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Some of Canadians’ favourite Hollywood actors will officially be taking a break from the big screen to join the picket line. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) made the decision Thursday to join the Hollywood’s writers’ union in a strike. Observers say the actors’ union’s decision largely comes down to

Back in 2016, Prince William and Princess Kate took their son Prince George, soon to turn three, on a trip to the Royal International Air Tattoo, a military air show. During that trip, the loud noises overwhelmed the young prince, and he was photographed crying before being outfitted with a pair of ear protectors. On

View gallery Image Credit: MEGA Britney Spears is gearing up for the highly anticipated release of her memoir, The Woman In Me. In the meantime, the mom of two is continuing to do what she does best — slay in sexy bikinis and post fun social media videos. In a clip shared to Instagram on

Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s a wrap on Season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise Canada and we have not one, but two happy couples leaving the lake and looking forward to a future together. Alberta’s own Joey Kirchner met the love of his life, Tessa Tookes, and the two mutually proposed

Yusef Salaam is greeted within seconds of stepping onto the sidewalk. “Congratulations, I wish you luck,” an elderly man says, before the door of the Frederick E. Samuel Community Democratic Club in Harlem has time to close. Less than a week prior, Salaam officially won in the competitive June 27 Democratic primary for the Harlem

View gallery Image Credit: Matt Young/Shutterstock Julie Ertz is one of the most famous soccer players, known for playing for the US Women’s National Soccer Team, starting in 2013. She’s been married to NFL player Zach Ertz for six years. They share a son Madden together. Julie will be competing in the Women’s World Cup

An escalating legal battle between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie over Château Miraval, a French winery they used to own together, has resulted in a new court filing that accuses Pitt of acting like a “petulant child” after Jolie sold her share of the venture. Jolie’s former investment company, Nouvel — through which she previously

Opposite of what you’re best known for? With The Woman King, with Breaking, with They Cloned Tyrone, I wanted projects where, if I put the characters beside each other, you could blatantly tell the difference. They had different personality traits, they had different accents, they had different ways they walked. I wanted to exercise those

View gallery Image Credit: Christophe SAIDI/SIPA/Shutterstock Julie Ertz is a pro soccer player currently on the USA women’s soccer team. The athlete also plays for Angel City FC of the National Women’s Soccer League. Most recently, Julie will return to participate in the Women’s World Cup on Jul. 21, 2023, just 10 months after giving

After more than 50 years as a successful touring artist, the Rocket Man is finally going home. During the last concert of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour on Saturday, Elton John called performing for his dedicated fans his “lifeblood,” and thanked them for supporting his lengthy career. The iconic 76-year-old musician previously announced the

View gallery Image Credit: SplashNews Harry Styles appeared to be visibly shaken after he was hit in the face by a flying object at his concert in Vienna on Saturday. The incident was another example of the current trend of musical artists, including Bebe Rexha, Kelsea Ballerini, and Pink, being pelted onstage during their performances. In

Taylor Swift fans had reason to rejoice Friday as the international superstar dropped her highly anticipated album Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) — complete with six unreleased songs. Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) is the third of six albums Swift will be re-recording after a dispute with music mogul Scooter Braun and her ex-record label. The feud

In hindsight, it looks like the loving glance between King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the coronation was the beginning of a summer full of public displays of affection from the royals. Not to be outdone, this Prince and Princess of Wales took a few opportunities to show off

View gallery Image Credit: Jim Ruymen/UPI/Shutterstock Almost five months after Avril Lavigne called off her engagement to Mod Sun, the singer appears to be addressing the breakup in a new song. His new breakup track “Strangers,” which he dropped on Friday, July 7, seems to directly reference the beginning and end of their engagement and Avril’s subsequent

Britney Spears and rookie NBA player Victor Wembanyama are disputing the facts about an altercation in a Las Vegas restaurant that allegedly saw the pop singer nearly knocked to the ground on Wednesday. Spears, 41, said she was “back handed” by a security guard for Wembanyama when she approached the much-hyped 19-year-old basketball star at

