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This is what dreams are made of — Hilary Duff is headed on a world tour that will include Canadian stops in nine cities. The Lucky Me tour, which marks Duff’s first full-scale global headline run in almost two decades, will span seven countries, with dates across Canada, the U.S., Mexico, the U.K., Ireland, Australia…

A GoFundMe page for James Van Der Beek has reached more than US$1 million in donations less than 24 hours after the actor’s death. Van Der Beek, known for his roles in ’90s TV drama Dawson’s Creek and movie Varsity Blues, died on Wednesday at the age of 48, just over a year after being diagnosed with Stage…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size James Van Der Beek, the American actor known for his roles in ’90s TV drama Dawson’s Creek and movie Varsity Blues, died on Wednesday after a battle with Stage 3 colorectal cancer. He was 48. His family announced his death in an Instagram post, writing, “Our beloved James David…

Whenever Team Canada laces up its skates and clips on its skis for another Olympics, fans back home become armchair critics — and it’s not just the performances they’re judging. The last few Games have shown that Canadians love to hate their team’s uniform. They griped about the graffiti-inspired jean jackets Hudson’s Bay made for…

Catherine O’Hara’s cause of death has been released, one week after the Canadian comedic actor died at the age of 71. The Schitt’s Creek star died on Jan. 30 from a pulmonary embolism, with rectal cancer listed as an underlying cause, according to O’Hara’s death certificate, which was obtained by Rolling Stone and People on Monday…

LIVIGNO – Canadian Megan Oldham won Olympic bronze the hard way Monday, getting up from a nasty crash on her second run to deliver a gutsy final performance and make the podium in women’s freeski slopestyle. The journey took its toll. The 24-year-old from Parry Sound, Ont., while wearing a beaming smile as she was…

Today show host Savannah Guthrie pleaded with her mother’s alleged kidnapper again on Saturday, saying she and her siblings were willing to pay for Nancy Guthrie‘s return after receiving a message reportedly containing information about the 84-year-old. “We received your message and we understand,” she said in an Instagram post. “We beg you now to…

Three Doors Down singer Brad Arnold died on Saturday, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. He was 47. The Grammy-nominated rock band shared the news of Arnold’s death in a statement on Instagram, writing that Arnold had “passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep…

U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, calling the Puerto Rican rapper’s set “absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER!” In a post on Truth Social after Bad Bunny’s performance, Trump wrote, “It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t represent our standards of Success,…

By Daniel Rainbird The Canadian Press Posted February 8, 2026 10:48 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size MILAN – Some students say a dog ate their homework, others send in a doctor’s note. Madeline Schizas cited a scheduling conflict called the Olympics — and it worked. The Canadian figure…