Entertainment

Rising music stars ushered in a fresh new era of red carpet dressing at the Grammys on Sunday as they embodied their music personas and let their style take center stage. Addison Rae, Olivia Dean, Doechii and Chappell Roan shined on the carpet with each artist bringing their own flair to the 68th Grammy Awards. [...] Read More »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music royalty gathered Sunday for the 68th annual Grammy Awards, which ended with Bad Bunny’s historic album of the year win. Kendrick Lamar, who was this year leading nominee, became the most-decorated rapper in Grammys history early in the show. Justin Bieber, Rosé, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler, the Creator and [...] Read More »

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Hani Al Sawah recently walked the streets of Damascus, Syria’s capital, with wide-eyed excitement. It had been 13 years since the rap artist last was in Syria. Later that night, he would take the stage to perform his unapologetically political songs in his home country for the first time without the [...] Read More »

It was a night of magic for Canadian hitmaker Henry Walter, and one of disillusionment elsewhere, as the 2026 Grammys on Sunday saw several artists call out the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, laying bare a divided America — almost as starkly as Justin Bieber’s near-naked return to the stage. Walter, better known as Cirkut, took [...] Read More »

Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” became the first all-Spanish-language album to win album of the year, while Kendrick Lamar and Olivia Dean were among the other winners at the 68th annual Grammy Awards. Bad Bunny also accepted the best música urbana album award for ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos,’ to a thunderous standing ovation. “Before [...] Read More »

After focusing on comedies for the bulk of the past few seasons, Medicine Hat Musical Theatre is stepping back into the world of drama with 12 Angry Men, and it does not disappoint. Opening tonight for the first of six shows, 12 Angry Men give the local playhouse room to flex its more serious muscles, both [...] Read More »

Every day my first order of business is to turn on my computer and review what tickets have been sold on TIXX.ca over the past 24 hours – this information is vitally important to every part of the rest of my day. Although choosing and securing entertainment for the Esplanade is fun and exciting, there’s [...] Read More »

“We know our successes are even bigger than what the public sees.” This was a part of a conversation with a colleague recently, and it made me reflect on some of the auxiliary pieces of my job. My title as Food and Beverage Manager can be a little broad, especially with how many different events [...] Read More »

As Event Services Coordinator for the Community Development Department, I’m sometimes asked what I do. My main role is managing rentals at our facilities. At the Esplanade I book meeting rooms, theatre rental shows, children’s birthday parties and weddings. At the Cultural Centre I book the city’s rooms for non-profit organizations such as studio space [...] Read More »

Who’s ready for some camp at the cabin in the woods? Medicine Hat Musical Theatre’s production of Evil Dead The Musical premieres tonight at 8 p.m. with its first of nine shows, promising plenty of laughs, a touch of shock value and an overall bloody good time. Based on Sam Raimi’s cult classic film trilogy, [...] Read More »