Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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JK Rowling publishes first chapters of new story online
LONDON - JK Rowling is publishing a new story called "The Ickabog," which will be free to read online to help entertain children and families stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The "Harry ...
May 26, 2020
#MeToo, phase 2: Doc explores heavy burden on women of colour
There's an elegant, almost poetic silence to one of the most compelling scenes of "On the Record," a powerful new documentary about sexual violence that knows just when to dial down to a hushed quiet....
May 26, 2020
Jimmy Cobb, 'Kind of Blue' drummer for Miles Davis, dies
Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis' 1959 "Kind of Blue" groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday. His wife, ...
May 25, 2020
Brian May reveals recent heart attack, says he's good now
LONDON - Queen guitarist Brian May says he recently had three stents put in after experiencing "a small heart attack." May said Monday in an Instagram video that the stents were put in after his docto...
May 25, 2020
Guy Laliberte wants to buy back Cirque du soleil, keep headquarters in Montreal
MONTREAL - Cirque du soleil founder Guy Laliberte says he wants to buy back the internationally celebrated circus company he created more than 35 years ago. Laliberte, who sold his remaining shares in...
May 25, 2020
Twilite Drive-in enjoys busy opening weekend with restrictions in place
The Twilite Drive-in Theatre gave film buffs a chance to get out and see a movie somewhere other than on their home entertainment systems. Don Zaba, the owner of the theatre in Wolseley, said he and h...
May 23, 2020
Perry's studio moves toward reopening while industry waits
LOS ANGELES - Tyler Perry is planning to make his Atlanta-based mega studio one of the first domestic filming grounds to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. But while Perry is looking to restart p...
May 22, 2020
Big art, small package: Tiny plays offered to stage at home
NEW YORK - The task facing playwright Tito Livas was intense: Write a new play in a few days that could be read alone or aloud with friends. Don't worry if it's too crazy. Oh, and make it 10 minutes o...
May 22, 2020
ABC renews 19 shows, adds David E. Kelley drama 'Big Sky'
LOS ANGELES - ABC is bringing back the lion's share of its series for next season, including "black-ish," "A Million Little Things" and "The Rookie." They are among the 19 shows that will return in th...
May 22, 2020
Loughlin, Giannulli plead in college scam but await fate
"Full House" star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded guilty Friday to paying half a million dollars to get their two daughters into the University of Southern C...
May 22, 2020
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
