Oscars 2024 winners list: ‘Oppenheimer’ dominates the Academy Awards
2023 saw the release of several dramatic, strange and nail-biting films, but only the best of the best can take home top honours at the 96th annual Academy Awards.
Entertainment
Mar 10
Betting on the Oscars: Provinces taking wagers on 2024 Academy Awards
Alberta’s lottery regulator says it has added betting on the Oscars to its roster of online gambling options in time for this year’s red carpet extravaganza.
Canada
Mar 7
Former world champion free diver becomes B.C. 911 operator
Mandy-Rae Cruickshank trained actors for underwater scenes including Tom Cruise and Margot Robbie. But during the pandemic, she decided to pivot her career into dispatch.
Canada
Apr 15
Celine Song, Ryan Gosling, documentary filmmakers among Canadians up for Oscars
Ryan Gosling and Celine Song are among the Canadians vying for Oscars tonight at a star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles.
Entertainment
Mar 10
Oscars 2024 red carpet: The most dazzling, daring fashion of the night
Celebrities at the 2024 Oscars brought their best to the red carpet, rolling out an array of looks inspired by Old Hollywood.
Entertainment
Mar 10
‘Absolutely incredible’: Nova Scotia’s Ben Proudfoot wins Oscar for short documentary
Halifax-born filmmaker Ben Proudfoot says it's 'hard to believe' he's now a two-time Oscar winner. He won the best short documentary trophy for 'The Last Repair Shop.'
Entertainment
Mar 11
Pierce Brosnan says Cillian Murphy would make a ‘magnificent’ James Bond
Pierce Brosnan famously played Agent 007 in four of the franchise's films.
Entertainment
Mar 8
Reddit IPO: Stock soars after making public market debut
Reddit begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol “RDDT” on Thursday in the company's highly-anticipated IPO.
Money
Mar 21
Vincent René-Lortie nearly quit filmmaking. Now the Montreal director is going to the Oscars
'It was a hard time for me. We just got out of the pandemic, and I wasn't making any money,' says the Montreal-born director on a video call from Los Angeles.
Entertainment
Mar 5
Hosting an Oscars party? Be sure to stock up on these essentials
Having people over for the big event? These tips and accessories will surely land you the golden statue for the host with the most.
The Curator
Feb 28
‘Alexei Navalny is immortal,’ says Canadian director of Oscar-winning documentary
Daniel Roher, whose film "Navalny" won the 2023 Oscar for best documentary feature, said he was stunned by the reports of Navalny's death, even though he had anticipated it.
Canada
Feb 17
Quebec students vying to change the world display projects at science fair
Students from across the province got the opportunity to show off their science projects at the Hydro-Quebec Super-expo sciences provincial finals this weekend.
Canada
Apr 21
Film production in Brantford to include pyrotechnics and simulated gunfire
Residents of Brantford are being warned that a large-scale film production with a variety of special effects will be taking place around the Wilfrid Laurier University campus.
Education
7 hours
Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, dies
Andrew Davis, an acclaimed British conductor who served as music director at orchestras on three continents, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, has died.
Canada
Apr 22
Saskatchewan schools added to Mental Health Capacity Building program
Five Saskatchewan schools from Moose Jaw, Lloydminster, Meadow Lake, Yorkton and Regina have been added to the Mental Health Capacity Building (MHCB) in Schools program.
Education
Apr 25
Tegan and Sara use Junos speech to call out Alberta policies affecting trans youth
Calgary-raised pop duo Tegan and Sara received a standing ovation after speaking out against policies Alberta's government is proposing that would affect transgender youth.
Entertainment
Mar 25
Columbia student protesters face expulsion after taking over campus building
The occupation of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University, renamed Hind’s Hall to honour a child victim in Gaza, unfolded as other universities stepped up efforts to end the protests.
U.S. News
Apr 30
University of Winnipeg says cyberattack stole employee, student financial info
The university disclosed last week that a cyber incident targeted the school's network, leading to the school delaying exams, cancelling classes and taking down internet services.
Tech
Apr 4
West Island school offers free facials to women living with cancer
West Island students from Gordon Robertson Beauty Academy offered free oncology facials to women living with cancer.
Canada
Mar 26
CSIS report on intercepted call about ‘Two Michaels’ released at inquiry
On Tuesday, the inquiry heard Canada’s spy agency recorded a phone call between Dong and China’s consul general in Toronto.
Canada
Apr 2