Entertainment

VANCOUVER – Crews in downtown Vancouver are demolishing a more than century-old heritage building that the city’s chief building official says is so badly damaged it is at risk of collapse. The building at 500 Dunsmuir St. was initially a hotel and also served as barracks for merchant mariners, a Salvation Army home for veterans [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – Government House Leader Karina Gould says she’s ready to throw her hat in the ring to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader. Gould says in a video posted to social media that Canadians have lost faith in the party and the Liberals need to earn back their trust. She says the party needs [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – Government House leader Karina Gould says she’s entering the race to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader. She made the announcement in a video posted on social media today. More to come[...] Read More »

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A$AP Rocky is at a crossroads. He could soar to new heights of celebrity in 2025, or be brought back to earth quickly by a trial starting Tuesday that could led to his imprisonment for years. The hip-hop star, and longtime partner to Rihanna, with whom he has two toddler sons, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is billing herself as the best person to lead Canada’s fight against Donald Trump. In her first campaign ad since joining the Liberal leadership race Friday Freeland claims Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would sell Canada out to Trump. The ad was launched in a video message posted to [...] 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 »