Crowdfunding to save 167-year-old church built by black Canadian settlers

About a two-hour drive north of Toronto, in the small township of Oro-Medonte, sits a little-known but significant part of Canadian history. The Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church was built in the late 1840's by some of Canada's earliest black settlers....

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'Live Long and Prosper, Mr. Spock!': Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy dies at 83

Leonard Nimoy, the actor, author and director best known for his portrayal of the ultra-logical character Spock in the TV series Star Trek, has died at the age of 83. His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy, confirmed to the New York Times that her husband died...

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Douglas Coupland: 'I'm actually starting to forget my pre-internet brain'

Not happy that Birdman took home Oscar's top prize?  Canadian artist and author Douglas Coupland thinks he knows why a movie about an aging actor was named best picture at Sunday's 2015 Academy Awards. In a nutshell: blame our hyper-connected world....

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Lupita Nyong'o's $150,000 Oscar dress returned by thief

Actress Lupita Nyong'o wore the Calvin Klein gown as she arrived at the 87th Academy Awards in Hollywood on Sunday. The ivory dress featured 6,000 hand-sewn pearls of various sizes. The thief claims the pearls on the dress are not real. (Jason Merritt/Getty...

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Stolen Picasso painting was smuggled into U.S., authorities say

1911 cubist painting was stolen in Paris in 2001 The Associated Press Posted: Feb 26, 2015 11:16 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 26, 2015 11:16 PM ET Authorities say a Pablo Picasso painting worth millions of dollars was stolen in France and...

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Focus has 'the Will Smith we've been missing,' says CBC film critic

Will Smith plays Nicky, a serial fraudster who falls for his beautiful protégé in the new con-artist romance Focus. The Wolf of Wall Street's Margot Robbie plays Jess, the gorgeous grifter who skips town after things with Nicky get too...

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Molly Parker flying high with role on House of Cards, new play

Few actors could hold their own opposite Kevin Spacey's formidable Francis Underwood on the hit Netflix series House of Cards, but Canadian actress Molly Parker knew she had what it takes to play Underwood's chosen protege Jacqueline Sharp. ...

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Harrison Ford signs for Blade Runner sequel; Quebec's Villeneuve in talks to direct

Harrison Ford is set to reprise his role as Rick Deckard in a sequel to the dystopian, neo-noir Blade Runner, more than 31 years after the film first premiered. Ridley Scott directed the 1982 movie, which was adapted from the Philip K. Dick novel Do...

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Madonna 'fine' after Brit Awards stage fall in London

Madonna is brushing herself off after taking a hard tumble at Wednesday's Brit Awards in London. The Material Girl was closing the show with her new single Living For Love at the O2 Arena when a backup dancer yanked her cape, pulling...

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CBC picks up 10 more trophies at Wednesday’s Canadian Screen Awards

CBC's Murdoch Mysteries and Rick Mercer Report have added to the public broadcaster's trophy haul at the Canadian Screen Awards  handed out Wednesday night in Toronto. Rick Mercer Report picked up 3 Canadian Screen Awards including best variety...

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Jimmy Savile, late BBC TV host, abused 60 victims at hospital, new report says

Warnings about Jimmy Savile, the late BBC TV presenter revealed two years ago to have been one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders, who preyed on victims at hospitals where he volunteered, were ignored, official reports said on Thursday. Three...

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Eddie Redmayne lends voice to new Thomas the Tank Engine film

The No. 1 blue engine is getting a new friend in Eddie Redmayne. Fresh off an Oscar win for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, the British actor will be heard in the next instalment in the Thomas & Friends series,...

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Roman Polanski appears for extradition hearing in Polish court

Filmmaker Roman Polanski testified at a hearing in Poland on Wednesday regarding a U.S. request for his extradition over a 1977 child sex crime conviction, though the court said it needed more time to make a decision. Dariusz Mazur, the judge presiding...

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Ex-Marine convicted in 'American Sniper' double murder trial

A former Marine was convicted Tuesday in the deaths of the American Sniper author and another man at a Texas shooting range two years ago, as jurors rejected defence arguments that he was insane and suffered from psychosis. The trial of Eddie Ray Routh...

