The social biome: how to build nourishing friendships – and banish loneliness
All your daily interactions with others, big and small, make up your social biome, and the pandemic has severely damaged
Read MoreAll your daily interactions with others, big and small, make up your social biome, and the pandemic has severely damaged
Read More[ad_1] The saga around Vancouver’s Rio Theatre took yet another twist on Saturday as it reopened as a sports bar
Read More[ad_1] Sophie, a Grammy-nominated Scottish disc jockey, producer and recording artist who had worked with the likes of Madonna and Charli
Read More[ad_1] Amy Willier, a Cree artisan and entrepreneur who championed her culture and community through her Calgary gallery, has died.
Read More[ad_1] Jane Fonda cemented herself into Hollywood allure as a chameleonlike actor and social activist, and now the Golden Globes
Read More[ad_1] CBC’s television series Trickster, launched in 2020 and adapted from Eden Robinson’s young adult novel series, has been cancelled.
Read More[ad_1] Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in
Read More[ad_1] Haisla Nation duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids are leading nominees at the first-ever International Indigenous Hip Hop Awards Show.
Read More[ad_1] Canadian actor, filmmaker and comedian Seth Rogen is writing a book. Yearbook is a collection of funny and insightful
Read More[ad_1] Chris Murphy, a member of Canadian rock band Sloan, says he’s been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of
Read More[ad_1] The Cannes Film Festival, cancelled altogether last year by the pandemic, is postponing this year’s edition from May to
Read More[ad_1] American actor Cloris Leachman, who won eight Emmys for her work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and other television programs as
Read More[ad_1] The Writers’ Trust of Canada is renaming their fiction prize in honour of Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson. With
Read More[ad_1] For Debi Drennan, the film business is a family affair. The Toronto-based makeup artist has been working in the industry before the days of
Read More[ad_1] Actor Elliot Page and Emma Portner said Tuesday that they are divorcing after three years of marriage. “After much
Read More[ad_1] A Delaware judge has approved a revised Weinstein Co. bankruptcy plan that provides about $35 million (all figures in
Read More[ad_1] The trial of Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the Canadian rock band Hedley, has been pushed back to next
Read More[ad_1] Decades after suffering bombing and earthquake damage, Pompeii’s museum has been reborn, showing off exquisite finds from excavations of
Read More[ad_1] Dance your cares away, Fraggle Rock fans — the fluffy-haired creatures are back in Canada for a new show. The Jim
Read More[ad_1] After a successful competitive career, Montreal figure skater Elladj Baldé vowed to push back against the sport’s traditions and
Read More[ad_1] A Saskatoon non-profit arts organization says its efforts to promote an upcoming exhibit that critiques social media and QAnon has
Read More[ad_1] In one of the inauguration’s most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as
Read More[ad_1] Dave Chappelle tested positive for the coronavirus just before his comedy show scheduled for Thursday, forcing his upcoming appearances
Read More[ad_1] Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary people helped define American conversation
Read More[ad_1] Bob Avian, a Tony Award-winning choreographer who had a role in some of the most beloved and influential shows
Read More[ad_1] Longtime NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw, once the most popular broadcaster in television news as he told viewers about the
Read More[ad_1] The global release of the James Bond movie No Time to Die was postponed to October from April, its
Read More[ad_1] Canadian record producer Bob Rock is joining a chorus of musicians selling off rights to their past work, reaching
Read More[ad_1] Country star Dolly Parton said her brother Randy Parton, who sang and performed with her, as well as at
Read More[ad_1] Two rappers were among the entertainment figures included in a list of 140 people who were pardoned or had
Read More[ad_1] A lawyer for the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper said Wednesday that the Duchess of Sussex had no
Read More[ad_1] A lawyer for That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson pleaded not guilty on his behalf Wednesday to the rapes of
Read More[ad_1] Italian police have recovered a 500-year-old copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s 16th century Salvator Mundi painting of Jesus Christ that
Read More[ad_1] A Haida filmmaker is pushing for new legislation in Canada to penalize people who pretend to be Indigenous in order to
Read More[ad_1] A U.S. federal judge in Oklahoma has ordered the new owners of an Oklahoma zoo featured in Netflix’s Tiger
Read More[ad_1] Lawyers for the Duchess of Sussex asked a British judge on Tuesday to settle her lawsuit against a newspaper
Read More[ad_1] A review of the CBC’s licence renewal applications entered its second phase Monday, with some organizations and individuals presenting
Read More[ad_1] Frankline Ozowulu made it back to his family home in Houston, Texas, recently with a song stuck in his head. It
Read More[ad_1] Phil Spector, the revolutionary music producer who transformed rock ‘n’ roll with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later
