OTTAWA — Playwright Marcus Youssef was announced Monday as this year’s winner of the Siminovitch Prize, honouring a career that includes writing some of “Canada’s best-known...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Elton John has been honoured at Harvard University for his philanthropic efforts to fight HIV and AIDS. The 70-year-old singer was awarded the...
NASHVILLE — Singer songwriters Rodney Crowell and Kelsea Ballerini and hit country songwriter Ashley Gorley were honoured at the ASCAP Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee...
LOS ANGELES — The God of Thunder had an even mightier opening weekend than expected. “Thor: Ragnarok,” the third film in the series, scored a franchise...
MONTREAL — A star-studded lineup that included Sting, Feist and k.d lang delivered emotional musical tributes to Leonard Cohen in front of a rapt crowd at...
Kid Rock, “Sweet Southern Sugar” (Broken Bow/BMG/Top Dog) Getting your new album noticed these days seems to involve elaborate publicity stunts and social media gimmicks, but...
NEW YORK— Former Disney star Ross Lynch has taken on one of the toughest film assignments you can get making a cannibalistic serial killer likable. The...
AUSTIN, Texas— Oscar-winning actor and author Tom Hanks used a Texas Book Festival appearance to help a couple get engaged. Hanks was in Austin on Saturday...
NEW YORK— The mother of “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon has died, a day after the show cancelled one of its tapings. A spokeswoman for the...
NEW YORK— “Thor: Ragnarok” thundered to one of the year’s best box-office debuts with an estimated $121 million domestically, proving again just as its flexing its...