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CBC takes home 8 trophies at Canadian Screen Awards

CBC news, documentaries and sports programs received eight awards during the first night of the Canadian Screen Awards. CBC's the fifth estate won a trophy for best news or information series.  An episode of the fifth estate, Made in Bangladesh,...

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Giuliana Rancic, Fashion Police host, apologizes for 'damaging' comments about Zendaya's dreadlocks

'I just want everybody to know that I didn't intend to hurt anybody,' said Rancic in E! News statemment Tues. The Associated Press Posted: Feb 25, 2015 8:58 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 25, 2015 9:08 AM ET Giuliana Rancic is apologizing...

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Patton Oswalt plays Rob Ford-inspired character on TV show

The ignoble exploits of a certain former Toronto mayor often seemed like a made-up Hollywood story. Now they appear to have inspired an episode of the new CBS/Global series Battle Creek, which features a Rob Ford-like character whose penchant for...

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American Horror Story actor Ben Woolf dies after accident

Ben Woolf, an actor on the TV series American Horror Story, has died, according to his representative. The actor died Monday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, publicist Zack Teperman said. Woolf's family was at his side. The...

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Patricia Arquette devotes Oscar acceptance speech to equality for women

Call for fairness came during an Oscars criticized for featuring slate of mostly white nominees CBC News Posted: Feb 22, 2015 10:48 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 23, 2015 5:49 AM ET Patricia Arquette took home the Academy Award for her...

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Fox powerhouse Bill O'Reilly scrutinized over past claims of war-zone reporting

CBS News on Monday released video from four stories it aired about the Falklands War in 1982, all part of a dispute involving Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly and his subsequent statements about covering the war. None of the stories mention O'Reilly,...

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Oscars 2015: Full list of winners

Here's a list of winners at Sunday's 87th annual Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Best picture: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Actor: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything. Actress:...

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Oscars 2015: Birdman wins best picture, Inarritu best director

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) soared to the top of the pack Sunday night at the 87th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Calif.  The bombastic comedy, which went into the broadcast with nine nominations,...

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LIVE VIDEO CHAT: The 2015 Academy Awards recap with Eli Glasner, Monday at 12 p.m. ET

Share your thoughts on this year's best picture winner in our 2015 Oscars morning-after chat with CBC arts reporter Eli Glasner. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) Are you the type of film lover who enjoys morning-after discussions about the Oscars as...

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Patricia Arquette devotes Oscar acceptance speech to equality for women

Patricia Arquette took home the Academy Award for her performance in Boyhood Sunday night and devoted her acceptance speech to winning equality for women.  "To every woman who gave birth to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we...

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Hozier talks about fame and the politics behind hit single Take Me to Church

You might not know how to pronounce his name, but chances are you've heard his hit song, Take Me to Church.  Known simply as Hozier (pronounced HO-zee-er), Irish singer Andrew Hozier-Byrne is taking in all of his new-found success...

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Oscars 2015: #AskHerMore campaign may inspire a red carpet rebellion

The Academy Awards are as much about the parade of well-heeled Hollywood celebrities as they are about the movies they star in. But conditions are ripe for a red carpet rebellion at this Sunday's awards gala amid a growing backlash against some...

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Oscars 2015: How to watch tonight's big show

The 2015 Oscars, the biggest, glitziest and most-coveted movie industry awards are being handed out tonight in Hollywood. Here's what you need to know to take in the star-packed show. What:  The 87th Annual Academy Awards....

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Trumpet maestro Clark Terry dies at 94

Clark Terry, a Grammy award-winning trumpet player and composer who recorded with greats such as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Quincy Jones, has died aged 94, his wife said on Sunday. Terry, who had gone into hospice care after suffering from...

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Oscars 2015: #AskHerMore campaign may inspire a red carpet rebellion

The Academy Awards are as much about the parade of well-heeled Hollywood celebrities as they are about the movies they star in. But conditions are ripe for a red carpet rebellion at this Sunday's awards gala amid a growing backlash against some...

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Oscars 2015: Behind the scenes at Elton John's star-studded party

Oscar night is full of star-studded parties, but there's one that draws all the big names — and for a good cause.  For the past 23 years, the Elton John AIDS foundation Oscar-viewing party has been a mainstay side event of the Academy...

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