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Saudi Arabia soap opera showing liberal society prompts fury among hardlinersArts & Entertainment | 207715 hits | 10:47 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
With scenes of unveiled women and mixed-sex musical soirees, a new Saudi Arabian soap opera, set in the 1970s, is evoking nostalgia about the kingdom's modern past, before the rise of religious fundamentalism. Celebrity chef, author Anthony Bourdain dead at 61Arts & Entertainment | 207930 hits | 5:18 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Anthony Bourdain, the celebrity chef who took foodies around the world as part of his travelogue programs, has died at age 61, CNN says. Rare copy of Prince's disavowed Black Album found in CanadaArts & Entertainment | 207665 hits | 6:23 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
It's considered rare even among rarities: a Canadian-made vinyl copy of Prince's disavowed Black Album. And it can be had for a cool $27,500 US. Canadian Olympian Dave Duncan, wife, Willy Raine fined for alleged car theft, DUIArts & Entertainment | 207607 hits | 10:44 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Canadian ski cross competitor Dave Duncan and his wife Maja were each fined one million South Korean won ($1,176 Cdn), for their role in an alleged car theft and DUI Saturday in South Korea. Willy Raine, who was allegedly driving, was fined five million S 'Slippery slope': Opposition mounts to Canadian media's plan to block piracy websitesArts & Entertainment | 207941 hits | 12:22 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Opposition is mounting to a coalition’s plan to block Canadians from accessing piracy websites. Many Canadians fear that the plan — backed by media companies such as Bell, Rogers and CBC — could lead to rampant internet censorshipArts & Entertainment | 208639 hits | 11:31 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An activist group has launched a voter registration effort aimed at black voters at screenings of the “Black Panther” movie nationwide.Arts & Entertainment | 208015 hits | 10:06 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The EU jury of the European Capital of Culture contest (EKF 2023), said that one of the participating towns is “too white and there are not enough migrants”, Hungarian news website “888.hu” reports. Maclean's magazine asking men to pay more for latest issue highlighting pay gapArts & Entertainment | 208100 hits | 10:45 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Maclean's magazine is highlighting the gender pay gap by asking men to fork over 26 per cent more for its latest issue.Minnesota School District drops To Kill a Mockingbird and Huckleberry Finn
Duluth School District officials fear the classic American novels, by Harper Lee and Mark Twain, could make students feel 'humiliated or marginalized'.
Arts & Entertainment | 207490 hits | 9:48 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Duluth School District officials fear the classic American novels, by Harper Lee and Mark Twain, could make students feel 'humiliated or marginalized'.Quentin Tarantino defends Roman Polanski in 2003 interview
Audio from a Howard Stern interview with the director in 2003 – in which he spends more than eight minutes defending Roman Polanski - is going viral.
Arts & Entertainment | 207688 hits | 8:30 AM on Tuesday | posted by martin14
Audio from a Howard Stern interview with the director in 2003 – in which he spends more than eight minutes defending Roman Polanski - is going viral. TVO host Steve Paikin faces sexual harassment allegations from Sarah Thomson | Globalnews.caArts & Entertainment | 207487 hits | 8:26 AM on Monday | posted by Coach85
Dead Canada goose falls from sky, knocks hunter unconsciousArts & Entertainment | 207111 hits | 5:32 PM on Friday | posted by BeaverFever
Government announces anti-fake news unit
Downing Street says a new unit will counter "disinformation by state actors and others".
Arts & Entertainment | 207194 hits | 12:30 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Downing Street says a new unit will counter "disinformation by state actors and others". U.S. democracy in grave danger, but Canada doing just fine: ReportArts & Entertainment | 207482 hits | 6:56 PM on Thursday | posted by BeaverFever
Robert Wagner now a 'person of interest' in Natalie Wood death
Investigators are now calling 87-year-old actor Robert Wagner a 'person of interest' in the 1981 death of his wife, Natalie Wood. Investigators initially ruled it an accident but reopened the case in 2011 to see whether Wagner or anyone else played a role
Arts & Entertainment | 207104 hits | 6:36 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Investigators are now calling 87-year-old actor Robert Wagner a 'person of interest' in the 1981 death of his wife, Natalie Wood. Investigators initially ruled it an accident but reopened the case in 2011 to see whether Wagner or anyone else played a role Muslims, Christians commemorate anniversary of Quebec mosque shootingArts & Entertainment | 206935 hits | 7:18 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Porn stars seem to be coming, then going: dying young in XXX industry
There were some empty chairs at the Adult Video News Awards on Saturday night. The AVNs are the Oscars of porn, and porn stars are dying at an alarming clip.Five stars of XXX entertainment have died over the last several months, all in disturbing circumst
Arts & Entertainment | 207708 hits | 1:07 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
There were some empty chairs at the Adult Video News Awards on Saturday night. The AVNs are the Oscars of porn, and porn stars are dying at an alarming clip.Five stars of XXX entertainment have died over the last several months, all in disturbing circumst Legendary Edmonton jazz pianist, ex-senator Tommy Banks dead at 81Arts & Entertainment | 209739 hits | 7:02 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Tommy Banks won both a Juno and Gemini award, hosted The Tommy Banks Show from 1968-83 and numerous other TV programs, and performed throughout North America and around the world.Warren Miller, Legendary Filmmaker and Ski Icon, Passes Away at 93 | Business Wire
Arts & Entertainment | 207653 hits | 7:48 AM on Thursday | posted by Robair
Cooking show Moosemeat & Marmalade celebrates cultural differences with food and humourArts & Entertainment | 207646 hits | 2:05 AM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
The bickering between Art Napoleon and Dan Hayes plays a big part in every episode of their cooking show, Moosemeat & Marmalade. Napoleon said humour is just as important as the food.Arts & Entertainment | 209299 hits | 12:14 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In recent weeks, many Reddit members began to point out similarities between Guillermo Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' and a 2015 student film, 'The Space Between Us.'Arts & Entertainment | 207203 hits | 6:17 PM on Sunday | posted by BeaverFever
The U.K. Independence Party has suspended the girlfriend of the party's leader after she reportedly made racist remarks about Prince Harry's fiancee Meghan Markle. Nonverbal Canadian appears on 'Late Show,' turns tables on ColbertArts & Entertainment | 207442 hits | 2:18 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A young woman with autism who CTV News first profiled in 2008 appeared Friday on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.Missile threat alert for Hawaii a false alarm
An emergency alert notification sent out on Saturday claiming a "ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii" was a false alarm, according to state leaders and emergency officials.
