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Toronto International Film Festival plans scaled-down event, virtual red carpets

The Toronto International Film Festival, one of the leading launching pads for fall movies and Oscar contenders, on Wednesday announced plans for a smaller 2020 edition that will include in-person and digital movie screenings, drive-ins and virtual red carpet premieres.

Entertainment June 24

Black artists call on Hollywood to 'divest in the police, invest in anti-racist content'

Entertainment June 24

Adult film star Ron Jeremy charged with rape, sexual assault

Entertainment June 24

Jimmy Kimmel, Tina Fey apologize for blackface depictions

Entertainment June 24

Toronto International Film Festival group lays off 31 full-time staffers

Organizers of the Toronto International Film Festival have announced they are laying off 31 employees, a 17 per cent cut of the organization's full-time staff, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Entertainment June 23

Enoch Cree Nation model face of Nike ad campaign

Ashley Callingbull has worn many hats — and crowns — in her career. She’s a model, actress, motivational speaker and former Mrs. Universe. Now the Enoch Cree Nation-born Callingbull is one of three faces for Nike’s new Indigenous-inspired shoe, the N7.

Sheena Rossiter

Canada Edmonton June 23

Bill Cosby granted appeal in Pennsylvania sex assault case

In a stunning decision that could test the legal framework of #MeToo cases, comedian Bill Cosby has won the right to fight his 2018 sexual assault conviction in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Maryclaire Dale

Entertainment June 24

Universal brings back Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing for free rental

Entertainment June 23

Director Joel Schumacher, known for Lost Boys, St. Elmo's Fire and Batman films, dead at 80

Entertainment June 23

Justin Bieber denies sexual assault allegations circulated online

Canada Kitchener-Waterloo June 22

Ben Mulroney to depart etalk anchor chair

Entertainment June 22

Dwayne Johnson, Shakira, Justin Bieber highlight coronavirus equity concert

Entertainment June 22

TikTok teens, K-pop fans appear to have punked Trump's Tulsa comeback rally

Barbara Ortutay

Entertainment June 22

Brett Kissel performs 3 shows to drive-in crowds in Regina

Canada Saskatchewan June 21

Lights, camera, action? How movie theatres, studios are struggling to reopen post-COVID

Entertainment June 21

Innovation, creativity and safety on display as art galleries, museums reopen amid pandemic

Entertainment June 20

Choirs reimagine themselves as singing proves an effective way to spread COVID-19

Michelle Ghoussoub

Canada British Columbia June 20

Last of Us 2 has 'changed the game' for accessibility

Entertainment June 20

Canada's Cineplex theatres to stick with optional face mask policy amid pandemic

Entertainment June 19

Massey College reviewing Margaret Wente appointment amid campus uproar

Canada Toronto June 19

Ian Holm, actor known for Chariots of Fire and Lord of the Rings, dead at 88

Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless

Entertainment June 19

Shadow of the Wind author Carlos Ruiz Zafon dead at 55

Entertainment June 19

Into the Wild bus removed from Alaska backcountry

U.K. foreign secretary under fire after saying taking a knee as protest comes from Game of Thrones

Dame Vera Lynn, beloved British singer, dead at 103

Entertainment June 18

Spain's Asturias award honours Canadian poet Anne Carson

Entertainment June 18

Bluesfest, NAC team up for drive-in concert series

Canada Ottawa June 18

'Milestone year' for Nova Scotia film industry spoiled by COVID-19

Canada Nova Scotia June 18