Read More[ad_1] What is the one book all of Canada should read? It’s time for Canada Reads 2021. The year 2020 was a
Read More[ad_1] A collection of children’s drawings made during the pandemic illustrates the mental toll the pandemic is taking on Canadian
Read More[ad_1] Melinda Gates, the billionaire philanthropist and businessperson, has donated $250,000 U.S. ($318,130 Cad) to the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. Named
Read More[ad_1] Inuit Canadians will soon have 24/7 access to Inuktitut-language television programming. The Nunavut Independent Television Network (NITV) is launching a
Read More[ad_1] British musicians are demanding that the British government face the music after new post-Brexit regulations failed to consider their unique
Read More[ad_1] Organizers behind a number of livestreaming concerts and theatre shows in Ontario say the province’s stricter stay-at-home orders have
Read More[ad_1] The A-list is back. How A-list? Try Lady Gaga and J. Lo. Inauguration officials announced on Thursday that the
Read More[ad_1] German news agency dpa is reporting that illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of the duo Siegfried & Roy,
Read More[ad_1] The final months of 2020 saw the streaming wars escalate with both Disney and Warner Bros. throwing down the
Read More[ad_1] The 30th Gotham Awards gave a very strange Oscar season a virtual start Monday in a largely digital ceremony
Read More[ad_1] Neil Young is calling for empathy toward the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol, saying they’ve been “so manipulated and
Read More[ad_1] Five Black Canadian musicians have been selected by a jury of their peers as recipients of the inaugural SiriusXM
Read More[ad_1] Organizers of the Scotiabank Giller Prize are investigating security measures for future virtual events after they say an interview
Read More[ad_1] Veteran talk show host Larry King, suffering from COVID-19, has been moved out of the intensive care unit at
Read More[ad_1] A new trial date has been set for Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the Canadian rock band Hedley, who
Read More[ad_1] British filmmaker Michael Apted, who directed both the Up documentary series and Coal Miner’s Daughter, has died. He was 79. His
Read More[ad_1] More than two months after Alex Trebek’s death, fans of Jeopardy! finally got the chance to say goodbye. A video
Read More[ad_1] Roku is buying the content library of Quibi, the short-lived streaming service, to bulk up its own free ad-supported
Read More[ad_1] In Neil Young’s 1979 song Hey Hey, My My the Canadian musician sang that rock could never die, adding:
Read More[ad_1] Don’t count out Caillou. Though the Canadian children’s animated series is ending its 21-year run on PBS Kids, its
Read More[ad_1] This week is an emotional one for fans of Jeopardy! and its beloved longtime host, the late Alex Trebek, who
Read More[ad_1] The National Gallery of Canada has named two leaders to newly created roles aimed at encouraging more diversity and
Read More[ad_1] Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in A View to a Kill and appeared in the sitcom That ’70s Show, has
Read More[ad_1] Dr. Dre says he will be “back home soon” after the music mogul received medical treatment at a Los
Read More[ad_1] 2020 was a year like no other. As we start 2021 and look forward to the 20th edition of
Read More[ad_1] This year’s Grammy Awards ceremony, which was set for Jan. 31, has been postponed due to a surge of COVID-19
Read More[ad_1] Telefilm Canada says an investigation into allegations made against one of its employees has “concluded that no harassment, discrimination
Read More[ad_1] Gerry Marsden, the British singer who was instrumental in turning a song from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel into
Read More[ad_1] Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news
Read More[ad_1] A Calgary musician and author has written the biography of one of the most influential musical instrument designers alive.
Read More[ad_1] The pandemic may have shut its doors for most of 2020, but it didn’t stop the National Arts Centre (NAC) from
Read More[ad_1] MF Doom, a masked rapper who awed hip-hop fans and fellow musicians with intricate wordplay, has died. He was
Read More[ad_1] Canadian Indigenous actor Wilma Pelly, who was best known for her role as Elsie Tsa Che on the CBC series North of
Read More[ad_1] The meaning behind Netflix’s The Platform is hard to miss: “an accidentally timely political allegory,” the New York Times
Read More[ad_1] Dawn Wells, who parlayed her girl-next-door charm and wholesome beauty into enduring TV fame as the sweet-natured desert island
Read More[ad_1] Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose famous name embossed myriad consumer products after his iconic Space Age styles shot
Read More[ad_1] Before Hope Jacobson set out to explore the universe of virtual influencers as a college assignment, she’d already been
Read More[ad_1] Full House actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying half a
Read More[ad_1] There’s a moment near the beginning of Wonder Woman 1984 where General Antiope says, “The time will come, Diana,
Read More[ad_1] In a normal year, my favourite films would be an eclectic mix of blockbusters and indie darlings, perhaps a few
Read More[ad_1] Even on a dark and rainy Monday morning in Seattle — crowds of people braved the weather, lining up for a
