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Lego sets bring a multigenerational flavour to Christmas village displays
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 04:00:00 EST
Winter-themed Lego sets forming a small village scene sit on a shelf.

Many Canadians, young and old, have taken a modern twist on the winter village display by building it out of Lego bricks.


New Superman trailer hints at a brighter, more hopeful hero
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:39:45 EST
Three men pose for a photo.

Superman is back, and he brought his dog. Fans of the iconic character have been buzzing on social media after a trailer dropped Thursday for the upcoming film, set for a July 11, 2025 release.


Chatting with the stars of Mufasa: The Lion King
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:44:21 EST
Mufasa: The Lion King stars Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Speaking with CBC’s Eli Glasner, Mufasa: The Lion King stars Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. discuss the evolution of Mufasa and Scar, a memorable TIFF encounter and perfecting their lion acting in the booth.


'Astronomical' hold queues on year's top e-books frustrate readers, libraries
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 04:00:00 EST
Headshot of Sarah Macintrye.

More than 1,000 people are waiting to borrow the Ottawa Public Library's most popular e-book of 2024, and librarians say inflated prices and restrictive e-book publishing practices are responsible.


'We have to straighten out the press': Trump's plan to sue media critics into submission
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 04:00:00 EST
Trump pointing, in front of a US flag

Lock up political critics? Donald Trump is open to it. But his prevailing tactic entering his second term is suing the media. We’re not talking about run-of-the-mill libel lawsuits. Free speech analysts call this a well-worn authoritarian tactic for scaring critics into self-censoring.


MrBeast's TV show criticized for partnering with loan app on $4.2M US giveaway
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:00:02 EST
A man wearing a pink soccer jersey.

MrBeast's ambitious reality show, which the YouTube megastar hopes will expand his giant online reach and turn the corner on recent controversies, is already raising questions from consumer advocates over a partnership with a fintech company.


Indigenous journalism legacy ends in Akwesasne with Indian Time closing
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:00:00 EST
Two people read the front page of an old newspaper from 1983.

Born in 1983 from community demands in the wake of internal troubles, Akwesasne's Indian Time newspaper published its final edition Thursday as tensions returned to this Indigenous territory that is severed by the Canada-U.S. border. 


This TikTok account pumped out fake war footage with AI — until CBC News investigated
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:00:00 EST
A series of screenshots of TikTok videos.

A TikTok account sharing AI-generated videos of explosions and burning cities has disappeared from the platform. But the type of content it hosted — what experts call “AI slop” — is still going strong.


'Canada's beloved' Theodore Too tugboat sinking in St. Catharines, Ont.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:29:42 EST
A yellow boat with a red hat can be seen partially submerged, leaning on its right side at a dock.

The owner of Theodore Too, the life-sized replica of a beloved CBC-TV character, says he's committed to executing a "safe and successful refloat" of the boat, which was built in Nova Scotia in 2000 and has been in Ontario waters since 2021.


Bryan Lee O'Malley reflects on Toronto nostalgia and 20 years of Scott Pilgrim
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:05:39 EST
A composite of a book cover of a cartoon man punching and an author photo of an Asian man with glasses and red dyed hair smiling.

The Canadian cartoonist discussed his series on Bookends with Mattea Roach.


Eliza Reid's debut novel is a murder mystery involving diplomats on an Icelandic island
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:49:16 EST
A book cover of an Icelandic coast. An author photo of a white woman with brown hair in a yellow blazer smiling against a blue background.

The Canadian-born former first lady of Iceland and author of bestselling book Secrets of the Sprakkar is publishing a debut novel. Death on the Island will be released April 29, 2025. You can read an excerpt now!


Eli Glasner's top 24 movies and moments of 2024
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:00:00 EST
The faces of the best films of the year, from a wordless cat, reform school students, Winnipeg teens, a sex worker and her client and prison performer.

After months of sitting in the dark, CBC film critic Eli Glasner has winnowed it down to his 24 best movies and moments of 2024. From Wicked to wordless wonders and computer-generated documentary, we've got some great ways to fill up your holiday viewing playlist.


National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation hits different in Quebec. Its director is about to see why
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:56:15 EST
An actor dressed like Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation stands on stage, surrounded by his cast-mates, plugging two large extension cords together while gritting his teeth. Above him,  a screen plays a scene from the movie of Chase doing the exact same thing.

Jeremiah Chechik has attended plenty of screenings of his 1989 comedy directorial debut, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. But the upcoming shows in his hometown of Montreal will be unlike anything he’s seen before.


Musical icon Zakir Hussain has died at 73. This is the advice he said changed his career
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:22:48 EST
A man is pictured drumming.

Zakir Hussain was one of India's most accomplished classical musicians. He defied genres and introduced the percussion instrument tabla to global audiences.


Community rallies around 70-year-old transgender actor who lost teeth in attack near 2SLGBTQ+ bar in Hamilton
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 04:00:00 EST
A person with long hair and a big smile stands outside in Hamilton.

Lisa Stroud went without many teeth — and as a result, acting gigs — for seven months after being attacked in March outside The Well, Hamilton's only bar marketed to the local 2SLGBTQ+ community.


Billy Merasty brings lightness to Winnipeg-shot drama Aberdeen
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:00:00 EST
A still from a movie shows a woman and a man.

These days, if you see Billy Merasty on a Winnipeg street, you’re most likely to recognize him as Roger Laughingstick, the low-key zany deejay spinning platters that matter for the Grouse Lake reservation community of the CTV comedy series Acting Good.


The dollars and cents of sexy Netflix Christmas movies
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:00:00 EST
A muscular, shirtless man poses while standing in the snow.

Netflix has put out three of its own Christmas movies this season — stepping into a market long dominated by cable channels like Hallmark and Lifetime. But experts say the streaming giant is bringing its own twist to the formulaic fare.


TVO was ready to defend controversial Russians at War film before pulling plug, documents show
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:31:18 EST
Protestors are photographed outside of the TIFF Lightbox theatre in Toronto during a screening of the documentary film Russians at War on Sept. 17, 2024. The documentary played at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Lightbox on Tuesday, after the festival suspended showings earlier this week due to security concerns. The documentary spurred protests from Ukrainian officials and community groups who say the film amounts to propaganda.

Days before its board pulled support for a controversial documentary about Russia's war in Ukraine, TVO was ready to defend the film, documents obtained by CBC Toronto show.


These musicians bought a seat for a cello worth $4.5M. Air Canada wouldn't let it on board
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:04:48 EST
A man and a woman are smiling against a white backdrop, shown from the shoulders up. The top of a cello is visible that the man is holding.

Two classical musicians, including famed British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cancelled a sold-out show in Toronto after Air Canada refused to allow them to board their flight with a cello, even though they'd purchased a seat for the instrument.