Entertainment

Comedian Lisa Gilroy to host Canadian Screen Awards, which move to streaming-only
Edmonton native Lisa Gilroy will host the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards. Organizers of Canada’s biggest…

Q&A: Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner on melancholy and her new album
“All of my ghosts are real, all of my ghosts are my home,” Michelle Zauner…

Hot Docs names former TIFF programmer Diana Sanchez as its new executive director
Hot Docs has named Canadian film industry veteran Diana Sanchez as its new executive director.…

‘A Two-Spirit Journey,’ memoir championed by Shayla Stonechild, wins Canada Reads
TORONTO — Ma-Nee Chacaby’s memoir “A Two-Spirit Journey,” which she wrote with Mary Louisa Plummer,…

Disney in search of perhaps its greatest sequel – a successor to Bob Iger
Behind the red carpet movie premieres and new thrill-inducing rides for fans of its amusement…

Remember Me? ‘Coco 2’ in the works at Disney and Pixar
“Coco” is getting a sequel. Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said Thursday that “Coco…

Tegan and Sara, Max Kerman, Fefe Dobson to speak at Toronto’s Departure Festival
TORONTO — Canadian pop duo Tegan and Sara, Arkells frontman Max Kerman and pop-punk singer…

Elton John to receive $100,000 Glenn Gould Prize
TORONTO — Elton John will receive the 15th Glenn Gould Prize, a $100,000 award for…

Quinta Brunson files for divorce from Kevin Anik, her husband of 3 years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The largely private relationship between Quinta Brunson and her husband of…

Juno Awards select Hamilton as host city for 2026 ceremony and music events
TORONTO — The Juno Awards are dropping into Hamilton next year. Organizers at the Canadian…

Mariah Carey didn’t steal ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ from other writers, a judge says
A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Mariah Carey did not steal her…
Blake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ costar of abusing the courts with countersuit
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Blake Lively asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss a…
US book critics honor posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Hisham Matar’s…

Some voice actors embrace AI’s potential. Others worry it’s coming for their jobs
Like many in his field, voiceover actor Jesse Adam has been watching the rise of…

Britt Lower talks Helly finding her ‘fire’ in ‘Severance’ Season 2 finale
TORONTO — Britt Lower’s Helly R. entered Lumon as a reluctant recruit. By the Season…