How to watch CBC’s coverage of Monday’s byelections in Montreal and Winnipeg

How to watch CBC’s coverage of Monday’s byelections in Montreal and Winnipeg

Voters head to the polls in federal byelections in Montreal and Winnipeg on Monday. The former will serve as a test of the Trudeau government’s popularity, while the latter is shaping into a tight race between the Conservatives and New Democrats. CBC’s online special “Canada Votes: Byelection night” will stream live starting at 9 p.m. ET on … Read more

Céline Dion thrills viewers with ‘triumphant comeback’ performance at Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Céline Dion thrills viewers with ‘triumphant comeback’ performance at Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Céline Dion sang at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday, marking her first public performance since 2020. The Games saved Dion for the end of the four-hour-long event, when she performed French singer Edith Piaf’s 1950 song Hymne à l’amour from the balcony of the glowing Eiffel Tower after the Olympic torch was lit.  WATCH … Read more

‘I’m calling the police’ — Love Island fans rage after Crave delay spoils finale for Canadians

‘I’m calling the police’ — Love Island fans rage after Crave delay spoils finale for Canadians

This story DOES NOT contain Love Island USA finale spoilers. Read on, Canadian fans who couldn’t stay up past midnight on a work night. For viewers, it’s a fun, summer guilty pleasure — six weeks of dating and drama all leading up to a final vote and a cash prize. But Canadian fans of the reality … Read more

Seriously? Audiences miffed as The Bear enters Emmys as a comedy

Seriously? Audiences miffed as The Bear enters Emmys as a comedy

Most critics agree The Bear is worthy of award nominations, but the popular TV show’s placement in the comedy category at the upcoming Emmy Awards has viewers scratching their heads. The second season of the FX series, which follows a young chef who inherits his family’s sandwich shop after the suicide of his older brother, got … Read more

Montreal peregrine falcon chicks take first flights into a world full of danger

Montreal peregrine falcon chicks take first flights into a world full of danger

The world is full of dangers when you’re a falcon chick less than six weeks old and learning to fly — even if you’re a member of the fastest species on Earth. This week, three falcon chicks named Hugo, Polo and Estebane started to spread their wings around the nest site on the 23rd floor … Read more

Woman who says Baby Reindeer character was based on her sues Netflix

Woman who says Baby Reindeer character was based on her sues Netflix

A woman who says she is the inspiration for the relentless stalker at the centre of Netflix’s Baby Reindeer sued the streaming giant on Thursday for defamation and is seeking at least $170 million US in damages. Fiona Harvey, a Scottish attorney living in England who says the character Martha on the widely viewed limited series is … Read more

2024 Canadian Screen Awards: BlackBerry becomes most awarded title in ceremony’s history

2024 Canadian Screen Awards: BlackBerry becomes most awarded title in ceremony’s history

In an echo of last year’s duel record-breaking performance by dramas The Porter and Brother, both BlackBerry and Little Bird shattered records at the final night of the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards. But while those first two titles both became the most ever awarded at the CSAs last year with 12 wins apiece, there was one … Read more

Sask.’s Rebecca Strong takes $1M top prize on Canada’s Got Talent

Sask.’s Rebecca Strong takes M top prize on Canada’s Got Talent

Newly crowned Canada’s Got Talent champion Rebecca Strong is confident the win will bring her more opportunities to expand her career. The Indigenous singer living in Prince Albert, Sask., took home the competition’s first $1 million prize at the end of the show’s third season on Tuesday night. Viewers across Canada voted on a winner of … Read more

Online sleuths keep trying to solve true crimes. The Baby Reindeer obsession is just the latest

Online sleuths keep trying to solve true crimes. The Baby Reindeer obsession is just the latest

Chances are you’ve heard of Baby Reindeer, even if you haven’t watched it yet. Netflix’s dark and buzzy series spent four weeks as the most popular show on the streaming service globally, and it was also the top show in Canada. The mini-series by Scottish comedian Richard Gadd centres on the main character’s harrowing experience of being relentlessly stalked by a woman, … Read more