January 30th, 2026
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Photo Gallery: Heated Rivalry at Prime Time media production conference in Ottawa

By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026

“Heated Rivalry,” the Canadian TV show about two professional hockey players who fall in love, brought an unusual dose of star power to this week’s Prime Time media production conference in Ottawa, which added a red carpet event to its programming. On Thursday evening, dozens of people surrounded the red carpet as they waited for ... Read More »

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Journalist Don Lemon is charged with federal civil rights crimes in anti-ICE church protest

By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon has been charged with federal civil rights crimes in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday. Lemon was arrested Thursday by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he had been covering the Grammy Awards, his ... Read More »

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Photo Gallery: Canadian actress Catherine O’Hara dead at 71

By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026

Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning actor known for comedic roles across the decades — from Kevin’s beleaguered mom in “Home Alone” to the iconic Moira Rose in “Schitt’s Creek” — died Friday at 71. Her management confirmed O’Hara’s death but didn’t offer any further details. O’Hara got her start at Second City Toronto, working as a ... Read More »

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Canadian comedy giant Catherine O’Hara dead at 71

By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026

Canadian comedy giant Catherine O’Hara, known for her roles in “Home Alone” and “Schitt’s Creek,” has died at age 71. Her agency says O’Hara died at her home in Los Angeles on Friday “following a brief illness.” Further details were not immediately available. O’Hara got her start at Second City Toronto, working as a waitress, ... Read More »

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Sundance Film Festival: Channing Tatum drama ‘Josephine’ wins top jury and audience awards

By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Beth de Araújo’s potent family drama “Josephine,” about an 8-year-old girl who witnesses a sexual assault, won top prizes at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. The juries announced the winners Friday in Park City, Utah. “Josephine,” starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan as the girl’s parents, became one of the ... Read More »

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Catherine O’Hara, Emmy-winning comedian of ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘SCTV’ fame, dies at 71

By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning actor known for comedic roles across the decades — from Kevin’s beleaguered mom in “Home Alone” to the iconic Moira Rose in “Schitt’s Creek” — died Friday at 71. The Canadian-born O’Hara died at her home in Los Angeles “following a brief illness,” according to a statement ... Read More »

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After 200 years, the Farmers’ Almanac bets on a digital reboot and new owner

By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Farmers’ Almanac isn’t going out of business after all, but it is leaving Maine for the bright lights of New York City and a new owner. Beloved by farmers and gardeners, the almanac was first printed in 1818 and — like the arguably more famous Old Farmer’s Almanac — relies ... Read More »

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London’s Poems on the Underground celebrates 40 years of bringing verses to commuters

By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Can a few lines of verse, make commuting less worse? That, in essence, is the question asked four decades ago by Judith Chernaik, an American writer in London who wondered whether posting poems inside subway cars might enlighten, amuse and inspire riders. The result was Poems on the Underground, a project that ... Read More »

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CBC, Bell and Corus will join forces to air Canadian Screen Awards

By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026

TORONTO — CBC, Bell and Corus will join forces to air the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards in a first-of-its-kind simulcast aimed at expanding the show’s reach and celebrating homegrown stories. The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced Friday that the awards will air on CBC, CBC Gem, Crave, CTV, Global and STACKTV on May ... Read More »

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Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. TOP 20 GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS 1 Bad Bunny $8,095,908 56,498 $143.30 2 Lady ... Read More »

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Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he covered a Minnesota church protest

By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon and three other people were arrested Friday in connection with an anti-immigration protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents and the Trump administration, officials said. Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he had been covering the Grammy Awards, ... Read More »

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