Arts: Canada

CBC - Arts (51 minutes ago)

Director Norman Jewison's second wife "made progressive efforts to isolate and control him," his sons have alleged — leading to family drama, lawsuits in two countries and a fight over the late filmmaker's $30-million fortune that even involved a former Ontario premier. Experts say it highlights end-of-life struggles many families face.

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CBC - Arts (51 minutes ago)

The Beaches, bbno$, Nemahsis and Josh Ross take home gold at the Junos. The ceremony hosted by Michael Bublé was filled with shots at the U.S. and compliments about Canada.

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CBC - Arts (51 minutes ago)

Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal and Joseph Quinn were officially introduced on Monday as the four actors tackling a huge challenge — portraying the Beatles in four films, part of Sam Mendes's ambitious project slated for the big screen in 2028.

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Global News - Entertainment (8 hours ago)

The Vancouver crooner jumped into his role as hometown Junos host by telling the crowd he was proud to be Canadian.

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CBC - Arts (10 hours ago)

The singer's hot take, which she made on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast last week, have some stressed parents saying they feel seen.

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CBC - Arts (11 hours ago)

From Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball, to Justin Bieber's Holy, Ariana Grande's Into You and Selena Gomez's Lose You to Love Me, reality tv is embracing pop music in a big way to court viewers.

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Global News - Entertainment (12 hours ago)

More than 60 years on stage as part of one of the world's most successful rock bands has taken its toll on the singer.

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CBC - Arts (14 hours ago)

The show, filmed in England, explores the difficult questions that arise when a 13-year-old boy is accused of stabbing a girl in his school to death. It has been watched by more than 66 million people worldwide since it launched earlier in March.

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CBC - Arts (A day ago)

The woman convicted of killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez has been denied parole and will continue serving a life sentence for fatally shooting the rising young singer at a Texas motel in 1995, the state's parole board announced Thursday.

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Global News - Entertainment (A day ago)

'Full House' star David Coulier says unwavering support from his wife, Melissa Coulier, and friends such as John Stamos got him through his treatment.

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Global News - Entertainment (2 days ago)

Actor Kim Delaney was arrested Saturday on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon alongside her partner James Morgan, who was booked on a charge of battery.

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CBC - Arts (2 days ago)

Barry Blitt says it's an uncertain time for editorial cartoonists amid political tensions in the US, but laughter is the key to dealing with the heavy stuff. In his three decades as an editorial cartoonist for The New Yorker, the Canadian-American illustrator has contributed over 140 covers.

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CBC - Arts (2 days ago)

Award-winning actor Richard Chamberlain, who first found fame as Dr. Kildare in the 1960s, has died, his publicist says.

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Global News - Entertainment (3 days ago)

'Our beloved Richard is with the angels now. He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us,' Martin Rabbett, his lifelong partner, said in a statement.

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Global News - Entertainment (3 days ago)

The Grammys and the Juno Awards are held within a few weeks of each other. Which is the better of the two awards shows?

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CBC - Arts (4 days ago)

Calgary-born Lowell has already earned a Grammy nomination for co-writing Beyoncé's smash country hit Texas Hold 'Em. But to her, an elusive Juno nomination — only now possible with the ceremony's inaugural non-performing songwriting category — has almost meant more.

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Global News - Entertainment (5 days ago)

Machine Gun Kelly shared the news on Instagram on March 27 with a black-and-white video of himself holding his newborn daughter's hand.

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Global News - Entertainment (5 days ago)

In explaining the decision to deny parole, the board said in a statement that the panel found that Saldívar continues to pose a threat to public safety.

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CBC - Arts (5 days ago)

For the first time, the Juno Awards are recognizing South Asian artists with a dedicated category: South Asian music recording of the year. It comes amid the music's growing popularity and increasing interest in non-English-language content.