Read More[ad_1] The National Film Board is withdrawing the Michelle Latimer-directed documentary Inconvenient Indian from all film festivals and distribution after her Indigenous identity
Read More[ad_1] A 13-year-old who struck up an unlikely friendship with a famously flamboyant rock star before the pandemic found herself recording
Read More[ad_1] Country singer K.T. Oslin, who hit it big with the 1987 hit 80’s Ladies and won three Grammy awards, has
Read More[ad_1] Former U.S. president Barack Obama unveiled his list of favourite books of 2020. The list of 17 books included memoir, fiction
Read More[ad_1] An acclaimed film director lauded for two high-profile Indigenous productions this year says she’s sorry for not verifying her
Read More[ad_1] Telefilm Canada says Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy has been disqualified from competing for best international feature film at the Oscars
Read More[ad_1] Two producers with the CBC television series Trickster announced their resignations on Friday, a day after the Indigenous identity claims
Read More[ad_1] Sony is pulling Cyberpunk 2077 from its PlayStation Store only a week after its debut in the wake of
Read More[ad_1] Along with the holiday season, come the holiday movies. And this year, the onslaught includes something new — an unprecedented wave
Read More[ad_1] Jeremy Bulloch, the English actor who first donned a helmet, cape and jetpack to play Boba Fett in the
Read More[ad_1] Tom Cruise launched an expletive-laden rant at colleagues on the set of his latest Mission: Impossible movie. It reportedly happened
Read More[ad_1] When Vancouver drag queen Kendall Gender decided to recreate the album covers of famous Black artists for Black History
Read More[ad_1] The founder of the world-famous Just for Laughs comedy festival has been acquitted of charges of rape and indecent assault
Read More[ad_1] Toronto’s 10 history museums have launched a new program that aims to address the lack of representation in stories
Read More[ad_1] Reporter and longtime educator Ernest Tucker, considered to be the CBC’s first Black journalist, is being inducted into the
Read More[ad_1] Two Cree video game streamers are using moose calls and rez humour to carve out their own space in
Read More[ad_1] This year’s inductees into the United States National Film Registry include a record number of female directors and filmmakers
Read More[ad_1] John le Carré, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim
Read More[ad_1] The National Film Board of Canada has released a long-awaited new strategic plan that has creation and audience engagement
Read More[ad_1] Taylor Swift fans are getting a double reason to celebrate this year — the singer-songwriter is about to release
Read More[ad_1] Charley Pride, country music’s first Black star — whose rich baritone on such hits as Kiss an Angel Good
Read More[ad_1] “No holds barred.” That’s the way deaf actor Chelsea Lee explained what it was like to work with Riz Ahmed
Read More[ad_1] Canada Reads is getting ready to celebrate its 20th season. Ali Hassan will return to host the 2021 edition
Read More[ad_1] Wonder Woman 1984 is coming to Canadian homes on Christmas Day, after all. Warner Bros. Pictures says it’s moving forward
Read More[ad_1] Singer FKA twigs filed a lawsuit Friday alleging that Shia LaBeouf was physically and emotionally abusive during their relationship
Read More[ad_1] Disney+ is raising the price of its monthly subscription by $3 in Canada next year, but the hike will come
Read More[ad_1] Ellen DeGeneres says she has tested positive for COVID-19 but is “feeling fine right now.” Production on her daytime
Read More[ad_1] It’s wabbit season for Canadian voice actor Eric Bauza. After growing up watching Bugs Bunny’s exploits on Looney Tunes
Read More[ad_1] Features from Deepa Mehta, Tracey Deer, and Michelle Latimer are among those on the Toronto International Film Festival’s best-of-the-year
Read More[ad_1] The National Arts Centre (NAC) is sharing the spotlight with Canada’s longest-running Black theatre company as part of the
Read More[ad_1] Norman Rockwell illustrations may be as American as apple pie, but it turns out they’re also as New Brunswick
Read More[ad_1] Neil Young on Monday dropped his lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign for playing of two of his
Read More[ad_1] Take note today of the first reference you see or hear to the 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s death.
Read More[ad_1] Christopher Nolan, one of Warner Bros.’ most important filmmakers, has come out strongly against the company’s decision to debut
Read More[ad_1] How’s this for a pandemic performance: a Vancouver singer recently gave a live concert at a downtown supper club
Read More[ad_1] When actor Stephan James scooped up the inaugural Radius Award last year, for being a Canadian making waves globally
Read More[ad_1] A Saskatchewan photographer renowned for capturing the lives of everyone from farmers to seniors in nursing homes in her portraits has
Read More[ad_1] In the most seismic shift by a Hollywood studio yet during the pandemic, Warner Bros. Pictures on Thursday announced
Read More[ad_1] The performers at Russia’s majestic Bolshoi Theatre have danced their way through the Bolshevik revolution, bombing by the Nazis in
Read More[ad_1] When Chelsea Singoorie was growing up in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, she found that talking about mental health was highly
Read More[ad_1] Britain’s culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series The Crown should come with a disclaimer: It’s a work of fiction.
