May 19 2022 — Associated Press — The Canadian Press — SCARBOROUGH, Ontario (AP) — Rapper J. Cole will play another season of pro basketball, this time in Canada. The Canadian Elite Basketball League tweeted Thursday night that the 37-year-old rapper will join the Scarborough Shooting Stars in the coming season as a guard. The season begins May 25. Cole, whose full name is Jermaine Cole, […]
May 19 2022 — The Canadian Press — Bryan Adams is hitting the road in Canada with a cross-country tour set to kick off in the summer. This follows the release of the Grammy winner’s 15th studio album “So Happy It Hurts” this past March. Adams began touring Europe and the U.K. ahead of the album’s release in January, and will wrap up […]
May 16 2022 — CBC — The 51st Juno Awards brought the music back to a live audience on Sunday and marked a triumphant return for the beleaguered ceremony celebrating Canadian talent. Organizers put on a tight and impressive entertainment showcase in Toronto from the start, and managed to not only keep everything running, but also to keep it interesting — […]
May 16 2022 — CBC — The Calgary Flames won a playoff series for just the second time in the last 17 years with Sunday’s 3-2 overtime win over the visiting Dallas Stars in the seventh and deciding game of their series. Johnny Gaudreau scored the overtime winner at 15:09. He collected a rebound and put a sharp-angled shot over Stars […]
May 15 2022 — The Canadian Press — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers advanced through to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 2-0 Game 7 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Cody Ceci also scored and Mike Smith made 28 saves for his second shutout of the playoffs for […]
May 15 2022 — The Canadian Press — This playoff heartbreak felt different for the Maple Leafs. A team that had so often stumbled in big moments went toe-to-toe with the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. In the end, however, the result was the same — and perhaps even more crushing because of what might have been. Nick Paul scored twice, including an […]
May 12 2022 — Adina Bresge, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — When the red recording light flashed on at Hollywood's storied Roxy Theatre, the pressure was on the Tragically Hip to put on a good show, guitarist Paul Langlois recalls. It wasn't long before those nerves receded into the background, said Langlois, as frontman Gord Downie punctuated the rollicking set list with ad libbed […]
May 12 2022 — CNN — Ashley Judd and her family wanted the world to hear from them how Naomi Judd died. The younger Judd appeared in an interview with Diane Sawyer, which aired on Thursday on “Good Morning America.” She said her family had agreed that she share the cause of death of her mother. “She used a weapon,” Ashley […]
May 12 2022 — The Canadian Press — The Juno Awards are getting back to business this weekend. After two years of muted virtual ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s biggest music awards show is returning to an in-person celebration in a historic outdoor setting. The televised party gets underway Sunday at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage with “Kim’s Convenience” and “Shang-Chi” star Simu […]
May 10 2022 — Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn sold for a cool $195 million US on Monday, making the iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever sold at auction. The 1964 silkscreen image shows Monroe in vibrant close-up — hair yellow, eyeshadow blue and lips red — on a rich […]
May 6 2022 — The Canadian Press — A young woman alleged to have been sexually assaulted by Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard when she was a teenager is expected to continue her testimony at his trial today. The woman, who first took the stand Thursday afternoon, is one of two complainants in the case. Neither can be identified under a publication ban. Prosecutors […]
May 4 2022 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Jury selection has begun this morning at the sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard. Hoggard, the frontman for the rock band Hedley, was charged in 2018 with sexual assault causing bodily harm and sexual interference in connection with alleged incidents involving a woman and a teenager. He pleaded not guilty to […]
May 3 2022 — The Canadian Press — It seems the Kids are all right. Infighting between members of the Canadian sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall has been well-documented over the years, but as they promote their new Amazon Prime Video reboot of their original series, Dave Foley insists they “get along.” “We would say that anyway, but this time […]
May 3 2022 — CBC — Quebecers and hockey fans around the world gave Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur a final send-off, as the province held a national funeral in his honour. Lafleur, who captured five Stanley Cup titles and was a hero in Quebec not only for his athletic prowess but also his kindness and generosity, died after a series of […]
May 2 2022 — The Canadian Press — The sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is getting underway after multiple delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hoggard is in a downtown Toronto courtroom today where a judge says a few procedural matters will be dealt with before jury selection begins. Hoggard, the frontman for the band Hedley, pleaded not guilty to […]