known for her trailblazing work, has died in Burlington, Ont., at age 77. Virgin, a fifth-generation Hamiltonian, was a teacher before gaining…
adminA grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge Friday in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant…
adminFirst published in 1954, Sports Illustrated could be characterized as a part of sports history. But word of mass layoffs at the magazine on Friday had employees and observers worried for…
adminDirector Ava DuVernay speaks with the CBC’s Eli Glasner about what compelled her to create her latest and perhaps most challenging film, Origin. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) When you sit down to…
adminMatty Matheson never set out to be an actor — let alone deliver one of the most talked about Emmy acceptance speeches in recent memory. Despite that, the real-life restaurateur…
adminEight books written by Canadians are among the 70 longlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award, including The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr and Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton. The €100,000 ($146,842 Cdn) prize annually…
adminMusic festival Coachella has announced their 2024 lineup, which includes Canadian acts Nav, AP Dhillon, Grimes and Blond:ish. It’s not the first time for all but one of the Canadian…
adminGabriela Cowperthwaite is the first to admit her new film, I.S.S., is out of step with her career to date. The director of Blackfish (a documentary about the cruel treatment of…
adminSum 41 is heading home to play its final show before retirement — but not until 2025. The Grammy-winning rock band from Ajax, Ont., will play Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Jan.…
adminMonday evening’s Emmy Awards brought big wins for Succession, The Bear and Beef, an EGOT for Elton John, and paid tribute to beloved shows of the past after a months-long delay from…
adminVenus, the first Indigenous winner of Canada’s Drag Race, spoke to CBC News about the country’s drag scene and how the show inspired her ahead of her Thursday night victory.
adminThe Prince of Persia series has been stuck in quicksand for a few years. The original 1989 game by Jordan Mechner dazzled with its realistic (at the time) animation of…
adminAustralian actor Angourie Rice, who stars in the new Mean Girls movie musical as Cady Heron, tells CBC News about getting over her fear of singing and which scenes from…
adminEntertainment The Weeknd is setting records on Spotify once again with Blinding Lights. The Toronto superstar’s 2019 hit single became the first song to cross the milestone of four billion…
adminHot on the heels of one of the best years for movie and TV releases in recent memory, 2024 is shaping up to be an impressive year for screens both…
adminAs It Happens6:44AI used to create comedy special of dead comedian George Carlin A new comedy special starts with the quote, “I’m sorry it took me so long to come…
adminThe 2023 Emmy Awards are arriving in 2024. Hollywood’s two strikes meant a four-month delay for television’s annual celebration of itself — the awards were originally slated for last September. But…
adminCanada’s Drag Race has crowned its new queen after a glitzy season filled with heated moments thanks to cast members who weren’t afraid to speak their minds. On Thursday night’s…
adminCanada Reads is back! This year, the great Canadian book debate is looking for one book to carry us forward. When we are at a crossroads, when uncertainty is upon us,…
admin7 hours ago News Duration 0:58 Actor Devery Jacobs from Kahnawà:ke, Que., and Twilight actor Chaske Spencer co-star in Echo, a new Marvel series. They spoke to CBC about jumping…
adminThe 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday heaped nominations on Oppenheimer, Barbie and American Fiction, while snubbing Leonardo DiCaprio for best male actor. Just as they were at the Golden Globes, Greta…
adminCalgarian Michael Playfair said there was a moment during filming for The Last of Us when microphones were everywhere and he thought, “there’s no way this is going to work.”…
adminEntertainment The 70-year-old Grammy-winning singer added that he is taking a break from touring while recovering. Grammy-winning singer says surgery was success, he’s taking a break from touring CBC News ·…
adminActor-singer David Soul, a 1970s heartthrob who co-starred as the blond half of the TV crime-fighting duo Starsky & Hutch and topped the music charts with the ballad Don’t Give Up…
adminGood Grief is a new Netflix release written and directed by Schitt’s Creek creator and star Dan Levy. In the movie, Levy also stars as a man who loses his…
adminMark Critch is the creator and star of Son of a Critch on CBC Television. (CBC) Season 3 of CBC’s hit series Son of a Critch showcases a young Mark…
adminAs It Happens6:28Director of Mickey Mouse slasher film is totally cool with you hate-watching it The director of a Mickey Mouse slasher movie has a message for all the haters…
adminAn Indigenous superhero gets her own Marvel spinoff next week — the first of the company’s bets on projects that don’t require prior knowledge of its popular cinematic universe. The Disney+…
admin(Credit: Emily Shur) Sandra Oh has long been a powerhouse talent on screen. The Canadian actress has infused life into the many characters she’s stepped into, from her iconic role…
admin(Courtesy) Here & Queer is an interview series hosted by Peter Knegt that celebrates and amplifies the work of LGBTQ artists through unfiltered conversations. This is a special year end…
adminWhat do A Christmas Story, Home Alone and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation have in common? They’re all cult Christmas classics, yes, and they’re all getting up there in years, sorry,…
adminTom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in The Full Monty, Michael Clayton and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, has died, his family said. He was 75. A statement shared…
adminThe Sunday Magazine22:54For 100 years, this Mickey Mouse operation has thrived. Is Disney now losing its magic? You might describe Marlene Morris as a Disney lifer. As a child, she…
adminWARNING: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. Paula Abdul has accused former American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality…
adminThe artist formerly known as Kanye West issued an apology to the Jewish community on Tuesday for his antisemitic remarks that sparked criticism, saying he sought forgiveness and regretted any…
adminVinyl records were once written off as relics. First, they were replaced by shiny compact discs that (supposedly) offered superior sound. Then streaming took over, allowing fans to carry vast music…
adminEntertainment It will cost $2.99 a month for Canadian viewers to opt out of ads on Amazon’s Prime Video starting in February. Company representatives told the Canadian Press they will introduce…
adminGov. Gen. Mary Simon has announced 78 new appointments to the Order of Canada — a list that includes activists, authors, artists, Indigenous leaders and other accomplished Canadians. Simon’s office announced three new…
adminHeat exhaustion caused the death of a 23-year-old Brazilian fan who attended a Taylor Swift concert in November, according to a forensics report obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday.…
adminTom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at…
adminLee Sun-kyun, an actor who starred in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, has died, South Korea’s emergency office said Wednesday. Lee was found dead in a central Seoul park on Wednesday, the office said. Earlier, police…
adminThe artist formerly known as Kanye West issued an apology to the Jewish community on Tuesday for his antisemitic remarks that sparked criticism, saying he sought forgiveness and regretted any…