Oct 22 2017 — NBC News — The Astros punched their ticket to the World Series on Saturday, shutting out the Yankees 4-0 to take their first Game 7 victory at home. Charlie Morton was nearly untouchable on the mound, holding the Yankees to two hits, a walk and five strikeouts en route to his first career postseason win.
Oct 19 2017 — Associated Press — Los Angeles police say they are investigating a possible sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein — the first involving the producer in the city. Police spokesperson Sal Ramirez said the department has interviewed a possible sexual assault victim who alleges that an incident occurred in 2013. He said the investigation is ongoing and he could […]
Oct 19 2017 — CBC — Just For Laughs has announced a restructuring after nine women came forward with allegations of harassment and sexual assault against its now former president. The women are accusing Gilbert Rozon of misconduct spanning three decades, according to French-language newspaper Le Devoir and radio station 98.5 FM. The allegations have not been verified by CBC/Radio-Canada and […]
Oct 19 2017 — Canadify — Fans mourning the death of Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie will have a chance to see a new documentary about the band’s final tour earlier than planned.
Oct 19 2017 — Robert Morrison — The Conversation — Canada has lost one of its greatest artists — a person who consolidated us, who pushed us, who excited us, who taught us and who inspired us. We have known for more than a year that Gord Downie was going to leave us soon. But the news of his death today doesn’t soften the blow. […]
Oct 18 2017 — Allan Woods — Toronto Star — Gilbert Rozon, the impresario behind Montreal’s world-famous Just for Laughs Festival, has quit the entertainment company over unspecified allegations of abuse. He made the announcement on his Facebook page Wednesday evening. It was confirmed as authentic by a spokesperson for the festival as well as the organizing committee of Montreal’s 375th anniversary celebrations, where Rozon […]
Oct 18 2017 — Allan Woods — Toronto Star — One of Quebec’s most popular and powerful television personalities is taking a “professional pause” after the publication of a report alleging he has a lengthy history of subjecting those in his employ to harassment and engaging in inappropriate sexual behaviour. Eric Salvail has won numerous awards for his zany late-night talk show and just last […]
Oct 18 2017 — The Canadian Press — A tearful Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Gord Downie, the iconic lead singer of the Tragically Hip who died Tuesday, will be sorely missed. The prime minister says Downie was a man who loved his country, and now Canada is the less for his absence. Trudeau says the singer wanted to make the country better.
Oct 18 2017 — The Canadian Press — Gord Downie, the poetic lead singer of the Tragically Hip whose determined fight with brain cancer inspired a nation, has died, according to a statement on the band’s website. He was 53. In the wake of his diagnosis with glioblastoma — an incurable form of cancer — the musician became a symbol of perseverance in […]
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Oct 18 2017 — The Canadian Press — Some facts about Gord Downie, frontman of the Tragically Hip, who died Tuesday at 53: Born: Feb. 6, 1964 in Amherstview, Ont. Raised: Kingston, Ont. Early career: Founded the Tragically Hip in 1984 with three high school friends — guitarist Rob Baker, bassist Gord Sinclair and drummer Johnny Fay — and saxophonist Davis Manning, who […]
Oct 18 2017 — The Canadian Press — The death of Canadian singer-songwriter Gord Downie from glioblastoma is a grim reminder of the daunting nature of the invasive brain tumour, which has one of the poorest survival rates of any cancer. And, say scientists and brain tumour patient advocacy groups, his passing also focuses a spotlight on the need for more funding for […]
Oct 18 2017 — The Canadian Press — Everyone in Nova Scotia’s theatre and film industry has a John Dunsworth story. For actor Jeremy Webb, it was being compelled to spout Shakespearean monologues in Dunsworth’s downtown Halifax casting office in the late ’90s. “He started to get all excited and he wanted another one and another one,” said Webb, who credits Dunsworth with […]
Oct 17 2017 — The New Yorker — The tale of Harvey Weinstein is now a thread that has tangled its way through Hollywood, connecting women, mostly actresses, in a depressingly common way. We all seem to have a Harvey story, each one a little different but with essentially the same nauseating pattern and theme. Women were bullied, cajoled, manipulated, and worse, and […]
Oct 17 2017 — The Canadian Press — John Dunsworth is being remembered as a vibrant actor whose drunken demeanour on the “Trailer Park Boys” belied his great intelligence and alcohol-free lifestyle. Word of the Bridgewater, N.S., native’s death came last night in a statement on his Twitter feed, which said he had a “short and unexpected illness.” He was 71. Lucy DeCoutere, […]