Read More[ad_1] The 2021 Juno Awards are moving to May to mark their 50th anniversary. Organizers behind Canada’s biggest night in
Read More[ad_1] Elliot Page, Halifax’s own Hollywood star, has shared that he is transgender. The actor is known for his Oscar-nominated role in Juno,
Read More[ad_1] It only took two days after its launch for the chess drama The Queen’s Gambit to make it into
Read More[ad_1] Carolyn Fe had no clue her heritage would be under the spotlight after stepping out of her audition for
Read More[ad_1] Liam Docherty may be only 13 years old, but he’s already garnering attention from the Canadian blues establishment. The
Read More[ad_1] Shortly after Leonard Cohen died in Nov. 2016, Quebec cartoonist Philippe Girard had an idea. Girard, a Quebec City native who
Read More[ad_1] Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died. He was 85.
Read More[ad_1] A Calgary playwright is the winner of a prestigious national theatre award that comes with a prize of $100,000
Read More[ad_1] Indigenous critics of ABC’s kidnapping drama Big Sky say it fails to acknowledge real-life missing and murdered Indigenous women and
Read More[ad_1] The leader of the New Democrats has thrown down the gauntlet to U.S. congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Canada-U.S. relations
Read More[ad_1] Read Story Transcript Edward Burtynsky sees the world from a different vantage point than most of us — quite
Read More[ad_1] Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen has been chosen to replace Johnny Depp in the upcoming third film in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, Warner
Read More[ad_1] Taylor Swift won her third consecutive artist of the year prize at the American Music Awards, but she missed
Read More[ad_1] The raft of musicians who were snubbed by the 2021 Grammy Award nominations on Tuesday highlight the Recording Academy’s scattershot
Read More[ad_1] The quest of animal rights activists to see a controversial Ontario “ag-gag” bill repealed got some star power on
Read More[ad_1] Jeopardy! record-holder Ken Jennings will be the first in a series of interim hosts replacing Alex Trebek when the show
Read More[ad_1] The first batch of nominees for the 2021 Grammy Awards were revealed during a livestream held Tuesday by the
Read More[ad_1] The Daily Show host and comedian Trevor Noah has been tapped to host the 2021 Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy
Read More[ad_1] Actor Richard Schiff, who appears on the Vancouver-filmed TV series The Good Doctor, has been hospitalized with COVID-19, three weeks after
Read More[ad_1] Dolly Parton is being celebrated in song — a rewritten version of her own Jolene — for her contribution to an experimental
Read More[ad_1] The BBC’s board of directors has approved the appointment of a retired senior judge to lead an independent investigation
Read More[ad_1] A Saskatoon woman who arranged a performance art piece across the globe has decided to share her story through a
Read More[ad_1] Rapper Tory Lanez pleaded not guilty through his lawyer Wednesday to felony assault charges in the July shooting of
Read More[ad_1] Canadian designer Aurora James has gone from selling shoes in a flea market to seeing megastars like Beyonce and
Read More[ad_1] The Crown has caught up to the ’80s, and some royal watchers aren’t too happy with what they’ve seen.
Read More[ad_1] Prince William has “tentatively welcomed” an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding a BBC interview in 1995 with his
Read More[ad_1] Former President Barack Obama’s A Promised Land sold nearly 890,000 copies in the U.S. and Canada in its first 24
Read More[ad_1] A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over the drowning of Glee star Naya Rivera, who died this summer while boating
Read More[ad_1] K-pop band BTS on Friday released their highly anticipated new album, which they described as a “letter of hope.”
Read More[ad_1] Cineplex Inc. has struck an agreement with Hollywood film studio Universal to shorten the exclusive theatrical release window for
Read More[ad_1] BuzzFeed is buying HuffPost from Verizon Media as part of a bigger deal that has the wireless giant investing
Read More[ad_1] Proposed changes to Canada’s Broadcasting Act would require broadcasters to fund Indigenous productions and also provide content in Indigenous languages. On Nov. 3,
Read More[ad_1] Scottish writer Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction Thursday for Shuggie Bain, the story of a boy’s turbulent
Read More[ad_1] Wonder Woman 1984 will make history in the U.S. when it becomes the first superhero blockbuster to debut simultaneously in theatres
Read More[ad_1] Kyle Charles thought it was a prank. It was an email from Marvel, the entertainment behemoth, asking the Whitefish
Read More[ad_1] Rapper Lil Wayne was charged Tuesday with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a federal offence that
Read More[ad_1] Schitt’s Creek co-creator Daniel Levy has been named one of People’s sexiest men alive. The 37-year-old writer and actor was
Read More[ad_1] Canadian pop stars Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber have teamed up for a new single entitled Monster. Mendes and Bieber
Read More[ad_1] When Academy Award nominee Deepa Mehta’s adaptation of Funny Boy — the much-lauded story about a gay young man
Read More[ad_1] A New York man was arrested Saturday in connection with an unprovoked assault against Rick Moranis that occurred as
Read More[ad_1] Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has won the Women’s Prize For Fiction ‘Winner of Winners’ for her bestselling novel Half of a
Read More[ad_1] A new research paper takes a swipe at the popular image of Alexander Hamilton as the U.S. abolitionist founding
