Actor Ben Gazzara dies in NYC
Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original ...
Rogers promises to end world wide web throttling
Rogers has promised to stop “throttling” world wide web traffic on its network by the end of this year, in response to an investigation by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications ...
Jason Priestley, Electric Company show to hit Toronto stage
Actor Jason Priestley’s return to the stage, a new mixed-media show from Vancouver’s Kim Collier and her Electric Company Theatre and a series showcasing contemporary Japanese plays and dance works ...
Soul Train’s Don Cornelius dies at 75
Don Cornelius, who helped spread black music and culture with his long-running TV variety show Soul Train, died Wednesday of a gunshot wound. He was 75. Officers in Los Angeles ...
Arctic Monkeys lead race for Britain’s NME Awards
The Arctic Monkeys is leading the race for NME Awards, given annually by British music magazine New Music Express, while Montreal’s Arcade Fire is among the nominees for ideal international ...
Black opera pioneer Camilla Williams dies
African-American opera pioneer Camilla Williams is shown teaching in October 1985 at the Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Ind.
Christopher Plummer wins SAG award
Christopher Plummer’s awards season run continued Sunday night with the Canadian actor bringing home a Screen Actors Guild award for Beginners. “I just cannot tell you what fun I’ve had ...
Erotic books popular with e-readers
Lady Mechatronic and the Steampunked Pirates is one of many popular erotic e-books offered by B.C.’s eXtasy Books.
ECMA nominees show full spectrum of east coast talent
The ideal and brightest musicians from Canada’s east coast were highlighted Friday as the 2012 East Coast Music Award nominees were announced. Both Fredericton-born David Myles, and Bairdsville’s Matt Andersen ...
Michael Jackson’s children headline Grauman’s tribute
Michael Jackson’s kids paid tribute to their dad at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Thursday, with Canadian teen sensation Justin Bieber among those who joined the homage. Prince, Paris and Blanket ...
CBC reaches deal for new digital music service
CBC has reached a deal with the Audio-Video Licensing Agency so it can stream more of its radio programming on-line unedited and on demand. “Up until this point, the majority ...
Andrew Miller wins Costa books prize for Pure
English author Andrew Miller has won Britain’s $47,000 Costa Book Award for his sixth novel, Pure.