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CBC - Arts (5 days ago)

After two years of work, Matt Gallagher's newest film — Shamed — will screen at Toronto's upcoming Hot Docs 2025 Festival. The documentary explores the "collateral damage" of Creeper Hunter TV — the controversial online predator-catching project of Jason Nassr of Windsor, Ont.

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CBC - Arts (6 days ago)

Norval Morrisseau Estate Ltd. has been outspoken against the profuse fraud of the late artist's work. Now, it faces a $1.45 million lawsuit claiming it defamed an art gallery by implying its works could be fakes.

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CBC - Arts (6 days ago)

Kevan Staples, co-founder of alt-rock band Rough Trade, dead

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CBC - Arts (A week ago)

Vancouver musician So Sus is up for a Juno Award this Sunday in the Dance Recording of the Year category. The transgender artist spoke about her track Call Me When and how the song refers to how her friends helped her through her transition process.

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CBC - Arts (A week ago)

Israeli authorities released an Oscar-winning Palestinian director who was detained by the army after being attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. He said they beat him in front of his home while filming the assault.

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CBC - Arts (A week ago)

French actor Gérard Depardieu went on trial Monday in Paris on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a movie set, in a case seen as a potential watershed for the #MeToo movement in France.

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CBC - Arts (A week ago)

Nominations for the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards were announced Wednesday, with the crime series Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent dominating nominations in both television and overall categories while Universal Language led in the film category.

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CBC - Arts (A week ago)

The powerful memoir won in a 3-2 vote on the final day of the great Canadian book debate.

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CBC - Arts (A week ago)

While in Alaska, a Toronto artist used now iconic photos of a Canada goose fighting off a bald eagle to inspire her newest ice sculpture, partnering with an American colleague to complete the piece.

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CBC - Arts (A week ago)

Those who watch King Charles closely have seen an increase over the last little while in signals and royal symbolism in support of Canada as it faces repeated taunts from U.S. President Donald Trump about becoming the 51st state.

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CBC - Arts (A week ago)

Josh Ross's Juno nominations could be a sign that Canadian country music is gearing up to once again dominate the awards. This year, multiple country acts have made inroads in Juno categories — highlighting the growing popularity of country music in Canada, and the genre's resurgence in pop culture in general.

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Global News - Entertainment (A week ago)

In bodycam footage from outside Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's home, officers are seen arriving and speaking with maintenance workers who alerted authorities about the bodies.

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CBC - Arts (A week ago)

Conan O'Brien appeared to criticize U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday upon accepting the Mark Twain Prize for humour at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The veteran comedian was named as this year's recipient about three weeks before Trump's controversial overhaul of the cultural centre. 'Twain hated bullies.... He punched...

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CBC - Arts (A week ago)

Rob Frith had expected that the old tape labelled 'Beatles 60s demos' was a bootleg tape with poor sound quality. But when he and a friend played the tape late one night, they heard something special.

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Global News - Entertainment (A week ago)

'We look forward to our journey through life together,' Tiger Woods wrote. 'At this time we would appreciate privacy for all those close to our hearts.'

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CBC - Arts (A week ago)

A Halifax-based folk music duo say police who pulled them over on a highway in the U.S. Midwest earlier this month accused them of having drugs in their rental car and questioned them about their allegiance in an interaction that lasted nearly an hour. Police say the event has been misrepresented.

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CBC - Arts (2 weeks ago)

The mayor of Miami Beach, Fla., is backing off a proposal to terminate an independent theatre's lease and financial support after it screened an Oscar-winning documentary about the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis.

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CBC - Arts (2 weeks ago)

The Season 2 finale of the dark and dystopian Apple+ show Severance dropped last night. Here's everything we know about what happened.... and the next season.

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Global News - Entertainment (2 weeks ago)

Justin Baldoni's lawyers were quick to respond to Blake Lively's attempt to dismiss his lawsuit against her, referring to her actions as 'abhorrent.'

