Pinay teener is Ottawa Idol winner

CANADA – Filipinos in Ottawa were jubilant as a young “kababayan” – who moved to Canada only two years ago – bagged this year’s Ottawa Idol...

Pinay White House chef featured in CNN’s Leading Women

MANILA, Philippines – This month, CNN’s Leading Women meets Cristeta Comerford, the White House executive chef. In 2005, Philippines-born Comerford made history when she became the...

Homelessness, poverty recurrent themes at this year’s Toronto film fest

TORONTO — A poverty-ridden America mired in unemployment and despair was on stark display at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, where movie-makers and actors speculated...

John Travolta channelled his inner Monet for new TIFF film ‘The Forger’

How ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time’ became a stage hit

NEW YORK—In a rehearsal room near Times Square, Alex Sharp is about to jump. The brand-new Juilliard School graduate with a starring role in Broadway’s “The...

Michel Hazanavicius and Berenice Bejo of ‘The Artist’ talk new film ‘The Search’

TORONTO—For his follow-up to 2012 Oscar winner and silent comedy tribute “The Artist,” Michel Hazanavicius chose to explore much darker territory: the horrific atrocities of the...

Deadmau5 surprises fans by moonlighting as Uber taxi driver in Toronto

TORONTO—Electronic dance music star Deadmau5 was moonlighting on the streets of Toronto Wednesday night to help promote a new service being offered by the taxi-alternative company...

US Senate rivals survive stay on remote island for reality TV show, say co operation was key

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Two freshmen U.S. senators from opposite sides of the political aisle said Thursday they survived and even co-operated while spending a week marooned together on...

‘Night of the Living Dead’ director Romero unimpressed by today’s zombies

MONTREAL—What scares George A. Romero, the director credited with creating the modern zombie horror genre with his landmark “Night of the Living Dead”? “Rob Ford,” he...

Tragicomedies at Toronto find mixed results

TORONTO — The opening days of the Toronto International Film Festival saw a trio of tragicomedies combine humor with pain, often with mixed results. The balancing...