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Tracy & Martina’s first cross-Canada tour continues through November
Tracy & Martina, the Cape Breton comedy duo created and performed by Justine Williamson and Greg Vardy, are continuing their first cross-Canada tour with six verified dates still ahead.
Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan, longtime Canadian Idol judge, dies at 65
Canadian rock singer-songwriter Sass Jordan, the Juno-winning performer behind Tell Somebody and Racine and a longtime Canadian Idol judge, died Oct. 2, 2026, at 65.
Bala Cranberry Festival 2026: dates, tickets, parking, shuttles and what to know
The Bala Cranberry Festival returns to Bala, Ontario, from Oct 16, 2026 through Oct 18, 2026, bringing juried markets, art, live music, buskers and family programming back to the Muskoka community.
Atom Egoyan’s Così fan tutte revival continues at Canadian Opera Company
Canadian filmmaker and stage director Atom Egoyan’s revival of Così fan tutte is underway at the Canadian Opera Company, with six performances remaining at Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
Compagnie Marie Chouinard brings MAGNIFICAT to Fredericton and Québec City
Montreal-based Compagnie Marie Chouinard has two Canadian MAGNIFICAT dates remaining this month, with a Fredericton Playhouse performance on Oct 5, 2026, followed by a Québec City date at Grand Théâtre de Québec on Oct 14, 2026.
Five Canadian novels named to 2026 Giller Prize shortlist
The Giller Prize has named five Canadian novels to its 2026 shortlist, narrowing a field of more than 140 submissions ahead of the winner announcement in Toronto next month.
Charlottetown band Gizmo releases debut album All Your Worships
Charlottetown rock band Gizmo released its debut full-length, All Your Worships, on Oct 2, 2026 through Victory Pool Records, moving into the record’s first week with an Atlantic Canadian tour beginning this week.
Hudson & Rex Season 9 premieres on Citytv: time, returning cast and where to watch
Hudson & Rex returns for Season 9 on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Citytv, with John Reardon back as Detective Charlie Hudson. Rogers Sports & Media has ordered 12 episodes for the new season.
Farheen Haq and Russna Kaur trace memory through paint, video and textiles at Surrey Art Gallery
Farheen Haq and Russna Kaur have brought In the Folds of Memory to Surrey Art Gallery, where the exhibition opened Oct 3 and runs through Dec 6. Admission is free.
Banff Pride is underway: what’s still ahead this week
Banff Pride is already underway in Banff National Park, but most of the festival’s strongest public programming is still ahead, with drag and burlesque, film, live music, a queer market and several free or low-cost community events running through the week.
Who are Angine de Poitrine? What we know about Khn and Klek
Angine de Poitrine are Khn de Poitrine and Klek de Poitrine, a two-person instrumental rock project from Saguenay, Quebec.
MOCA Toronto reopens with fall presentations by Bharti Kher, Delcy Morelos and Beverly Glenn-Copeland
MOCA Toronto reopened Sunday, Oct 4, 2026, after its installation closure, bringing three presentations into the museum for the fall season: Bharti Kher’s Bones, Delcy Morelos’s Ombligo and Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s Light of the Heavens.
What is Natasha Henstridge doing now? Her latest movies and TV shows
Natasha Henstridge is still acting regularly, with current work spanning Netflix, Prime Video, independent film and a new Christmas movie.
Is Snooks Arm in Netflix’s BELOW real? What happened to Newfoundland’s Snook’s Arm
Snooks Arm in Netflix’s BELOW is fictional. There is, however, a real Newfoundland community usually written Snook’s Arm in Statistics Canada and provincial records, and its relocation history overlaps with the broader resettlement history creator Jesse McKeown has drawn on for the series.
R.F. Kuang’s Ottawa Writers Festival appearances, from Babel to Taipei Story
R.F. Kuang has appeared at the Ottawa International Writers Festival three times in the festival’s current author archive: in 2022 for an event built around Babel, in 2023 for Yellowface, and in 2026 for Taipei Story
Who is in the cast of Netflix’s BELOW? Josh Hartnett, Mackenzie Davis and the Penney family
Netflix’s Below centres on fisherman Calvin Penney and his family in the Newfoundland community of Snooks Arm.
Where was Netflix’s BELOW filmed? The Newfoundland locations behind Snooks Arm
Netflix’s Below was filmed in Newfoundland in 2025. The strongest records support St. John’s and the surrounding metro area, Brigus South and Pouch Cove as production locations, while provincial documents tie the production more specifically to Brigus South Harbour and planned filming at Marine Park in Pouch Cove
George Sully’s Designing in the Dark puts a Canadian design career into memoir
Toronto designer George Sully’s memoir, Designing in the Dark: A Memoir of Vision, Resilience, and Redefining Canadian Design, arrives Oct. 6 from ECW Press.
Jordyn Wood’s Vascular Necrosis reaches Vancouver world premiere after Flying Start development
Vancouver playwright Jordyn Wood’s Vascular Necrosis reaches its world-premiere production this week, beginning with an Oct. 7 preview at The Nest on Granville Island and continuing through Oct. 18 in a co-production from Touchstone Theatre and Glitch Theatre.
Five Western Canadian artists to follow after BreakOut West 2026
BreakOut West 2026 wraps in Victoria on Oct. 4 after several days of conference programming and three nights of artist showcases.