Patty Andrews of singing Andrews Sisters dies

Patty Andrews, the last surviving member of the singing Andrews Sisters trio whose hits such as the rollicking Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B and the poignant I Can Dream, Can't I? captured the home-front spirit of the Second World War, died Wednesday....

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Downton Abbey fan creates cookbook from on-screen food

A Downton Abbey fan has taken her interest in the show to a new level, creating a cookbook based on recipes mentioned in the Edwardian-set melodrama. Pamela Foster, of Burlington, Ont., combined her love of the show and her own interest in culinary...

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TV special revisits Whitney Houston's death ahead of Grammy gala

CBS says it will air a behind-the-scenes look at how Whitney Houston's death affected the 2012 Grammy Awards. The hour-long special, titled The Grammys Will Go On: A Death in the Family, is scheduled for Feb. 9, the eve of this year's music awards....

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Justin Bieber poised for record books with new acoustic album

With Tuesday's release of Justin Bieber's latest album Believe Acoustic, the Canadian pop star is poised to enter the record books. The latest from the Stratford, Ont.-raised Bieber, 18, marks his third studio album (he has also released multiple remix...

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Toronto's k-os on his double album BLack on BLonde

With his latest project, Toronto's k-os didn't want to have to choose from among the 20 tracks he has waiting to release — he wanted it all out there while it was still fresh and relevant. The result is a double album, BLack on BLonde, which combines...

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War Witch producers work to bring former street kid star to Oscars

Efforts are underway to bring the African teen star of War Witch to this year's Oscar bash. Former street kid Rachel Mwanza is the celebrated actress at the heart of Canada's contender for the best foreign-language film prize. The film is also known...

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Bollywood's Shah Rukh Khan caught in India-Pakistan spat

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan appeared to be caught in a verbal slugfest between India and Pakistan after he wrote a magazine article that led to heated exchanges between the rival nations. The controversy erupted after Pakistan's Interior Minister...

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Conrad Black strikes deal to host weekly TV show

Conrad Black will soon be coming to a television near you. The former media baron has reached a deal with ZoomerMedia to host his own weekly, 60-minute current affairs talk show. The flagship show, titled "The Zoomer — Television for Boomers With Zip"...

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Tegan and Sara take new direction

Tegan and Sara, the Calgary-raised twins who have been darlings of Canada's indie scene since they were teenagers, are now 32 and thinking about commercial success. And success is thinking about them. Their live CD/DVD combination package titled Get...

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Oprah sought 'space to be truthful' in Armstrong interview

Oprah Winfrey has interviewed countless famous figures over the years — from U.S. President Barack Obama to Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel — but she admitted to taking a moment to collect herself before her most recent high-profile...

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Human rights museum boasts inclusive design

Designers of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg say they are setting a new standard in making the building accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities. Eight disabled Canadians have had direct input into the design of the museum,...

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Set for Mary Walsh's one-woman show lost en route to Edmonton

An Edmonton theatre company is on the edge of its seat after a cross-country mix-up with a shipping company. The shipper apparently misplaced part of the set for Mary Walsh's one-woman show, Dancing With Rage. The former star of CBC's This Hour Has...

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Screen Actors Guild awards Argo cast best performance

The CIA thriller Argo continues to steamroll through awards season, winning the top honour for overall cast performance at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Sunday's win came a day after Argo claimed the top honour from the Producers Guild of America....

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Austen's power: 200 years of Pride and Prejudice

In the genteel world Jane Austen created for the witty Elizabeth Bennet and the charming Mr. Darcy, zombies would seem to be particularly unseemly intruders. Yet, 200 years after Austen's Pride and Prejudice introduced readers to these now-iconic lovers,...

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Berlin film fest mixes US stars, global contenders

New movies from directors Steven Soderbergh and Gus Van Sant and a trio of films starring French divas will be competing this year at the Berlin International Film Festival. A diverse selection of 19 movies, including films from Kazakhstan and Iran,...

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Chris Hadfield connects from space via social media

As Chris Hadfield tests out new technologies aboard the International Space Station, he's also breaking new ground through his links to Earth through social media. The Canadian astronaut says being aboard the ISS on a five-month mission is "way too...

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Lost's J.J. Abrams tipped to direct next Star Wars

Another universe of sci-fi fans has been put in the hands of J.J. Abrams. According to multiple reports, Abrams is set to direct the next instalment of Star Wars, which Disney has said will be Episode 7 and due out in 2015. Disney bought Star Wars maker...

