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Netflix’s Below brings a sea monster to Newfoundland
A house is being towed across the water at the beginning of Below, Netflix’s new six-episode creature thriller set in Newfoundland. Jesse McKeown, the series’ creator and showrunner, has connected that image directly to Newfoundland and Labrador’s history of resettlement, when residents left small and isolated communities for larger centres.
Anna Lambe takes the ELLE Canada cover as her career moves far beyond North of North
Anna Lambe is on the cover of ELLE Canada this fall, arriving there during a September that has already included the second season of North of North and the world premiere of another Canadian film in which she takes the lead.
Before the records and JUNOs, Colin James was a Saskatchewan kid sneaking into clubs to play the blues
Long before Colin James had eight JUNO Awards and multi-platinum record sales, he was a Saskatchewan teenager playing clubs he wasn't legally old enough to enter.
Hudson Williams says returning to Heated Rivalry after its breakout success felt ‘surreal’
When Hudson Williams returned to Heated Rivalry for Season 2, he found himself wondering whether he was playing Shane Hollander or doing an impression of him.
Cameron Whitcomb caps breakout year with three major wins at Canadian Country Music Awards
Cameron Whitcomb went into the 2026 Canadian Country Music Awards tied for the most nominations in the country. By the end of Saturday night, the Nanaimo-raised singer had won three of the ceremony’s biggest awards.
Kathleen Robertson says growing up Canadian helped protect her from the worst of child stardom
Kathleen Robertson was 10 years old and living in Hamilton, Ont., when an open casting call came through her dance studio looking for a girl her age.
Anna Pigeon Episode 1 Recap: ‘Track of the Cat’
I went into Anna Pigeon with absolutely zero expectations other than seeing some of my Canadian favourites.
ON THIS DAY: Canada got “Call Me Maybe” — then the world did
There was a moment when “Call Me Maybe” was simply a new song by a Canadian singer-songwriter.
Alberta’s book awards spotlight queer history, Indigenous scholarship and independent publishing
Alberta’s book publishing community gathered in Edmonton on Sept. 17 for the 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards, with this year’s winners spanning literary fiction, poetry, children’s books, graphic novels, scholarship, regional history and book design.
From Mosquers award winner to feature director: Ilhan Abdullahi brings Lifeline to Edmonton
Two years after taking home audience and performance honours at Edmonton’s Mosquers Film Festival, Somali-Canadian filmmaker Ilhan Abdullahi returned to the festival with her feature directorial debut.
Brian Webb steps back as Molly McDermott takes over Edmonton dance company
Brian Webb is stepping back as artistic director of the Edmonton dance company he founded in 1979, with Molly McDermott taking over the role as the Brian Webb Dance Company enters its 48th season.
P.E.I.’s The Snake makes Canadian premiere at Atlantic International Film Festival
Prince Edward Island filmmaker Jenna MacMillan’s feature directorial debut, The Snake, is making its Canadian premiere as the Atlantic Gala at the Atlantic International Film Festival in Halifax.
B.C.-raised Emily St. John Mandel returns with Exit Party as novel heads to television
Emily St. John Mandel’s seventh novel will be published in Canada Tuesday, bringing the B.C.-raised author back to some of the ideas that have run through her work for years: fractured societies, alternate paths, surveillance and the uneasy relationship between safety and freedom.
Deepa Mehta among TIFF jurors as festival sets 2026 awards
The Toronto International Film Festival has finalized its competitive awards and jury lineups ahead of the festival’s Sept. 10 opening, with Canadian filmmakers Deepa Mehta, Hubert Davis, Zarrar Kahn and Sophy Romvari among those who will help select this year’s winners.
Darrin Hagen brings Edmonton queer theatre history to the page in The Crown Collection
Thirty years after The Edmonton Queen first reached the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Darrin Hagen’s writing debut is returning in another form.
Toronto writer Terese Mason Pierre brings Canadian BIPOC voices to Worldcon
Toronto writer, poet and editor Terese Mason Pierre has been given one of Worldcon’s featured platforms this week, and she has already said what she wants to do with it.
From Pennywise in Vancouver to Christmas at West Edmonton Mall, Tim Curry left a long Canadian trail
Tim Curry was eating lunch in Vancouver’s Stanley Park on June 27, 1990, still in full Pennywise makeup, when journalist Steve Newton sat down to interview him. Curry was in Vancouver filming the television adaptation of Stephen King’s It, and when Newton asked how he approached Pennywise, Curry offered a description that has held up remarkably well: “I think of him all the time as a smile gone bad.”
Amanda Leduc brings disability advocacy and literary mentorship to Calgary residency
Canadian author Amanda Leduc will spend the next 10 months writing, meeting with readers and helping other writers develop their work as the University of Calgary’s 2026–27 Canadian Writer-in-Residence.
Sophie Nélisse named new Birks brand ambassador
Canadian actor Sophie Nélisse has been named the newest brand ambassador for Birks, joining the Canadian jewellery company as she moves through a busy stretch of television work.
Montreal-born Optimus Prime voice actor Peter Cullen dies at 85
Peter Cullen, the Montreal-born actor whose voice became inseparable from Optimus Prime over more than four decades, has died at 85.