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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Catherine O’Hara, Canadian comedic actor and star of Schitt’s Creek, has died, her manager confirmed to Global News. She was 71. O’Hara was born in Toronto in 1954, the second oldest of seven siblings. After graduating from high school, she got a job as a waitress at…

Corus, CBC and Bell will join forces to air the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards in a first-of-its-kind simulcast aimed at expanding the show’s reach and celebrating homegrown stories. The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced Friday that the awards will air on Global, STACKTV, CBC, CBC Gem, Crave and CTV on May 31 at…

Prime Minister Mark Carney swapped the Davos stage for a more playful red carpet appearance Thursday night at an event promoting the Canadian film industry, where he and breakout Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams cozied up for a photo. 4:57 ‘I’m not above taking credit’: Carney jokes he stood up to U.S., ‘greenlit’ ‘Heated Rivalry’…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Rapper Nicki Minaj described herself as U.S President Donald Trump‘s “number one fan” on Wednesday after receiving a “gold card” visa, which grants applicants fast-track residency and a path to citizenship. Trump invited the Trinidad and Tobago-born rapper, 43, up on stage in Washington, D.C., at an…

A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Alberta is enjoying a recent uptick in interest spurred by a shout out on a popular American television show — and its head of marketing hopes that curiosity translates into a bustling summer season. The site Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump was mentioned in a recent episode of the Golden Globe-winning…

Amber Heard is opening up about her legal battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp in a new film that screened at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival over the weekend. Heard, 39, is featured in Silenced, a documentary that follows numerous women who faced defamation lawsuits after speaking out about their alleged abuse. Heard sat down for an…

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he won’t be attending this year’s Super Bowl on Feb. 8 in California. He told the New York Post that the game is “just too far away” while voicing his opinions about performers Bad Bunny, who will lead the halftime festivities, and Green Day, who are scheduled to kick…

When talking pictures arrived in the late 1920s, songs from movies became big business. Al Jolson, who starred in The Jazz Singer, the first blockbuster talkie, sold millions of 78 RPM records. Fifteen years later, Irving Berlin sat next to a swimming pool in Hollywood and wrote White Christmas for the film Holiday Inn. The…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 22, 2026 5:28 pm Updated January 22, 2026 5:31 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The stars of the popular Canadian hockey drama “Heated Rivalry” are headed to the Olympics. Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie will be among the torchbearers carrying the Olympic…

Academy Award-winning film director James Cameron opened up about what led him and his family to move to New Zealand permanently. The Titanic director said he had promised his wife, Suzy Amis Cameron, that they would move to New Zealand at some point in his career during an appearance on In Depth with Graham Besinger. Cameron, 71,…