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Happy new year! As we roll into 2026, we can look back on all the great things that happened in space in the last 12 months, from getting our third-known interstellar visitor — 3I/ATLAS — to seeing beautiful displays of the northern lights, to the opening of the Vera C. …
Read More »How 4 years in Halifax shaped this music producer who’s up for 7 Grammys
It was sometime in 2008 that Henry Walter got a message from his lawyer. A CD with beats that Walter created had been used in a writing session for what his lawyer would only describe at the time as an A-list musician. For Walter, who spent four of his teenage …
Read More »Who’s who of rock ‘n’ roll — from young stars to legends — celebrate Hall of Fame inductees
Cyndi Lauper turned True Colors into a defiant call for courage, and the music of Outkast, Soundgarden and the White Stripes moved the house on Saturday night at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Partway through the song, Lauper shouted the line “don’t be afraid!,” thrust her …
Read More »Canadian Seth Rogen’s The Studio leads comedy noms for Primetime Emmys. Here’s who’s vying for TV’s top prize
Canadian Seth Rogen nabbed three major nominations as the 77th Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Rogen created the Apple TV+ comedy The Studio, which was among the nominees for outstanding comedy series along with Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the …
Read More »U.S. health agencies joined WHO’s flu meeting despite Trump’s plan to pull out
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration took part in a World Health Organization meeting to discuss flu vaccine composition, an official at the UN agency said on Friday. President Donald Trump started the 12-month withdrawal process for the U.S. to leave the …
Read More »Oscars 2025: Who’s likely to win, who should win — and how to sound smart at your Oscars party
Ready for the Oscars party … but not so much the awards? That would make sense. From Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón’s racist tweets resurfacing, to The Brutalist‘s use of AI, to allegations of “category fraud” (don’t worry, we’ll get to it), it’s been nearly impossible to keep up with the Academy controversy — even …
Read More »Can someone who’s not an MP become prime minister?
A number of potential candidates to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau do not currently have a seat in the House of Commons — but that would not prevent them from being sworn in if they win the Liberal leadership race. Former governor of the Bank of Canada Mark Carney is …
Read More »Ontario police trying to find out who’s responsible for calling 911 more than 1,000 times
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police say they’re trying to find out who was responsible for making more than 1,000 911 calls within hours on Monday. Police said that at 12:15 a.m. on Monday, Norfolk County OPP officers responded to a 911 hang-up call at …
Read More »Lucky Canuck: Meet a Canadian who’s won $1 million for a 2nd time
When people say, “Crazier things have happened,” they’re likely referring to situations like this. One New Brunswick man is setting new standards for what it means to have “good luck,” as he recently became a two-time $1 million Atlantic Lottery winner. Jim Slater of Shediac Cape, N.B., previously stumbled upon …
Read More »So who’s ‘woke,’ what does it mean and how is it being used in Canadian politics?
The word “woke” — originally used to describe awareness of discrimination — has been adopted by figures on the political right to discredit policies and politicians they consider too progressive, experts say. The word was directed earlier this week at the Liberals and NDP by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. And some Liberals have been dancing around the term …
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