Harry Potter star Emma Watson mistaken for child at airport
Who’re you calling minor? Emma Watson may be known for her youthful good looks,...
View ArticleJill Kelley continues quest to clear name in Washington Post
Jill Kelley, the woman whose complaint about threatening emails inadvertently revealed an affair that...
View ArticleSnowboarder Ross Rebagliati to open medical marijuana dispensary
Athlete known for positive pot test hopes to cash in on his stoner reputation
View ArticleChris Brown under investigation for assault, says Los Angeles Sheriff’s...
Rapper Chris Brown is in trouble. Again. This time, Los Angeles police say that...
View ArticleDeath of a Palestinian gas station attendant fuels conflict
The death of a Palestinian gas station attendant in Israeli custody last week is...
View ArticleElise Andrew on science and sexism: ‘Is this really 2013?’
The Internet issued a collective gasp last week at news that the creative force...
View ArticleJustin Welby: Jesus Christ with an M.B.A.?
Justin Welby’s installation as archbishop of Canterbury last week was traditional, but his rise...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush, painter … but just what is he trying to say?
New works by a famous American painter are giving pundits a window into the...
View ArticleMr. Hockey to celebrate 85 at Red Wings-Blackhawks game
VANCOUVER – More than 30 family and friends will help Gordie Howe celebrate his...
View ArticleHoly diversity, Batman
In the latest issue of Batgirl, a character named Alysia Yeoh reveals she’s transgendered,...
View ArticleAdolphus Busch IV says no to National Rifle Association membership
An heir to the world’s biggest beermaker resigned his lifetime membership in the National...
View ArticleMan bites dog. No, seriously.
In journalism, “man bites dog” is a litmus test for what constitutes news—a quotidian,...
View ArticleStar-Spangled banner singer to return to the ice after whirlwind 48 hours
'Who would have thought this was the way to get my name out,' Alexis Normand says
View ArticleFormer ‘Days of Our Lives’ star Dylan Patton arrested for selling coke
Remember the soap-opera storyline about the young actor who was arrested for dealing cocaine?...
View ArticleLiam Gallagher is not a fan of the new Daft Punk album
Liam Gallagher, the ornery former vocalist from Oasis, isn’t a huge Daft Punk fan....
View ArticleCanadian seeks world record for biggest wine-label collection, at 180,000 and...
It would take more than four consecutive days to view every item in what...
View ArticleZosia and Clara Mamet fail to crowdsource funding for music video
Attention entertainment royalty: the Internet doesn’t take kindly to your online begging. Zosia Mamet...
View ArticleSurprised fans pick up hitchhiking Dave Matthews on their way to his concert
Emily Kraus and her boyfriend were running so late to the Dave Matthews concert...
View ArticleNewsmakers
Barack Obama’s anguish, Jay Z’s new, less-hyphenated look and Lac-Mégantic gets a little love
View ArticleGarth Drabinsky fights to reclaim Order of Canada
TORONTO – Lawyers for Garth Drabinsky were in Federal Court Tuesday fighting on behalf...
View ArticleCartoonist David Rees becomes professional pencil sharpener
David Rees, a former political cartoonist, reinvented himself as a professional pencil sharpener. Working...
View ArticleCampaign raises cash for homeless man who returned lost backpack
Honesty used to be its own reward. But that was before the Internet. Glen...
View ArticleApple taps Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts to oversee retail and online stores
LONDON – Apple said Tuesday that Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts, who used technology to...
View ArticleMalala Yousafzai to be named honorary Canadian citizen in throne speech
OTTAWA – Malala Yousafzai an advocate for girls’ education and the target of a...
View ArticleCanada’s luge team settles a beef and Edward Snowden adjusts to Russia
Newsmakers this week
View ArticleVancouver photographer reunites Australian couple with lost memory card
Vancouver photographer Thom Hamilton was going through 1,200 pictures of the trip of a...
View ArticleRunway meets the subway during São Paulo Fashion Week
Whether in New York, London, or Toronto, fashion shows can be rarefied events. When...
View ArticleTom Cruise writes in court filing that he remains close to daughter Suri...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Tom Cruise maintains a close relationship with his daughter Suri...
View ArticleCourage under fire: 29-year-old man pulled passenger from Bearskin crash
A 29-year-old man is being hailed a hero after pulling a fellow passenger from...
View ArticleOne rower, four months and a 5,000 km voyage: ‘It’s like Everest’
MONTREAL – A Canadian rower says she has become the first North American to...
View ArticleTina Brown turns the page on reading
Having failed to save Newsweek and now planning to leave the Daily Beast, editor...
View ArticleJagged Little Pill, the musical: Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?
Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill won album of the year at the 1996 Grammys,...
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Newsmaker: Ava DuVernay and the Oscar snub heard ’round the world
C Flanigan/Getty Images Blame Lyndon Johnson? The Academy Award nominations are out, and the big news may be not any of the people who got nominated, but someone who didn’t. Ava DuVernay, the director...
View ArticleNewsmaker of the day: The Page 3 girl
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Dr. Seuss comes back
Steve Larson/The Denver Post/Getty Images Theodor Geisel, better known to us all as Dr. Seuss, has been dead for almost 24 years, but—just as it’s proven for many recently deceased authors—that hasn’t...
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The world as we see it
THE GOOD NEWS Euro rescue: Extended bailout Greece and the European Union have agreed upon an extended bailout plan, averting the danger of a total economic collapse. This latest deal will keep loan...
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Meet the Canadian who’s seeking stardom in Japan’s sumo world
Dustin Snipes/USA Sumo To say that Canada isn’t a major world player in sumo wrestling is an understatement. On a Wikipedia page titled “Canadian sumo wrestlers,” there are two entries—and they’re just...
View ArticleNewsmaker: Trending raccoon, 700 feet up
[View the story “Daredevil raccoon causes ruckus online after climbing 58 storeys” on Storify] Canada loves raccoons, from that ’80s cartoon series The Raccoons to … well, that’s about it. Anyway, a...
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Newsmaker: Serena Williams beats body-shaming with victory
(JK_Rowling/Twitter) That J.K. Rowling is a fan of Serena Williams is well-documented on Twitter: Just before the tennis legend won her sixth Wimbledon title on July 11, Rowling posted a photo of...
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