Apr 5 2020 — Global News — The singer Pink had tested positive for COVID-19, she said Friday, also announcing that she is donating US$500,000 each to two emergency funds. In a pair of tweets, she said she and her three-year-old son were displaying symptoms two weeks ago, and she tested positive after accessing tests through a primary care physician.
Apr 3 2020 — Associated Press — Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including Lean On Me, Lovely Day and Ain’t No Sunshine, has died from heart complications. He was 81.
Apr 2 2020 — Global News — O.J. Simpson has shared his thoughts on the Netflix true crime docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. The former football player suspects that Tiger King subject Carole Baskin was involved in the disappearance of her ex-husband Don Lewis.
Apr 2 2020 — Associated Press — Emmy and Grammy-winning musician and songwriter Adam Schlesinger, known for his work with his band Fountains of Wayne and on the TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, died Wednesday after contracting the coronavirus, his attorney said.
Apr 1 2020 — Global News — Tiger King subjects Bhagavan “Doc” Antle and Jeff Lowe are speaking out after the release of Netflix’s seven-part docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. Antle, who runs Myrtle Beach Safari, spoke to TMX.news to clarify details that he claims the Netflix series got wrong or exaggerated.
Apr 1 2020 — Associated Press — A bleary-eyed Chris Cuomo, saying he wanted to be a cautionary tale for his audience, anchored his CNN show from his basement Tuesday after testing positive for the coronavirus. Via remote link, he interviewed Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, an emergency room nurse and CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, who expressed worry about one of […]
Mar 31 2020 — Global News — David Schramm, who played Roy Biggins on Wings, has died at the age of 73. Schramm was a founding member of New York’s The Acting Company, which confirmed his death.
Mar 31 2020 — Global News — Shaq (Shaquille O’Neal) is setting the record straight about his connection to Joe Exotic after the NBA superstar made a brief appearance in Netflix’s latest true crime docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (Tiger King).
Mar 30 2020 — Global News — SPOILER WARNING: Do not read on unless you’ve watched Netflix’s Tiger King. Netflix’s latest true crime docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (Tiger King) exposed some of the biggest exotic wild animal collectors in the United States, and some theories accused Carole Baskin of a crime involving the disappearance of her ex-husband, millionaire Jack […]
Mar 30 2020 — Global News — Drake has gone from rapping “I wasn’t hiding my kid from the world, I was hiding the world from my kid” on his song Emotionless to sharing the first public photos of his son, Adonis. The 33-year-old rapper surprised the world on Monday by posting a series of photos of Adonis with him and Adonis’ […]
Mar 29 2020 — Rolling Stone — John Prine has been hospitalized since Thursday after suffering from symptoms synonymous with the novel coronavirus. While Prine’s exact medical condition is unclear, “his situation is critical,” his family said in a statement Sunday.
Mar 26 2020 — Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Picture it: A plague has broken out, resulting in border closures, xenophobia, paranoia and denial of facts. Only in this case it's a zombie outbreak, and it's infecting non-Indigenous people outside a fictional First Nations reserve that's immune to the virus. Mi'gmaq filmmaker Jeff Barnaby says he didn't intend on making a timely pandemic […]
Mar 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — The CBC says it’s gradually restoring the local supper-hour TV news it recently shelved. Last week, the public broadcaster drew criticism when it announced it was temporarily scrapping its local TV newscasts, except for CBC North, in order to pool resources at CBC News Network amid the COVID-19 crisis. Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King […]
Mar 25 2020 — Associated Press — Chef Floyd Cardoz, who competed on “Top Chef,” won “Top Chef Masters” and operated successful restaurants in both India and New York, died Wednesday of complications from the coronavirus, his company said in a statement. He was 59. Cardoz had travelled from Mumbai to New York through Frankfurt, Germany, on March 8. He was admitted […]
Mar 25 2020 — Global News — One of B.C.’s best-known voices is joining the chorus calling for the public to be serious about social distancing during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Crooner Michael Bublé is no stranger to dealing with Canada’s health system — his son, Noah, went through a very public battle with cancer.