Arts & Entertainment | 207368 hits | 1:46 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An emergency alert notification sent out on Saturday claiming a "ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii" was a false alarm, according to state leaders and emergency officials. Canadian TV actor Donnelly Rhodes dies at age 80Arts & Entertainment | 207219 hits | 5:04 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
The Winnipeg-born actor received numerous accolades, including a Gemini award for his role in the drama Da Vinci's Inquest in 2002 and a Gemini Earle Grey Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2006.Jerry Van Dyke, 'Coach' star and brother of Dick, dead at 86
Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who starred as the sidekick in television's Coach, died Friday at age 86. John Castonia said Van Dyke died at his ranch in Hot Spring County. His wife, Shirley Ann Jones, was by his side.
Arts & Entertainment | 207465 hits | 8:30 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who starred as the sidekick in television's Coach, died Friday at age 86. John Castonia said Van Dyke died at his ranch in Hot Spring County. His wife, Shirley Ann Jones, was by his side.Broadway's Ben Vereen 'sexually harassed Hair actresses'
Tony-winner Ben Vereen, who starred in the original Broadway productions Pippin' and Jesus Christ Superstar, was hired to direct a new production of Hair back in 2015 at the Venice Theatre.
Arts & Entertainment | 207404 hits | 1:01 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Tony-winner Ben Vereen, who starred in the original Broadway productions Pippin' and Jesus Christ Superstar, was hired to direct a new production of Hair back in 2015 at the Venice Theatre. Legend of Jimi Hendrix lives on in custom guitars crafted on Vancouver IslandArts & Entertainment | 207630 hits | 7:24 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
A unique piece of Pacific Northwest rock and roll history is being preserved by a guitar maker in Comox, B.C. Standing at a workbench in the studio behind his home, Reuben Forsland picks up a tattered piece of wood with chipping paint. The initials J.H. aPop star arrested in Egypt for 'incitement to debauchery'
Leila Amer, an Egyptian singer, has been arrested over a music video in which she can be seen dancing 'suggestively' after prosecutors said it represented 'an attack on society and the state.'
Arts & Entertainment | 207934 hits | 12:21 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Leila Amer, an Egyptian singer, has been arrested over a music video in which she can be seen dancing 'suggestively' after prosecutors said it represented 'an attack on society and the state.'Arts & Entertainment | 208079 hits | 4:12 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ahmet Dereci and Mahmut Sami Ellialti, supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, face assault and hate crime charges related to violence at a May protest in Washington, D.C.The 10 best things Trump has done in his first year in office
The U.S. president inspires such deep emotions that many have struggled to objectively assess his presidency
Arts & Entertainment | 208133 hits | 12:17 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The U.S. president inspires such deep emotions that many have struggled to objectively assess his presidency Star Wars characters get Indigenized by Comox First Nation artistArts & Entertainment | 210140 hits | 10:47 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Comox First Nation artist Andy Everson has put his own unique Indigenized stamp on Star Wars costumes, and the fans are loving it.Topless Femen 'sextremist' tries to steal baby Jesus from Vatican nativity scene
Warning: This story contains graphic content!A topless Femen protester tried to make off with the baby Jesus from the nativity scene at Vatican City's St. Peter's Square on Christmas Day.
