‘I enjoy being the first’: Maestro Fresh Wes doesn’t mind breaking hip-hop barriers
Canadian rapper Maestro Fresh Wes will officially become the first hip-hop artist inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards.
Entertainment
Mar 17
Early season trades quickly paying off for first-place Saskatoon Blades
Holding the top record in the WHL's Eastern Conference through 21 games, the Saskatoon Blades have been buoyed by four new additions to the lineup early in the season.
Sports
Nov 20, 2023
Johnny Cash and June Carter’s engagement immortalized in London, Ont. mural
Painted on the north wall of Budweiser Gardens, the mural depicts a photo of the famous engagement at London Gardens.
Canada
Jul 11, 2023
Shaar Hashomayim celebrates century in Westmount with massive concert
The Shaar Hashomayim synagogue in Westmount, Que., is putting on a big concert this Thursday night to celebrate 100 years of history at its iconic location.
Canada
May 17, 2023
Families of Montreal fire victims facing agonizing wait for answers
Firefighters say the unstable structure of the building and the difficulty of recovering bodies could mean an agonizing delay for the loved ones of the people missing.
Canada
Mar 21, 2023
A talk with Merck Mercuriadis, the Canadian spending billions on acquiring song catalogues
Merck Mercuriadis, whose Hipgnosis Song Fund recently bought Justin Bieber's song catalogue, tells Alan Cross why he believes songs are a valuable part of our culture.
Entertainment
Jan 29, 2023
The West Block – Episode 19, Season 12
Watch the full episode of The West Block with host Mercedes Stephenson – January 29, 2023.
Canada
Jan 29, 2023
The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 970: In memoriam 2022 and the people we lost
It's not your imagination. The number of famous musicians leaving this earth is increasing. Here's a look back on the rockers we lost in 2022.
Entertainment
Jan 6, 2023
‘It meant so much to me’: Toronto woman finds father in AGO exhibit
She had been gifted an AGO membership last fall from her mother, and went to see the exhibit just half an hour before the art museum closed for the night.
Canada
Jan 5, 2023
‘The Last of Us’ premiere draws excitement, momentum for Alberta film industry
The local film industry hopes 'The Last of Us' and other productions shot in Alberta will help spur more film and television interest in the province.
Entertainment
Jan 13, 2023
AGO exhibition aims for an ‘intimate conversation’ on Leonard Cohen’s creative life
This week the Art Gallery of Ontario opens “Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows,” a showcase of more than 200 artworks and objects.
Canada
Dec 7, 2022
Police experts tell inquest Rodney Levi shooting justified, but lessons to be learned
Staff Sgt. Leonard McCoshen testified on Wednesday that the June 2020 shooting was reasonable, necessary and consistent with RCMP training.
Canada
Oct 6, 2021
Excitement builds for opening show
Speculation abounds about a hologram of Terry Fox
Feb 12, 2010
The big moment: Will holograms be part of Olympic opening ceremonies?
An Avatar-style hologram of Terry Fox running round B.C. Place Stadium. A film of him projected onto 60,000 spectators. These are just two of the theories popping up in water-cooler conversations about the identity of the final Olympic torchbearer to light the cauldron at B.C. Place Friday.
Feb 12, 2010
Excitement and sadness mark 2010 Winter Games opening ceremonies
Opening ceremonies pageantry undercut by death of luge athlete in training run
Feb 13, 2010
Let the 2010 Olympic Games begin
From Rick Hansen to Catriona Le May Doan to Steve Nash to Nancy Greene to Wayne Gretzky.
Feb 13, 2010
Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dead
Ontario-born singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot died Wednesday night, according to his friend and fellow musician Ronnie Hawkins.
Feb 18, 2010
Pants as beach coverups, playful prints, bright hues wow at swim fashion week
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Next summer, women can be comfortable, feel glamorous and look trend-right in pants as beach coverups.
Jul 18, 2011
Lily of the Mohawks: Canada’s first aboriginal saint to be celebrated
ST. LAURENT, Sask. - A Roman Catholic church in Saskatchewan is holding a gospel jamboree to celebrate Canada's first aboriginal saint.
Aug 13, 2012
Conservatives take Calgary Centre, Durham; NDP hangs onto Victoria
It shouldn't be news that the Conservatives have won a federal byelection in Calgary Centre - but Joan Crockatt made this one interesting.
Canada
Nov 26, 2012