Oliver Jackson-Cohen charms, mystifies in thriller ‘Surface’
Hey, casting agents, listen up. Oliver Jackson-Cohen is interested in lighter roles. That doesn’t mean he hasn’t enjoyed the darker, sometimes scarier fare he’s mostly appeared...
Osheaga apologizes after rapper appears in swastika T-shirt at music festival
Organizers at Montreal’s Osheaga music festival are apologizing after a British rapper performed while dressed in a T-shirt emblazoned with a swastika. The festival says the...
Noah Baumbach’s ‘White Noise’ to open New York Film Festival
NEW YORK (AP) — In addition to opening this month’s Venice Film Festival, Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s “White Noise” will also kick off the...
Chase Padgett’s ‘6 Guitars’ Toronto show features music and comedy
A seemingly absurd theme park encounter more than two decades ago changed the trajectory of Chase Padgett’s career. The actor-singer-musician, then a high school senior in...
Why do Canadians excel on American reality TV shows? Could be our brains, our backgrounds or our niceness
Canadians had to survive as spectators of “Survivor” for the reality show’s first 38 seasons. Once they could apply, they made a strong first impression. In...
Mo Ostin, longtime Warner records chairman, dies at 95
NEW YORK (AP) — Mo Ostin, a self-effacing giant of the music business who with rare integrity presided over Warner Bros. Records’ rise to a sprawling,...
Two very different Hamlets open a conversation about where the Stratford Festival is heading
One Hamlet is played by a Black woman, the other by an actor playing an actor playing Hamlet, and neither production is like anything the Stratford...
Stephen King testifies for government in books merger trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bestselling author Stephen King gingerly stepped up to the witness stand Tuesday in a federal antitrust trial. Tracing his own history, he laid...
Canadian team starts prep for a summer world junior men’s hockey championship
CALGARY – Canada’s team began preparations Tuesday for the 2.0 edition of the 2022 world junior men’s hockey championship in Edmonton. The host country starts the...
Manitoba, Ottawa tab $147.6M for Hudson Bay Railway upgrades
OTTAWA — The Stefanson government is stepping up for Churchill, with the province joining Ottawa for the first time since 2017 washouts to keep the Hudson...