Arts & Entertainment | 207843 hits | 12:32 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Warning: This story contains graphic content!A topless Femen protester tried to make off with the baby Jesus from the nativity scene at Vatican City's St. Peter's Square on Christmas Day.Peter Capaldi takes final adventure as Doctor Who
For millions of Britons, a traditional Christmas Day includes turkey, brussels sprouts, Christmas pudding — and a special seasonal episode of Doctor Who. The global success of the venerable sci-fi series means that fans around the world will also tune in
Arts & Entertainment | 210976 hits | 6:56 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
For millions of Britons, a traditional Christmas Day includes turkey, brussels sprouts, Christmas pudding — and a special seasonal episode of Doctor Who. The global success of the venerable sci-fi series means that fans around the world will also tune in 'I didn't know it was a true story': Margot Robbie on becoming Tonya Harding in movie I, TonyaArts & Entertainment | 209821 hits | 12:44 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
I, Tonya star-producer Margot Robbie had a soft spot for the real-life person that inspired the dark comedy.The 27-year-old Aussie actress met with Tonya Harding, now 47, before she donned numerous prosthetics and wigs to play the disgraced American figur Things get ugly as tent-city supporters pledge to keep up their fightArts & Entertainment | 207520 hits | 10:23 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Residents and supporters of the Sugar Mountain tent city in Vancouver doubled down on a vow to remain camped on city-owned land Friday during a news conference that turned violent after a tense quarrel with a passing critic.Dustin Hoffman denies fresh allegations of sexual misconduct
Arts & Entertainment | 207709 hits | 11:48 PM on Thursday | posted by martin14
Egypt singer jailed for 'inciting debauchery' in music video
Shyma, who was filmed eating a banana while in her underwear, is convicted of inciting debauchery.
Arts & Entertainment | 208787 hits | 9:01 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Shyma, who was filmed eating a banana while in her underwear, is convicted of inciting debauchery. Is the international media's treatment of Justin Trudeau changing'Arts & Entertainment | 208553 hits | 4:13 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A glamorous photo in Vogue, an unctuous profile in Rolling Stone, a web video for BuzzFeed; but now the winds they are a-changin'Arts & Entertainment | 207939 hits | 11:26 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The “American Sniper” lawsuit between Jesse “The Body” Ventura and the estate of late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is finally over. Teachers federation conducts 'LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP' training | Daily Mail OnlineArts & Entertainment | 208729 hits | 6:49 PM on Thursday | posted by Sunnyways
The Canadian Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario hosted a LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP inclusiveness training on June 6.Jim Nabors, TV's homespun Gomer Pyle and singer, dies at 87
Jim Nabors, the shy Alabaman whose down-home comedy made him a TV star as Gomer Pyle and whose surprisingly operatic voice kept him a favourite in Las Vegas and other showplaces, died Thursday. He was 87.
Arts & Entertainment | 210339 hits | 1:15 PM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
Jim Nabors, the shy Alabaman whose down-home comedy made him a TV star as Gomer Pyle and whose surprisingly operatic voice kept him a favourite in Las Vegas and other showplaces, died Thursday. He was 87. William Shatner wants charitable donation to end Television City condo disputeArts & Entertainment | 207475 hits | 9:18 AM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' hosts caught faking post-Thanksgiving banter they taped earlier
Arts & Entertainment | 207582 hits | 3:55 AM on Monday | posted by martin14
Fuel-laden barge stranded near Bella Bella, B.C.Arts & Entertainment | 208374 hits | 9:32 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
The vessel with 3.5 million litres of diesel and 468,000 litres of gasoline on board broke free from its tugboat Sunday afternoon. Maritime rescue officials say the barge is anchored in place 1.6 kilometres from nearby islands.NYC criminal justice college in battle with the Pentagon
A criminal justice college in New York City is embroiled in a battle with the Pentagon over exhibiting and helping to sell artwork by suspected al Qaeda terrorists at Guantanamo Bay.
Arts & Entertainment | 208351 hits | 4:24 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A criminal justice college in New York City is embroiled in a battle with the Pentagon over exhibiting and helping to sell artwork by suspected al Qaeda terrorists at Guantanamo Bay.Fake news' 'Morning Joe' hosts pretend taped show was live and most didn't notice
The only indirect clue was at the bottom of the screen: The "Live" graphic that normally appears was removed
Arts & Entertainment | 210181 hits | 10:30 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The only indirect clue was at the bottom of the screen: The "Live" graphic that normally appears was removedNorth Shields mum demands son's school ban Sleeping Beauty
Sarah Hall, from Northumberland Park, North Shields, demanded her six-year-old son's school ban the story after claiming it promotes an 'inappropriate sexual' message' to children.
Arts & Entertainment | 207818 hits | 6:16 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Sarah Hall, from Northumberland Park, North Shields, demanded her six-year-old son's school ban the story after claiming it promotes an 'inappropriate sexual' message' to children.Arts & Entertainment | 207736 hits | 6:05 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Comedian Steve Martin’s famous portrayal of King Tut on “Saturday Night Live” has suddenly come under fire by students at an ultra-liberal college in...Forbidden Planet's Robby the Robot sells for $5million
The seven-foot robot which has metal claws, a domed head and speaks 188 languages, starred in the 1956 film as the servant of Dr Morbius on Altair IV - known as the Forbidden Planet.
Arts & Entertainment | 207976 hits | 6:04 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The seven-foot robot which has metal claws, a domed head and speaks 188 languages, starred in the 1956 film as the servant of Dr Morbius on Altair IV - known as the Forbidden Planet.Back to Canada News
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