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CBC - Arts (2 weeks ago)

Disney's latest live-action adaptation crash-landed in theatres Friday. While it's far from the worst such film, its aggressive blandness is only underscored by a clunky storyline and unending amount of controversy.

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Global News - Entertainment (2 weeks ago)

Rob Frith doesn't recall when exactly he purchased a tape he assumed was a Beatles bootleg, as it was part of a record collection he bought. It turned out to be a demo tape.

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CBC - Arts (2 weeks ago)

Rebecca Strong, a singer from Prince Albert, Sask., was crowned the champion of Canada's Got Talent in 2024. CBC Radio's The Morning Edition checked in with her one year after receiving the $1 million prize.

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CBC - Arts (2 weeks ago)

Apple TV+'s sci-fi drama Severance has broken records with the launch of its second season. Its explosive popularity could be because of its portrayal of extreme corporate control that people find relatable, critics say, coming at a time when workplace issues are front of mind for many.

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CBC - Arts (2 weeks ago)

The board will meet this week to consider ways to address the music organization's disgruntled members.

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CBC - Arts (2 weeks ago)

Want to watch Day Two of Canada Reads 2025? Here's the full replay and the best moments from the second day of debates!

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CBC - Arts (2 weeks ago)

Tracy Morgan says food poisoning was to blame for his taking ill during Monday's Knicks-Heat game, and that he's "doing OK."

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CBC - Arts (2 weeks ago)

Soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan of Nova Scotia was named one of three recipients of music's Polar Prize on Tuesday, alongside jazz legend Herbie Hancock and the rock group Queen.

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CBC - Arts (2 weeks ago)

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday visited the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where he took a tour and chaired a meeting of its board of directors. It was his first time at the marquee arts institution since he began remaking it at the start of his second term.

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CBC - Arts (2 weeks ago)

Sesame Street episode nets Chelsea, Que., writer her 1st Emmy award

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CBC - Arts (2 weeks ago)

The government agency that determined how old you had to be to rent a film or watch it in a Nova Scotia theatre is shutting down. The Maritime Film Classification Board sometimes found itself at the centre of controversy over censorship and morality.

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CBC - Arts (2 weeks ago)

The British drag artist The Vivienne died from cardiac arrest that was caused by taking ketamine, their family told the BBC on Monday. 

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Global News - Entertainment (2 weeks ago)

The medical investigator's office had previously estimated that Betsy Arakawa died on Feb. 11, seven days before Gene Hackman, who was believed to have died on Feb. 18.

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Global News - Entertainment (2 weeks ago)

U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order Saturday temporarily blocking the deportations, but lawyers told him there were already two planes with immigrants in the air.

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CBC - Arts (2 weeks ago)

Conan O'Brien is returning to the Oscars stage in 2026. The late-night host and comedian will preside over the 98th Academy Awards, set for March 15, the film academy's leadership said Monday.

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Global News - Entertainment (2 weeks ago)

Once upon a time, to be 'mainstream' was to rule the world of music. Today? Not so much. Today, mainstream music is just one of many thousands of niches.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

Before it went home with the best picture Oscar, Anora had been courting controversy in Hollywood — not so much for having a sex worker as its title character, but because it didn't have a specialist on set to help with the racier scenes.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

Sean (Diddy) Combs pleaded not guilty on Friday to a new indictment, which added accusations that the hip-hop mogul forced employees to work long hours and threatened to punish those who did not assist in his two-decade sex trafficking scheme.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber opened up about struggling with imposter syndrome, drawing attention to celebrities having to balance the popularity and constant spotlight that comes with oodles of scrutiny.

