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Trump threatens to halt trade with some countries unless the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates – US politics live
Trump appears to be picking up interest rate fight again with new Fed chief after long-running feud with previ…
Jann Arden to perform at pro-Canada concert ahead of Alberta’s fall referendum vote
The Forever Canadian campaign says its ‘Calgary Concert for Unity’ is to be held Sept. 20 at The Confluence Hi…
No TIFF, no problem: Meet the bleeding-edge filmmakers behind the New Toronto Bizarre
How a collective of young, brash Canadian directors are building a cinematic movement from scratch – despite, …
Rogers, Quebecor agree to 12-year NHL French-language deal
TVA Sports, TVA Sports Direct to air up to 350 regular-season games per season
South Korean action epic Hope is mostly a nope
Na Hong-jin’s film moves like a bullet until it shifts to the feeling of being shot, slowly, by a dozen armour…
TIFF 2026: How to make a movie about, and with, your family – and survive the process
Ashley Duong retraces her father’s childhood in Vietnam during the war while recreating his youth by filming s…
Toronto’s Rogers Stadium suffers storm damage
Wednesday’s storm dumped more than 100 millimetres of rain on some neighbourhoods, causing power outages and f…
I left the U.S. for Canada a decade ago. These plays and musicals taught me what it means to be Canadian
These works made me fall in love with the Great White North
Prime Video unveils Wednesday Night Hockey schedule
The 27-game national package begins Sept. 30 with the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the New York Islanders
Randy Boyagoda’s new novel puts the university campus on a global stage
Lords of Serendipity, Boyagoda’s first international release, has the makings of a breakout
Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold to UK from US and Canada, citing ‘geopolitical unrest’
Bank says gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily and the move will allow it to respond more …
Katy Perry's 'Lifetimes Tour' Movie Is Showing in Canadian Theatres for a Limited Time
Katy Perry is hitting the big screen across Canada once again. The pop star's The Lifetimes Tour concert movie…
Alex Spring’s Lower City gets the calculus of thriller conventions backward
Author’s debut novel about a group of masked Gen Z vigilantes foregrounds the moral so much that the story oft…
SOCAN sues AI music platform over alleged unauthorized sampling
Lawsuit claims Suno’s platform has infringed on copyright by using human-created works without consent or lice…
Apple TV’s witty Mayday puts Ryan Reynolds exactly where he belongs: behind enemy lines
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley’s fast-paced buddy comedy follows a U.S. Air Force pilot who crash l…
What to watch this weekend: A cozy murder mystery series and an inside look at the Montreal Canadiens
Plus: Rediscover the 1990s sitcom Family Matters
Emily Wilson’s Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea spotlights how ancient writing shapes modern times
From The Odyssey to Avril Lavigne’s Complicated, Wilson considers the relationships between ancient and modern…
Hot Docs restructures leadership team to ‘future-proof’ arts organization
Hot Docs carried a deficit of about $180,000 for the fiscal year ending May 2025 according to CRA filings, a m…
The 15 buzziest movies you can’t miss at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival
The Globe’s most anticipated films include a Palme d’Or winner, Korea’s submission at the Academy Awards and a…
Pulitzer Prize winner Jill Lepore among authors shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize
Eight works of non-fiction are in the running for the US$75,000 award
A long lost rock opera from British band Squeeze finally sees the light of day in Toronto
Veteran new wave group played Trixies, a newly recorded album written in 1974, in its entirety during their co…
Stephan Jost to depart role as Art Gallery of Ontario CEO
AGO accessioned more than 18,000 works of art since Jost joined in 2016
Did 2026 bring movie theatres back? Ask our film editor your questions about a blockbuster summer
Epic offerings and a renewed interest in special screening formats have Canadians excited about going to the m…
North of North’s Anna Lambe is embracing her big moment
The Inuk actress reflects on growing up in Iqaluit, and using photography as a break from her busy schedule
‘Lake Ontario’ lyric now anti-Trump rallying cry, says Blue Rodeo’s Greg Keelor
Keelor says Trump’s name change is ‘insulting’ and emblematic of a broader pattern of behaviour
Ohio State Murders at Shaw is a brutal, timely investigation of campus racism
Adrienne Kennedy’s play, set in the fifties and written in 1991, feels achingly relevant in Philip Akin’s inti…
TIFF fans grapple with ticket price hikes
The hike they noticed this year marks the first time in recent memory that films, other than the opening and c…
Onslaught is a lean, mean, last-gasp-of-summer scream
This stylish thriller is made for those with a strong stomach and an even stronger sense of nostalgia
Met Gala exhibit centred on fashion designer John Galliano cancelled amid criticism
Galliano made a series of antisemitic and racist comments in 2010 and 2011 that went viral, leading to his con…
Prosecutor urges jury to convict Duane Davis of murder in Tupac Shakur trial
Duane (Keffe D) Davis faces a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further …
Olivia Rodrigo’s modern-day Lilith Fair was sanctuary in turbulent times between Canada and the U.S.
Sarah McLachlan and Alanis Morissette took turns on stage being celebrated by and performing with the American…
In Amadeus at Shaw, Salieri – and a clever set – steal the show
Tim Carroll’s production features a lopsided pair of leads but extraordinary stage designs
Dolly Parton: The meaning behind the songwriting icon’s ‘more-is-more’ style
From ‘thirteen-dollar wigs’ and polyester to Gucci, Parton always dressed as big and boldly as she dreamed
How Angine de Poitrine’s global success benefits its friends at home in Quebec
The duo has made sure that the lucrative mechanics of capitalizing on the band’s buzz falls to companies based…
Celine Dion is back in Paris ahead of her comeback concerts
The Paris concerts mark a major milestone for Dion after years away from touring due to the rare neurological …
JJ Levine is having a moment
The Montreal photographer’s work on gender and sexuality is transgressive, irreverant and sometimes shocking –…
As AI-generated music floods platforms, Canadian artists demand consent, transparency and pay
Concerns come as music industry pushes for rules requiring AI companies to compensate songwriters and musician…
This fall, Zorga Qaunaq is North of North, central to TIFF, and everywhere in between
On the eve of back-to-back-to-back spotlights, the Inuk star is finally ready to drop the imposter syndrome
Parlance of our times: ‘Body count’
What exactly are we ‘counting’ here? Depends who you ask
The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of Aug. 29
The Bestsellers Lists are compiled by The Globe and Mail from information provided by BookNet Canada’s nationa…