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Ben Heppner returns to COC stage as Tristan

Canadian tenor Ben Heppner takes to the stage of the Canadian Opera Company Jan. 29, to perform one of his most famous roles, Tristan in Tristan und Isolde. One of the opera world's great romantic lead roles, Tristan calls for a voice of great emotional...

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Mali musicians forced out by Islamic rebels

As Islamic radicals clamp down on much of Mali, the rich musical culture of the country is threatened. There are reports of instruments being broken and music being banned in the north, except the singing of verses of the Qur'an. Canada is weighing...

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Quebec's Xavier Dolan gets César nomination for Laurence Anyways

Quebec whiz-kid director Xavier Dolan has received a best foreign film nomination for France's César Awards for his latest film, Laurence Anyways. Dolan impressed audiences at the Cannes and Toronto film festivals with his film about a devoted couple...

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Chris Hadfield connects from space via social media

As Chris Hadfield tests out new technologies aboard the International Space Station, he's also breaking new ground through his links to Earth through social media. The Canadian astronaut says being aboard the ISS on a five-month mission is "way too...

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Lost's J.J. Abrams tipped to direct next Star Wars

Another universe of sci-fi fans has been put in the hands of J.J. Abrams. According to multiple reports, Abrams is set to direct the next instalment of Star Wars, which Disney has said will be Episode 7 and due out in 2015. Disney bought Star Wars maker...

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Ben Heppner returns to COC stage as Tristan

Canadian tenor Ben Heppner takes to the stage of the Canadian Opera Company Jan. 29, to perform one of his most famous roles, Tristan in Tristan und Isolde. One of the opera world's great romantic lead roles, Tristan calls for a voice of great emotional...

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Parker a formulaic high-kicker for Jason Statham

In the realm of cinematic consumables Jason Statham films are the microwave pizzas: Cheesy guilty pleasures that are never quite as good as you hope. But with Parker, the addition of Jennifer Lopez adds an unexpected ingredient to the tried-and-true...

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Children's theatre pioneer Susan Douglas Rubes dies

Susan Douglas Rubes, a pioneer of children's theatre who founded the Young People's Theatre of Toronto, has died. She was 87. Rubes died in Toronto on Jan. 23, according to a release from YPT. Susan Douglas Rubes thought theatre for children should...

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Knife Fight not as sharp as it should be

As the glow from the Presidential inauguration fades, into theatres comes Knife Fight, the latest in string of political dramas focusing on the art of the spin. (Among them the filthy/fantastic In the Loop or the upcoming House of Cards.) Compared to...

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B.C. NDP leader talks up local film industry in L.A.

B.C. New Democrat leader Adrian Dix says Hollywood productions want to work in Vancouver and the province needs to do more to attract them. Dix was in Los Angeles meeting with film executives as the B.C. film industry pleads with the province for more...

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Atom Egoyan, Peter Sellars to direct COC operas in 2014

Canadian film and stage director Atom Egoyan will helm a new production of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte as part of the 2013-14 season of the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto. He is one of several big names in the ambitious season announced Wednesday by...

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Foo Fighters to induct Rush into Rock Hall of Fame

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins will help induct Canadian power trio Rush into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this spring. The Cleveland-based Rock Hall revealed the partial slate of performers and presenters expected to...

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Canadian Tire money-financed album debuts

Toronto folksinger Corin Raymond is unveiling a uniquely homegrown project this week: his two-disc album of Canadian-penned songs, funded by Canadian Tire money. Almost exactly a year after recording their live performance at Toronto's Tranzac Club,...

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N.S. police seize hoard of rare books, art from man's house

Police in Nova Scotia are combing through hundreds of rare books, one-of-a-kind documents and artwork from a suburban home in Halifax that they believe are stolen goods. Mounties say they've found almost 1,000 artifacts and antiques at the home of John...

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Stolen treasure hoard discovered in N.S. home

Nova Scotia police say they have recovered hundreds of allegedly stolen items from a Fall River home that include rare first editions of books, one-of-a-kind documents and art taken from multiple collections. A traffic stop last summer led police to...

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Did or didn't she? Beyoncé questioned on lip-sync

There's no question Beyoncé's rendition of the national anthem was a roaring success. The mystery: was it live or lip-synced? On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Marine Band told news outlets that Beyoncé had lip-synced at President Barack Obama's...

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Imprisoned Pussy Riot members say they have no regrets

The imprisoned members of the Pussy Riot feminist punk band say they feel no regrets about the irreverent "punk prayer" against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral that landed them behind bars for two years. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and...

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