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Global News - Entertainment (3 weeks ago)

'If you feel sneaky welcome to the club. I definitely feel unequipped and unqualified most days,' Justin Bieber wrote in a message to his 290 million followers.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

Jason Sudeikis will return to the football pitch for a fourth season of Ted Lasso, Apple TV+ confirmed Friday.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

If we're just judging on merit, never fear; Novocaine is, in a word, amazing. Though if we're using two, it would be amazingly gross.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

Comedian and former talk-show host Rosie O'Donnell has joined the growing list of celebrities who have talked about leaving the United States or have already left, citing the president and current political climate as reasons.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

Billy Joel has cancelled eight concert dates, including a Toronto show at the Rogers Centre this Saturday, due to a medical condition.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

Spotify on Wednesday released further details about its record $10 billion US in royalties in 2024 in its Loud & Clear report. The report comes amid the ongoing debate about how much money artists and songwriters actually receive in royalties and whether it is actually fair.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

When Emily Powell-Heaton reached out to Ben Stiller on social media, her goal was to knock another item off her bucket list.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

American country music sensation Luke Combs got real about his struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety, as well as the challenges of being on the road, in a recent interview with 60 Minutes Australia.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

Jessica Lee Gagné made her directorial debut in Season 2, Episode 7, "Chikhai Bardo," of the television series Severance. She spoke with CBC about making the jump from cinematographer to the director's chair.

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Global News - Entertainment (3 weeks ago)

'Try not to swim in the chaos if possible, but I know it's nearly impossible when you're there in the middle of it," Rosie O'Donnell said to her fans.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

Canadian and American artists and human rights advocates are decrying changes made by U.S. President Donald Trump at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. One human rights lawyer warns that attempts to "capture culture" are typical of authoritarian governments.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

Mickey 17, the ambitious follow-up to Bong Joon Ho's best picture winner Parasite has some phenomenally gutsy acting choices by star Robert Pattison and the director's sure-footed world building occasionally hints at brilliance, but it still feels like a half-finished compromise.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

Both the Juno Awards and the Polaris Music Prize announced Friday they were rescinding the honours Sainte-Marie had received over the years.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

The novelist first announced the decision last week in a social media post. She says the choice isn't a political one, but a moral one.

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Global News - Entertainment (3 weeks ago)

Celine Dion took to Instagram to warn fans that "fake" songs are spreading online that use artificial intelligence to mimic her voice.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

Musical artists' battle persists against artificial intelligence, digital copycats and the risk that their copyright isn't protected enough. Most recently, Canadian singer Céline Dion took to social media to warn fans about AI-generated music spreading online that has been mimicking her voice.

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CBC - Arts (3 weeks ago)

Authorities on Friday revealed the causes of death for actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, saying the couple are believed to have died a full week apart at their home in New Mexico from two different diseases.

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Global News - Entertainment (4 weeks ago)

"He was in a very poor state of health," said the chief medical officer of Hackman's death.

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Global News - Entertainment (4 weeks ago)

Also known as Pamela Hasselhoff, Bach appeared on 'The Young and the Restless' and met her future husband on the set of his series, 'Knight Rider.'

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Global News - Entertainment (4 weeks ago)

Organizers at the Polaris Music Prize also say they've rescinded two awards.

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Global News - Entertainment (4 weeks ago)

Canadian funnyman David Cooper is bringing his unique sense of humour to Corus Entertainment's talk radio.

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Global News - Entertainment (4 weeks ago)

The lyrics pay tribute to the support and love Dolly Parton received from husband Carl Thomas Dean over the course of their six-decade relationship.

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CBC - Arts (4 weeks ago)

Pop star Katy Perry and journalists Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez, who is also billionaire Jeff Bezos's fiancée, are set to blast off into space on a Blue Origin rocket, marking the first all-female flight crew in more than six decades.

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CBC - Arts (4 weeks ago)

Sesame Street Workshop is planning major layoffs, CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin said in a memo to staff Wednesday.

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Global News - Entertainment (4 weeks ago)

Alice's Kids, the charity Steve Carell is working with, will be donating $175,000 towards prom costs, covering tickets for more than 800 students to attend.