Read More[ad_1] Canadian singer The Weeknd will bring his popular falsetto vocals to the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. NFL,
Read More[ad_1] There’s no shortage of global dance videos on TikTok, but a trio from Toronto is going viral on the social media
Read More[ad_1] An attorney for Britney Spears says his client fears her father and will not resume her career so long
Read More[ad_1] The New Yorker has fired longtime staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom conference
Read More[ad_1] Ask Mosaic Books owner Michael Neill about business during the pandemic, and he gets a little embarrassed. “Overall, it’s amazing,”
Read More[ad_1] The Good Doctor star Freddie Highmore says production on the medical drama is continuing in Vancouver, after the COVID-19 diagnoses
Read More[ad_1] Flags have been lowered in Sudbury to mark the passing of Alex Trebek. The Jeopardy! game show host died yesterday, following
Read More[ad_1] Toronto writer and poet Souvankham Thammavongsa has won the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her short-story collection How to Pronounce Knife, the writer’s first work
Read More[ad_1] Online fitness company Peloton and music superstar Beyoncé Knowles have inked a multiyear agreement that will see the singer produce
Read More[ad_1] Rapper Lil Nas X is going back to the future — with Michael J. Fox. The Canadian actor appears in a
Read More[ad_1] Like the saying goes, ask and you shall receive. Last August, a tweet asking for school supplies for students
Read More[ad_1] Alex Trebek, the former CBC broadcaster who ended up hosting the popular U.S. quiz show Jeopardy! for more than
Read More[ad_1] A B.C. teacher who won more than $67,000 on the U.S. quiz show Jeopardy! two years ago says host
Read More[ad_1] Norm Crosby, the deadpan mangler of the English language who thrived in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s as a
Read More[ad_1] Five titles have been shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. The $100,000 prize is the richest Canadian literary award and
Read More[ad_1] Weather forecaster and morning TV co-host Al Roker has revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and
Read More[ad_1] Johnny Depp has exited the Fantastic Beasts franchise following his failed libel case against The Sun tabloid newspaper over a
Read More[ad_1] Move over, Baby Yoda, Appa has landed in the Star Wars universe. Kim’s Convenience star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee has moved from
Read More[ad_1] A Toronto artist has painted a mural to honour a barber, musician and community leader in Little Jamaica. The
Read More[ad_1] Industry members are applauding the extension of Nova Scotia’s film and television incentive fund for another five years, which
Read More[ad_1] Five writers have made the 2020 CBC Poetry Prize shortlist. The finalists are: The winner will be announced on Nov. 12,
Read More[ad_1] Cineplex Inc. says it will not reopen some of its Ontario movie theatres after the province introduced new COVID-19
Read More[ad_1] The National Ballet of Canada says it’s cancelling its remaining 2020-21 season, “due to the ongoing uncertainty around the
Read More[ad_1] Accusations of sexual assault against one of Iran’s most celebrated visual artists are making waves in Toronto’s Iranian community
Read More[ad_1] A Nova Scotia art collector has discovered hundreds of forgotten Maud Lewis silkscreen prints and is sharing the little
Read More[ad_1] Julie Flett has won the 2020 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award for her picture book Birdsong. The $50,000 prize recognizes the
Read More[ad_1] Ottawa is proposing new policy changes — with monetary penalties — to ensure online streaming platforms experiencing booming revenues operate under
Read More[ad_1] Rapper Kanye West on Tuesday voted for himself as the next U.S. president after a long-shot campaign marked by erratic statements
Read More[ad_1] The Grammy Awards have changed the name of their best world music album category to the best global music
Read More[ad_1] The actor Eddie Hassell, known for his roles in the NBC show Surface and the 2010 film The Kids Are
Read More[ad_1] Canada’s classical music community is mourning the loss of violinist Yehonatan Berick, 52, who died on Oct. 31. The
Read More[ad_1] Julie Flett has won the 2020 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award for her picture book Birdsong. The $50,000 prize recognizes the
Read More[ad_1] Jacob Pratt knows the value of believing in yourself. “Don’t limit yourself and don’t let others limit you,” Pratt
Read More[ad_1] Five years after the story of an Edmonton cancer fighter took off across social media around the world, a
Read More[ad_1] A British court ruled Monday against Johnny Depp in his libel case against the owner of the Sun tabloid
Read More[ad_1] It’s a case of coming “full circle.” Guelph guitarist Adrian Raso fell in love with Fanfare Ciocarlia’s music in
Read More[ad_1] An Indigenous naming ceremony for a Winnipeg building designed to shed light on the history, languages and art of the
Read More[ad_1] Ryan Guldemond says he believes luck, good timing and “a little pixie dust” led to his band Mother Mother
Read More[ad_1] NXIVM, the self-described “self-empowerment group” turned cult, has grabbed ahold of public attention in a way few other groups
Read More[ad_1] Full House actress Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal prison in California to begin serving her two-month sentence for
Read More[ad_1] Toronto Mayor John Tory has declared this Saturday “John Candy Day” to mark what would’ve been the actor’s 70th
Read More[ad_1] “You get lonely. You get a little stir crazy.” Like many students, Jenna Peace of Newtonville, Ont., is feeling isolated as
