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Adam Schlesinger, Emmy and Grammy-winner from Fountains of Wayne, dead after contracting coronavirus
Emmy and Grammy-winning musician and songwriter Adam Schlesinger, known for his work with his band Fountains of Wayne and on the TV show "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," died Wednesday after contracting the coronavirus.
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Cineplex will keep its 165 movie theatres across Canada closed indefinitely
Canada's largest movie exhibitor, Cineplex Inc., will keep its doors closed nationwide into the foreseeable future amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What would Jean-Luc Picard do about COVID-19? More than Trump and Boris, says Patrick Stewart
Actor Patrick Stewart discusses how the themes of his show Star Trek: Picard mirror today's political climate and shares how he thinks the famous character would deal with our current world crisis.
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Nunavut drumming group finds new way to get together, despite physical distancing
A drumming group in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, is finding a new way to host its weekly drum dance, which has been going on for more than a decade. On Tuesday night, Julia Ogina hosted the gathering over Facebook Live, amid restrictions around gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada -North |
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Lizzo treats ER staffers to lunch; Elton's benefit raises $8M
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J.K. Rowling launches Harry Potter At Home for housebound kids and families
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CNN's Chris Cuomo has COVID-19, is showing symptoms
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Children's author-illustrator Tomie dePaola, creator of Strega Nona, dead at 85
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Kathy McCormack
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Florida police taking another look at disappearance depicted in Netflix's Tiger King
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Struggling Canadian artists to get emergency funding due to COVID-19
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CBC MUSIC
Alan Doyle raises $100K for Kids Help Phone through live stream sing-alongs
Entertainment |
Singer-songwriter John Prine in stable condition with COVID-19
Entertainment |
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CBC BOOKS
Leacock Medal organizers nix awards dinner for online announcement
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Tiger King, High Fidelity | Your isolation binge watch
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CBC MUSIC
Drake shares inspirational message, along with first photos of son, on Instagram
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Vincent van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum in overnight raid
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'She couldn't believe it, she was crying': Teen cancer patient gets surprise video message from Billie Eilish
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Gian-Paolo Mendoza
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Joe Diffie, 90s country hitmaker, dies from coronavirus complications
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Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Dave Grohl open their doors to the world for fundraiser
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Mesfin Fekadu
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'Everybody wants to help': Designers, apparel companies pivot to help health-care industry fight COVID-19
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Jessica Wong
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Soap opera actor John Callahan dies at 66
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Netflix, Bell Media reduce video quality to lower internet bandwidth use
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David Friend
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IndyCar launches virtual racing series to entertain fans amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Jenna Fryer
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Long before Netflix's Tiger King, Canada had 'Noah of the North'
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Academy postpones Canadian Screen Award winners reveal until 'time is right'
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