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Global News - Entertainment (4 weeks ago)

'They can't even place me out here. They don't have no gun, no car, no Keffe D, no nothing,' Duane 'Keffe D' Davis said in his jailhouse interview.

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CBC - Arts (4 weeks ago)

In her first statement since she was stripped of the award, the singer-songwriter says that she's an American citizen and holds a U.S. passport, but was adopted as a young adult by a Cree family in Saskatchewan.

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CBC - Arts (4 weeks ago)

The author and past host of CBC Radio's Quirks & Quarks is back with a new book. The Science of Pets will be released on Nov. 4, 2025.

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CBC - Arts (4 weeks ago)

The author and past host of CBC Radio's Quirks & Quarks is back with a new book. The Science of Pets will be released on Nov. 4, 2025.

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Global News - Entertainment (4 weeks ago)

Workers did find a 'minuscule' gas leak at one of the stove burners, registering 0.33 per cent gas in the air, and four other 'red tag' code violations.

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CBC - Arts (4 weeks ago)

Flow, a dreamy, dialogue-free tale of a cat in a post-apocalyptic landscape, scored best animated feature film at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, becoming the first Latvian film to win an Academy Award and sparking a wave of national pride.

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CBC - Arts (4 weeks ago)

Anora triumphs with 5 Oscars, including best picture, at safe but steady Academy Awards

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

'Is his reality show just a veiled attempt to create sympathy for himself with a future jury pool in our civil case?' lawyer Gloria Allred asked.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

"They act like I'm supposed to stay frozen in time," Brown said of the journalists who comment on her appearance.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

Jay-Z claims the allegations were 'malevolent efforts to assassinate the impeccable and lifetime-earned character' of his professional life.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

Buffy Sainte-Marie expressed her 'love and gratitude to Canada.'

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

"He said, 'I didn't choose this world, I chose you, and you chose that world. But we can keep our lives separate and together,'" Dolly Parton previously said of her late husband.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, died Monday in Nashville. He was 82.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Fans are not pleased with David Lynch's short Oscars tribute and the omission of Michelle Trachtenberg, Tony Todd, Olivia Hussey and several other actors and filmmakers from the In Memoriam section at Sunday's 97th Academy Awards.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Some cities have music strategies to preserve culture, but some worry they're not doing enough.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

Mike Myers appeared as part of the cold open, which recreated Trump and Vance's recent heated meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

David Johansen's death ends a unique career as a quintessential New York City artist, with turns that also included a recent stint as a DJ and actor.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Personal effects belonging to Canadian musician and poet Leonard Cohen, who died 2016, went up for sale on Friday. A locket containing Cohen's hair went for nearly 10 times above its estimated sale price.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

Angie Stone helped form The Sequence, the first all-female group on the hip-hop trailblazing imprint Sugar Hill Records.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

'Anora' director Sean Baker also made Oscar history with four wins in one night, tying Walt Disney for the most wins in a single year in Academy Award history.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Missed the Oscars? Here's a minute-by-minute recap

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

There's no set costume theme for the Oscars, but this year's guests embraced romanticism and drama in their sartorial selections.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Hollywood's biggest night has arrived — the 97th Academy Awards get underway on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, serving as the grand fashion finale to awards season.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

After Anita Martinez died on Feb. 4, members of the 2SLGBT+ and women's rights communities in Halifax joined in to help preserve tens of thousands of photos depicting those movements from the late 1980s onward.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

Cameron is planning to move to New Zealand, and says Trump's presidency is like 'watching a car crash over and over again.'