Read More[ad_1] Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as suave, fearless secret agent James Bond and
Read More[ad_1] Director Deepa Mehta’s film Funny Boy will represent Canada at the 93rd Academy Awards as the submission for best
Read More[ad_1] Bob Young spent much of his life forging a career as a prominent golfer, but at 78, Neil Young’s
Read More[ad_1] Public relations firms hired by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services vetted political views of hundreds of
Read More[ad_1] Thirty-two writers from across Canada have been longlisted for the 2020 CBC Poetry Prize. The complete longlist is: Field Guide
Read More[ad_1] Adult film star Ron Jeremy pleaded not guilty Wednesday to new charges of rape and sexual assault involving six
Read More[ad_1] A British judge on Thursday granted a request by Meghan Markle to postpone the trial of her invasion of
Read More[ad_1] Eurovision Song Contest organizers on Monday announced dates for the 2021 event in Rotterdam with the same “Open Up” theme planned for
Read More[ad_1] A British judge will rule next week on whether Johnny Depp was libelled by a tabloid newspaper that branded
Read More[ad_1] From the beloved opening lines of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah to the rousing, children’s-choir conclusion of the Rolling Stones’ You Can’t
Read More[ad_1] Jon Stewart is returning to TV, more than five years after bowing out as host of The Daily Show, and
Read More[ad_1] Michelle Gallinger spends more than nine hours a day pressed against the grand walls of St. Ninian’s Cathedral. She’s slowly
Read More[ad_1] The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch are the leading nominees for this year’s American Music Awards with eight apiece. Both
Read More[ad_1] New Brunswick author, playwright and poet Richard Vaughan is being remembered as a talented writer and a trailblazer for
Read More[ad_1] As COVID-19 continues to affect how people live and interact with each other, the Stratford Festival has launched Stratfest@Home
Read More[ad_1] Fredericton police found the body of Richard Vaughan on Friday, 10 days after the New Brunswick writer was reported
Read More[ad_1] Banksy’s playful take on a famous Impressionist painting has sold at auction for $9.8 million US, the second-highest price
Read More[ad_1] Eight Canadian hip hop artists, including Maestro Fresh Wes and Jelleestone, have lent their voices to a new charity
Read More[ad_1] The Globe Theatre in Regina has cancelled the remainder of its 2020/2021 season. In a typical year the theatre
Read More[ad_1] “How dark is she wanting to go?” a worker at an Oklahoma tanning salon asks, motioning toward a board
Read More[ad_1] Alberta-raised Cree actor Alyssa Wapanatahk is set to play Indigenous princess Tiger Lily in Disney’s upcoming live-action film Peter
Read More[ad_1] Sanaaj Mirrie says she can still remember the culture shock she experienced as a teenager arriving in Canada from
Read More[ad_1] James Randi, a magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers and faith healers with such voracity that he
Read More[ad_1] When Zendaya won last month’s Emmy Award for top drama series actress, her triumph seemed to underscore the TV
Read More[ad_1] Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary
Read More[ad_1] Tegan and Sara’s teenage hurdles are headed to the small screen. The Calgary-raised pop duo have inked a deal
Read More[ad_1] Rudy Giuliani is featured in a new mockumentary by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, in a scene in which the
Read More[ad_1] Short-video app Quibi said it is shutting down just six months after its early April launch, having struggled to
Read More[ad_1] After an attempt to name a Metro station in his honour failed earlier this year, a Montreal opposition party is calling
Read More[ad_1] A Sherwood Park teen will be voicing a role in an animated film based on popular children’s franchise Paw Patrol.
Read More[ad_1] Canadian artist Kapwani Kiwanga has won one of France’s most prestigious visual arts prizes. The Hamilton-born, Paris-based creator received
Read More[ad_1] The ImagineNATIVE Indigenous film and media arts festival is going online this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic but there’s still
Read More[ad_1] To binge or not to binge will be the question for Shakespeare fans as the renowned Stratford Festival in
Read More[ad_1] Author-commentator Jeffrey Toobin has been suspended by the New Yorker and is stepping away from his job as CNN’s
Read More[ad_1] Academy-award winner Jeff Bridges, known for his role in the 1998 film The Big Lebowski, has been diagnosed with lymphoma,
Read More[ad_1] Two Indigenous directors have made short films about the COVID-19 pandemic that are being featured in a National Film Board of Canada online
Read More[ad_1] The latest episode of Saturday Night Live had a Canadian-themed sketch, complete with references to Drake, Degrassi and the CBC. Guest
Read More[ad_1] Ten acclaimed Canadian acts will compete for the Polaris Music Prize tonight, including three previous winners of the prestigious
Read More[ad_1] Little Orphans will stand alone on its real-life opening night this weekend: the only St. John’s International Women’s Film
Read More[ad_1] The P.E.I. theatre community is hurting. Yet the CEO of the Confederation Centre of the Arts, for one, says he’s
Read More[ad_1] Tatiana Maslany says she won’t be smashing her way through Marvel’s She-Hulk series. The Regina, Sask.-born actress insists there’s no
Read More[ad_1] Atlanta police announced Friday that they have made an arrest in the shooting death of actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd.
