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Michael Wekerle plans to fight for El Mocambo concert venue as it’s up for sale again
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto’s legendary El Mocambo is back on the sales block. Less than five years after former “Dragons’ Den” star Michael Wekerle reopened the storied concert venue, court documents show the businessman has defaulted on nearly $56 million in loans tied to the property. An Ontario court appointed EY, formerly known as Ernst & ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian director Ted Kotcheff, who helmed ‘The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,’ and ‘Weekend at Bernie’s,’ dead at 94
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
Ted Kotcheff, the genre-hopping Canadian filmmaker known for helming Rambo movie “First Blood” and comedies including “Weekend at Bernie’s,” has died at 94. The Toronto native died in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico on Thursday while under sedation, his daughter Kate Kotcheff said. Over his career that spanned about six decades, Kotcheff amassed a wide variety of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Ted Kotcheff, who directed ‘The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,’ and ‘Weekend at Bernie’s,’ dies at 94
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
Canadian filmmaker Ted Kotcheff, who directed “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz” and “Weekend at Bernie’s,” has died at age 94, his daughter confirmed to The Canadian Press. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The Herds’ begins its journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — In the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals – monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe – stand at attention in a clearing. Their handlers, puppeteers dressed in black, begin to move slowly through the woods, eventually picking up speed and breaking out into a run. These were the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michael Wekerle’s revamped El Mocambo concert venue up for sale again
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto’s legendary El Mocambo is back on the sales block. Less than five years after former “Dragon’s Den” star Michael Wekerle re-opened the storied concert venue, court documents show the businessman has defaulted on nearly $56 million in loans tied to the property. An Ontario court appointed EY, formerly known as Ernst & ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whiting Foundation announces grants of $50,000 each for 10 emerging writers
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Ten emerging writers, from an author of speculative fiction to a poet rooted in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, have received $50,000 grants from the Whiting Foundation. Since 1985, the foundation has had a mission to nurture “new creations” by supporting poets, playwrights and authors of fiction and nonfiction. Past winners ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eric Dane, star of ‘Euphoria’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ reveals he has ALS
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
“Euphoria” actor and former “Grey’s Anatomy” veteran Eric Dane has announced that he has ALS but will continue working. Dane, 52, revealed his diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive disease that attacks nerve cells controlling muscles throughout the body and is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in an interview with People magazine on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A song critical of Nigeria’s president is barred from airwaves
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria have barred radio stations from playing a song critical of President Bola Tinubu and his administration’s policies, according to a memo seen Friday by The Associated Press. The country’s media regulator described the content of “Tell Your Papa” in the memo to radio stations as “inappropriate for broadcast.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Corus Entertainment sees potential ad revenue bump from ‘buy Canadian’ trend
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
TORONTO — A challenging environment for attracting key advertising dollars continues to plague Corus Entertainment Inc., but the company says it could reap the benefits of the “Buy Canadian” movement that has gained momentum in response to U.S. tariffs. Speaking to analysts on Corus’ second-quarter earnings call Friday, co-CEO Troy Reeb described a “remarkable change ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian ‘Warfare’ star D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai says film shows true cost of combat
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
TORONTO — D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai says he’s drawn to stories that challenge what people think they know. In the new A24 drama “Warfare,” that meant showing the harsh reality of who actually fights wars. “Growing up, I watched a lot of war films. And not to throw any war films under the bus, but a lot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Global warming isn’t funny — except in the hands of these comedians
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Esteban Gast remembered feeling ashamed in high school while calculating how much carbon dioxide, the main driver of climate change, his daily activities created, known as a carbon footprint. “Have you ever driven a car or flown in an airplane?” were among the long list of questions posed by the calculator. ... Read More »
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