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

The singer-songwriter created hits like No More Rain (In This Cloud) which reached No. 1 for 10 weeks on Billboard's Adult R&B airplay chart, Baby with legendary soul singer Betty Wright, another No. 1 hit, Wish I Didn't Miss You and Brotha.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Internet personalities Andrew and Tristan Tate, charged with human trafficking in Romania in one of two investigations, left the country and flew to Florida on Thursday. Florida's governor said he only learned of their impending arrival through media coverage.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Oscar winner Gene Hackman, one of the most versatile actors in film, was found dead along with his his wife and the couple's dog in their New Mexico home, authorities said Thursday. Foul play was not suspected, but authorities said an investigation was ongoing and that the two had been dead for some time before they were found.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

For the inaugural Canadian Day on certain Corus FM radio stations, it's going to be all Canadian music all day long. No exceptions.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Police say the circumstances around the deaths of Hackman, 95, Arakawa, 65, and their German shepherd in their New Mexico home were unusual, fuelling plenty of speculation online.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

Sheriff Adam Mendoza said investigators are currently putting together a timeline of when the couple was last seen and when people close to the couple had last spoken to them.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Mummy Pig, Peppa Pig's mom on the beloved U.K. children's cartoon, is pregnant. After 21 years as a family of four, Mummy and Daddy Pig will break the news to Peppa and George in a new episode of Peppa Pig on March 31.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

Gene Hackman, 95, Betsy Arakawa, 63, and their dog were apparently dead for some time before a maintenance worker found their bodies, investigators said.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

The 'E.T.' singer will join journalist Gayle King and Jeff Bezos' fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, on the New Shepard rocket.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, popular for her roles in buzzy millennial-era TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, has died at the age of 39, New York City police confirmed to CBC News on Wednesday.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

With contributions from artists including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Damon Albarn, the album was released Tuesday to protest proposed British changes to artificial intelligence laws that artists fear will erode their creative control.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill, co-creators and stars of CBC's Small Achievable Goals, are also widely known for the Baroness Von Sketch Show. They spoke with CBC's Eli Glasner about why they created a show about menopause — and why they chose comedy to start the conversation.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Meghan Markle is being called out ahead of the launch of her new Netflix series With Love, Meghan, as fans say her lifestyle show is a ripoff of Pamela Anderson's cooking series.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recording artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died Monday. She was 88.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

There are also cheaper options available for Fyre Festival 2, nearly eight years after the disastrous original Fyre Festival landed founder Billy McFarland in prison.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

Michelle Trachtenberg was arguably best-known for her role as Buffy's younger sister, Dawn Summers, in her 66-episode run of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

The papal thriller Conclave won best ensemble and Timothée Chalamet took best actor at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, a pair of twists that added a few final wrinkles to an unusually unpredictable awards season.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

A conversation with his late grandfather and experiences opening for other musicians have inspired Aysanabee to showcase Indigenous musicians on his current tour through Eastern Canada. Two Nova Scotia musicians say they are thrilled about the opportunity.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

'I think fame is something you should consent to. Obviously, things will just be what they are. But I would really, really appreciate that,' Grimes said in an interview with Time.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

The 2025 Juno Awards will showcase a star-studded lineup, with multiple-award nominees and rising stars, including Josh Ross and Snotty Nose Rez Kids, performing at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver on March 30.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Emilia Pérez lead actress Karla Sofía Gascón is planning on attending the 2025 Oscars, Variety reported on Monday, despite the backlash the Oscar-nominated trans actor is facing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd 'a drug addict and a hustler.'

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Wu-Tang Clan is forever, but their touring days are coming to an end. Fans in Vancouver, Laval and Toronto will get to watch the legendary rap group when they kick off their final tour this summer.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

Publicist Adam Gonshor in an email to The Associated Press confirmed Chantal Kreviazuk changed the lyric from 'in all of us command' to 'that only us command.'

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

The 'Euphoria' actor said she was making the video not to 'fearmonger or create drama or receive consolation,' but to note the reality of the situation.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

Roberta Flack announced in 2022 she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and could no longer sing.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Of the five nominees for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year, three are from B.C., and a fourth is from Edmonton.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Chantal Kreviazuk, the Grammy-award winning singer from Winnipeg, changed the lyrics to O Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off game against the United States on Thursday to sing "that only us command" instead of "in all of us command."