Read More[ad_1] Eight pairs of skaters are set to hit the ice for Battle of the Blades next week after production was
Read More[ad_1] Naphtali Faulkner admits to a degree of deception in the early promotional materials for his video game Umurangi Generation.
Read More[ad_1] This year’s recipient of The August Schellenberg Award of Excellence is Cree actor Lorne Cardinal. The imagineNATIVE Film +
Read More[ad_1] Samuel L. Jackson’s Enslaved describes itself as a series that “sheds new light on 400 years of human trafficking from
Read More[ad_1] Independent cinemas in Toronto and Ottawa are coming up with different ways to generate cash as COVID-19 restrictions force
Read More[ad_1] The sobering musical Jagged Little Pill, which plumbs Alanis Morissette’s 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American
Read More[ad_1] Documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin has won the $100,000 Glenn Gould Prize recognizing her lifetime contribution to the arts. The
Read More[ad_1] The future of one of Edmonton’s oldest cinemas is uncertain as the Princess Theatre announced on Wednesday it’s temporarily
Read More[ad_1] David A. Robertson will judge the First Page 2020 student writing challenge. The First Page student writing challenge is for Canadian
Read More[ad_1] Young newcomers to the Island will get the chance to mix their mother tongues with a P.E.I. classic. Anne
Read More[ad_1] Walking into the show with 16 nominations, Post Malone won nine honors at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, where
Read More[ad_1] After seven months of total blackout, cinemas reopened Thursday in several parts of India with few older titles on
Read More[ad_1] Rapper Kanye West on Monday released his first official campaign video in his long-shot bid to be elected U.S.
Read More[ad_1] A woman told Gilbert Rozon’s sex assault trial Tuesday that the entertainment mogul raped her 40 years ago in
Read More[ad_1] Cineplex Inc. CEO Ellis Jacob says the country’s largest movie theatre chain is prepared to be “agile and nimble”
Read More[ad_1] An op-ed by Megan Thee Stallion on the need to protect Black women was published Tuesday as Canadian rapper
Read More[ad_1] Vancouver’s Chris Turner says his passion for helping people recover lost jewelry is all about the smiles. On Sunday,
Read More[ad_1] Singer Tom Parker, formerly of the British-Irish boy band The Wanted, has revealed he has been diagnosed with terminal
Read More[ad_1] Grammy-winning rapper and social-political activist Killer Mike will receive the first Billboard Change Maker Award at the 2020 Billboard
Read More[ad_1] There is, perhaps, an irony in the experience of taking on the role of Diana, Princess of Wales, for
Read More[ad_1] For many, it’s not Christmas without the dance of Clara, Uncle Drosselmeyer, the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Mouse King
Read More[ad_1] American poet Louise Glück won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for her “candid and uncompromising” work, which
Read More[ad_1] Though they may sit dusty on the shelf in Mom and Dad’s rec room or live boxed in a
Read More[ad_1] The pandemic was a time of firsts for many members of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. “I can’t tell you
Read More[ad_1] The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Thursday it has acquired Ontario-based Cree artist Kent Monkman’s mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People). The grand diptych
Read More[ad_1] Jack White will be the last-minute replacement musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend after country singer Morgan Wallen
Read More[ad_1] Canada’s classical music community is mourning the loss of soprano Erin Wall who died from cancer on Oct. 8.
