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Art vs. artist: Can The Birth of a Nation escape the storm around Nate Parker?
Can and should a work of art be considered separate from its maker? That's the question at the centre of the ongoing furor surrounding Nate Parker and threatens to overshadow The Birth of a Nation, his high-profile drama screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. More video
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New David Bowie's final songs to debut on Lazarus Cast Album
David Bowie's last new songs will debut this fall, but not as a solo release. Rather, three of the music legend's final studio recordings will be part of the Lazarus Cast Album. More
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Sacred books, family portrait, a cup: Cate Blanchett leads stars in stark video spotlighting refugees' plight
Cate Blanchett and some other big-name movie stars are speaking out about the plight of refugees in a stark video that entreats viewers to imagine what they'd do if they had to flee war. More
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- Gordon Pinsent tapped for Stratford Festival's Legacy Award video
- Transgender actress Alexis Arquette dead at 47
- Alleged Tragically Hip online ticket scam leads to fraud charge
- Brett Kissel crowned king of country, fan favourite at CCMA Awards
- The art of war: Drawings and paintings offer unique perspective in digital age
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How stars live during TIFF
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Toronto businesses are transformed into a TIFF playground for Hollywood's elite.
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Canadian artist documents 9/11 tragedy through his art
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John Coburn's pen and ink drawings are heading to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum to be part of the permanent collection
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'We gotta wrap up': Eli Glasner's interview gets cut off when asking about controversy surrounding Nate Parker
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A criminal charge that Nate Parker faced 17 years ago has followed him to the Toronto International Film Festival
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'He showed up:' Shailene Woodley on lessons to learn from Edward Snowden
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The Snowden actress on what everyone can learn from the film about the famed NSA whistleblower.
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YOLO, squee and scrumdiddlyumptious added to Oxford English Dictionary Sep. 12, 2016 4:20 PM The dictionary has announced 500 new additions this month as part of their quarterly updates.
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- YOLO, squee and scrumdiddlyumptious added to Oxford English Dictionary Sep. 12, 2016 4:20 PM The dictionary has announced 500 new additions this month as part of their quarterly updates.
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INTERACTIVE
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Sting's brain
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GORD DOWNIE
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CBC BOOKS
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Analysis
It was 50 years ago today: Anniversary of Beatles' last show in Canada a bittersweet affair
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FILM
Rape case from the past casts pallor on Birth of a Nation
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Former arena's bad acoustics kept Tragically Hip from playing in hometown
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Analysis
Deleting your Instagram account won't solve the internet's hate problem
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Hockey, high school and the Hip: Martina Fitzgerald on her childhood friendship with Gord Downie
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As It Happens
Shirtless Mark Critch explains his Trudeau photo bomb
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CBC's q replacing Shad as host
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YouTube producers go to class to learn secrets of turning online fame into fortune
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TIFF 2016
Natalie Portman's Jackie Kennedy film, new Zacharias Kunuk tale make TIFF's Platform lineup
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NETFLIX
Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down opens 'vault' on hip hop's early days
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Photos
The Olympic-sized mural art of Brazil's Eduardo Kobra
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COMICS
Comic book movies like Suicide Squad target older audiences, leaving kids behind
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Analysis
The most Canadian song lyric belongs to the Tragically Hip ... or does it?
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Photos
Xbox One S review: A slimmer gaming console but not a required upgrade
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PHOTOS
Muggles around world celebrate return of Harry Potter which JK Rowling says is the last
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Music festivals marred by sexual assaults and violence
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SPECTACULARS
Big-top comeback? Cirque du Soleil brings Luzia to Toronto amid global expansion plans
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These are the finalists for the 2016 Aimia AGO Photography Prize, and you get to pick the winner
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Gaming
How Pokemon Go found success — despite not being a very good game
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FILM
Shawshank Redemption oak tree knocked down
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FILM
TIFF 2016 to open with The Magnificent Seven
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Video games
Death Road to Canada