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 17-year-old son, Xavier Trudeau, marked his official launch into the world of music on Friday with the debut single of his R&B track Til The Nights Done.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

In the first decade of the 2000s, the recorded music industry lost millions to piracy. One of its solutions was to sue someone for more than the GDP of Earth.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

In accepting the directing prize for Anora, Sean Baker spoke passionately about the difficulty of making independent films in an industry that is no longer able to fund riskier projects.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

A court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who died in October.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

In a major shakeup for the film industry, Amazon MGM Studios said on Thursday it will take creative control of the James Bond franchise from long-serving producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

The Brutalist used artificial intelligence to adjust Adrien Brody and co-star Felicity Jones's Hungarian lines. As the roles the two played as Hungarian immigrants earned them best actor and supporting actress nominations, it raises a question: Should an acting award be given for an AI-aided performance?

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

The road to this year's Academy Awards has had plenty of twists and turns, so let CBC's Eli Glasner be your guide to the upcoming Oscars race, including what films to watch and who to root for.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

A New Jersey man was convicted on Friday of attempted murder for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

Anthony Ricco filed a motion, saying 'under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs.'

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

'The allegations by Christina Fulton against Nicolas Cage are absurd and frivolous,' a rep for the actor said in a statement.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

'This is urgent, Elon,' Grimes wrote in a series of now-deleted posts on X.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

The Monkey turns out to be is something more like a personification of its demon than an examination of it — perhaps because Stephen King and Osgood Perkins may just be the two worst possible creatives to bring together. 

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

Pop culture juggernaut "Saturday Night Live" celebrates its 50th anniversary on Sunday night with a special episode.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

A Manitoba-wide stand-up comedy contest concludes in Winnipeg on Thursday night.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

The 97th Academy Awards are going forward as a celebration of movies and resilience, with Canadians up for numerous Oscars. This year's Oscar nominations were postponed twice after devastating wildfires tore through Los Angeles, leading some to call for the cancellation of the Academy Awards.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Paul Simon fans in Toronto and Vancouver will get a chance to catch the legendary singer-songwriter in a theatre setting after he announced Tuesday a return to touring.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Yes, we listened to a lot of Taylor Swift last year. The pop icon was the world's top artist of 2024 with a record 5.6 million sales of her album The Tortured Poets Department, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents the recorded music industry worldwide.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

New Brunswick-born Antonine Maillet, novelist, playwright and proud Acadian, has died at 95 at her home in Montreal, according to her publisher.

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Global News - Entertainment (A month ago)

'Thank y'all for saving my life,' ASAP Rocky told the jurors as they left the courtroom after sparing him a prison sentence where he could have faced up to 24 years in prison.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Colombian singer Shakira said Monday that she will resume her world tour and perform in Lima, Peru, on Monday evening, following the cancellation of a concert over the weekend due to a stomach illness.

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CBC - Arts (A month ago)

Saturday Night Live luminary Steve Martin delivered the monologue and Paul McCartney gave an epic closing to a 50th anniversary special celebrating the sketch institution.

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CBC - Arts (2 months ago)

American rapper A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of firing a handgun at a former friend, avoiding a potential prison term.

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CBC - Arts (2 months ago)

American rapper A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of firing a handgun at a former friend, avoiding a potential prison term.

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Global News - Entertainment (2 months ago)

'The frivolous, fictitious and appalling allegations have been dismissed,' Jay-Z said in a statement posted on social media.

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CBC - Arts (2 months ago)

Canadian-made video games are a $5.1-billion industry. Few gamers realize it when they're playing them — and the creator of the Canadian Game Awards wants to change that.

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CBC - Arts (2 months ago)

Neko Case's childhood and path to becoming a Grammy-nominated musician are detailed in her new memoir, The Harder I Fight The More I Love You, available now.

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