Read More[ad_1] Many of us turn to the TV to escape to a place where everybody knows your name — or maybe
Read More[ad_1] Audiences are set to be welcomed back to the Princess of Wales Theatre for the first time since the
Read More[ad_1] Los Angeles prosecutors have charged Canadian rapper Tory Lanez with shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion during an argument earlier this
Read More[ad_1] Fans of Broadway will have to wait a little longer for shows to resume — until at least late
Read More[ad_1] Mohammad Reza Shajarian, whose distinctive voice quavered to traditional Persian music on state radio for years before supporting protesters
Read More[ad_1] For Crystle Lightning, two life-changing events happened in the same week. Just four days after giving birth to her
Read More[ad_1] Rihanna has apologized to the Muslim community, following an uproar against the inclusion of sacred Islamic texts at a lingerie
Read More[ad_1] Producers are putting the upcoming season of Battle of the Blades on hold after an unidentified member of the production
Read More[ad_1] More than forty years since its original release, Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams is back on the charts, thanks to a
Read More[ad_1] Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso whose blinding speed, control and innovation propelled his band Van Halen into one
Read More[ad_1] Johnny Nash, a singer-songwriter, actor and producer who rose from pop crooner to early reggae star to the creator
Read More[ad_1] Country star Mac Davis, who launched his career crafting the Elvis hits A Little Less Conversation and In the Ghetto, and
Read More[ad_1] Three novels and two short story collections have made the shortlist for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize. The $100,000
Read More[ad_1] Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for his roles in Spike Lee films, has been shot and killed in Atlanta,
Read More[ad_1] Warner Bros. said late Monday it is delaying the release of Dune and The Batman movies, another setback for the entertainment
Read More[ad_1] British rock band Led Zeppelin on Monday effectively won a long-running legal battle over claims it stole the opening guitar riff
Read More[ad_1] A Chatham-Kent animator is one of a handful of others who worked on the graphics in rapper Cardi B’s
Read More[ad_1] Three filmmakers from the Northwest Territories received exciting news this week and some serious recognition. Food For the Rest
Read More[ad_1] Kenzo Takada, the iconic Franco-Japanese fashion designer famed for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited esthetic that channelled global travel,
Read More[ad_1] There was a collective groan among Prairie farmers when they saw the initial marketing poster for the movie Percy, dubbed
Read More[ad_1] A Hamilton karaoke bar is letting its customers sing in the shower during the pandemic. To keep people safe, they’ve constructed
Read More[ad_1] Chrissy Teigen and her husband, singer-songwriter John Legend, are mourning the loss of a baby, the model said on social
Read More[ad_1] Shia LaBeouf has been charged with misdemeanour battery and petty theft. Prosecutors allege that the 34-year-old actor fought with
Read More[ad_1] Saturday Night Live has released a first look at Canadian comedian Jim Carrey playing U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden
Read More[ad_1] Actor Rick Moranis was sucker punched by an unknown assailant while walking Thursday on a sidewalk near New York’s
Read More[ad_1] Harvey Weinstein was charged Friday with the rape of two more women, Los Angeles County prosecutors said. Weinstein was
Read More[ad_1] When it comes to the next wave of Marvel content, the studio responsible for Avengers: Endgame is increasingly looking
Read More[ad_1] A backlog of COVID-19 testing has paused U.S. television productions across Vancouver, just as they were ramping back up, CBC News
Read More[ad_1] The publisher of Britain’s Mail on Sunday newspaper can use the contents of a recent behind-the-scenes book about Prince Harry
Read More[ad_1] Malta says it will seek to retrieve a shark tooth that was presented to Britain’s Prince George by veteran
Read More[ad_1] Canadian producers are applauding a new temporary federal relief fund to help film and television productions that have been
Read More[ad_1] While Brett Kissel couldn’t stand before a crowd of thousands at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards on Sunday,
Read More[ad_1] Grace Dove loves motion picture storytelling so much that she’s no longer satisfied with only spending her time in front
Read More[ad_1] From small gospel jamborees on the rez to the bright lights of the big city, one self-taught, blind Oji-Cree
Read More[ad_1] Canadian artists Drake, Shawn Mendes, and The Weeknd all scored nominations for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards. Drake is up
Read More[ad_1] Nothing was holding Shawn Mendes back from making history at this year’s SOCAN Awards. The Pickering, Ont.-raised pop
Read More[ad_1] After six seasons, an explosion of popularity abroad, and now a historic sweep of the comedy awards at the
Read More[ad_1] The Canadian comedy series Schitt’s Creek has taken the Emmy Awards by storm, sweeping the show’s comedy categories. The show
Read More[ad_1] A Saskatoon man has received a special gift from movie star Tom Hanks. Saskatoon’s Thom Cholowski is one of
Read More[ad_1] How do you mark the ceremonial closing of a film festival that was mainly digital — sweep the popcorn
Read More[ad_1] A federal judge has sentenced an Austin, Texas, man to 30 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to
Read More[ad_1] In a pre-pandemic world, the Academy of Country Music Awards advertised itself as country music’s night to party with
Read MoreTelangana BJP leader Krishna Sagar Rao has attacked Jaya Bachchan’s speech in defence of the film industry, terming it ‘irresponsible’.
Read More[ad_1] Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has set off a wave of anger for including what many are calling a
Read More[ad_1] A Rwandan court on Monday charged Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the film Hotel Rwanda, with terrorism, complicity in
Read More[ad_1] One Night in Miami begins with stories told from the past of each of its four iconic main characters. Small moments
Read More[ad_1] Toots Hibbert — one of reggae’s founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later
Read More09/01/2020 (Eastern News Agency) Eastern News Agency in collaboration with Avakum Media Llc proud to released second edition in English
Read MoreJack Sherman, guitarist with American rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP) on their first few albums, has died.
Read MoreJohn Ridley will write the new Batman comic series with plans of the Dark Knight being a person of color.
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