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Quebec audiovisual technicians ratify first AQTIS agreement with Netflix
Quebec audiovisual technicians represented by AQTIS 514 IATSE have ratified the union’s first term agreement with Netflix, creating a four-year framework for productions the streaming company shoots in the province.
Vancouver-born Seth Rogen to receive TIFF’s Norman Jewison career achievement award
Vancouver-born actor, writer and producer Seth Rogen will receive one of the Toronto International Film Festival’s major Canadian career honours next month, during a festival where he will also appear in two films and take part in a separate industry event.
Canadian performers bring spoken word, AI comedy to Edmonton Fringe finale
The Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival heads into its final weekend with more than 200 productions on its 2026 program, including Canadian shows built around spoken-word poetry, artificial intelligence and a long-running theatrical version of God in a floral suit.
FAN EXPO Canada returns to Toronto with Hobbits, Cena and 135,000 fans
FAN EXPO Canada is preparing to bring an estimated 135,000 fans to downtown Toronto for four days of comics, cosplay, gaming, anime, science fiction and other pop culture.
Banff string quartet festival brings dance, accordion and orchestral sound into chamber music
The Banff International String Quartet Festival is expanding the traditional four-player chamber ensemble this September, pairing string music with dance, accordion, larger ensembles and orchestral arrangements.
Kelowna-born Taylor Kitsch returns in The Terminal List Season 2 teaser
Kelowna-born Taylor Kitsch is returning as Ben Edwards in the first teaser for Season 2 of Prime Video’s The Terminal List — although the series is not undoing his character’s death.
Alberta-shot Anna Pigeon scores USA Network’s biggest scripted debut in nearly eight years
The Crave Original uses Alberta’s Kananaskis mountains to stand in for Montana and puts Canadian talent on both sides of the camera.
Prime Video renews Muskoka-set ‘Sterling Point’ for Season 2
Prime Video is heading back to Muskoka.
The streamer has renewed Sterling Point for a second season, just 15 days after the Canadian-set drama made its debut Aug. 5.
B.C.-born Pamela Anderson to receive amfAR Award of Courage in Venice
Pamela Anderson will add another international honour to a resurgent stretch in her career when the B.C.-born actor receives amfAR’s Award of Courage during the Venice Film Festival next month.
Vancouver-born Seth Rogen joins TIFF’s inaugural market Summit lineup
The actor and producer will discuss two TIFF films, including an animated adaptation of a Vancouver cartoonist’s acclaimed graphic memoir.
Six years after ‘F-150,’ Robyn Ottolini releases debut album
Canadian country singer Robyn Ottolini has released her debut album, A Safe Place to Land, six years after “F-150” turned the Uxbridge, Ont., songwriter into a breakout country artist.
A decade after The Tragically Hip’s final tour, Canada returns to Kingston
Ten years after The Tragically Hip crossed Canada on a tour that became a national goodbye, the music from those final weeks is being heard again.
Daily Show correspondent Troy Iwata to join Heated Rivalry musical parody
The Canadian-made Heated Rivalry phenomenon is getting another new Shane Hollander — this time on the Off-Broadway stage.
Kurt Werner to take final bow as Ballet Kelowna unveils new season
Ballet Kelowna dancer Kurt Werner will take his final bow next spring after 15 years with the company, closing a 2026–27 season that will also bring A Streetcar Named Desire back to the Kelowna Community Theatre.
Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ musical sets 2027 Broadway date
Carly Rae Jepsen is returning to Broadway, this time as a songwriter.
Shania Twain looks back to Timmins roots in new ELLE Canada cover story
Shania Twain is looking back to northern Ontario and the years before stadium tours, Diamond albums and international fame in a new cover story released Monday by ELLE Canada.
Edmonton-born Nathan Fillion returns as Green Lantern in HBO’s Lanterns
Edmonton-born actor Nathan Fillion is back in the DC Universe, reprising his role as Green Lantern Guy Gardner in the new HBO series Lanterns.
Ryan Gosling, Hayden Christensen lead Star Wars reveals at D23
Two Canadian actors were at the centre of some of the biggest Star Wars news coming out of Disney’s D23 fan event, with Ryan Gosling revealing new details about his first trip to the galaxy far, far away and Hayden Christensen returning as Anakin Skywalker.
Alan Cumming, Dylan Mulvaney among stars featured at Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Films featuring Alan Cumming, Dylan Mulvaney, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and Matthew Morrison are among 87 titles headed to Vancouver this September for the 38th Vancouver Queer Film Festival.
Alberta-born director Ally Pankiw gives Harry Potter a hard no
Alberta-born filmmaker Ally Pankiw says she turned down the chance to pursue directing work on HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series, saying it was an easy decision not to participate.