In 2017, when Shelby Wild was about to launch her first hair care brand, Playa, she was living a low-key version of the California dream. The former fashion stylist had left the New York grind and set up camp in a beachfront Venice house, where she balanced work hours with the occasional surf break. Wild’s

[embedded content] View gallery Red, White & Royal Blue will be released on August 11. Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine play Alex and Henry. The first trailer dropped on July 6. This is it, okay? Red, White & Royal Blue is getting the movie treatment. Casey McQuiston’s best-selling 2019 novel is coming to life on

Allison Mack, the former Smallville actor and member of the cult-like group NXIVM, has been released from prison early, according to U.S. federal records. Online documents from the Federal Bureau of Prisons claim Mack, 40, was released from prison on Monday. In 2019, the actor pleaded guilty to several charges including racketeering as part of

When Prince Harry took the stand earlier this month in his battle with the tabloids, he was the first senior British royal in the witness box in 130 years. For Prince Harry, the case is a noble cause, which he helped initiate, but over a century ago, his great-great-great-grandfather Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales

View gallery Image Credit: Christopher Peterson / SplashNews.com Meghan Trainor, 29, and her husband Daryl Sabara, 30, are now parents of an official brood! The duo welcomed their second child, another boy, on Saturday, July 1, they confirmed via Instagram. “On July 1st (our 7 year anniversary of our first date) we welcomed Barry Bruce

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Vietnam has banned Warner Bros’ highly-anticipated film “Barbie” from domestic distribution over a scene featuring a map that shows China’s unilaterally claimed territory in the South China Sea, state media reported on Monday. The U-shaped “nine-dash line” is used on Chinese maps to illustrate its claims over

“The Pacific itself is so looming and crazy,” says David Moltz, D.S. & Durga’s self-taught perfumer, who grew up in the seaside town of Swampscott, Massachusetts. He first caught a glimpse of that “massive” expanse of water during a band tour through Northern California; years later, a lingering feeling of awe continues southward to Los

View gallery Beyonce has looked incredible throughout her Renaissance World Tour both on and off the stage. The 41-year-old superstar shared new photos to Instagram on July 2 that showed her wearing a fierce and fabulous outfit on a break from one of her last shows in Europe. Beyonce rocked a leather mini dress with a matching

A wise music industry person once told me that the average lifespan of a band is about seven years. You form, get better, get big, peak, enter a decline, and then break up. You burn through all your youthful angst and energy, grow older, gain new perspectives, find yourself with new responsibilities and interests, and

View gallery Image Credit: Jim Ruymen/UPI/Shutterstock Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds is a famous singer-songwriter-producer The Indiana native has 26 number-one R&B hits and has won 12 Grammys He shares three children with two ex-wives Babyface has no plans of slowing down. The prolific songwriter and music producer, who has won 12 Grammys and worked with music’s

When the Chinese Exclusion Act came into effect in 1923, it didn’t just effectively halt Chinese immigration to Canada — it extinguished the family lines of thousands of labourers already here. Many were condemned to bachelorhood or cut off from loved ones in China, said Catherine Clement, curator of the inaugural exhibition for the Chinese

When Lady Diana Spencer announced her engagement to the future King Charles III in 1981, it wasn’t obvious that she was about to become a generational fashion icon. Her outfits were followed and even emulated from the time of her first mention in the tabloids as a friend of the then-Prince of Wales the previous

View gallery Image Credit: Arthur Mola/Shutterstock Having starred in The Greatest Showman, Zac Efron knows what happens under the Bigtop, so he made sure to catch the circus when it rolled into town on Jun. 29. He also made sure to take his three-year-old sister, Olivia, and his youngest brother, Henry. “Showtime,” Zac, 35, captioned

Sue Johanson, Canada’s most beloved and celebrated sex educator, has died. She was 93. Johanson rose to fame first in Canada with her call-in radio and television programs, both titled Sunday Night Sex Show. A U.S. spinoff followed, called Talk Sex With Sue Johanson. 5:26 New Doc Explores Life and Work of Sex Educator Sue

Expect career officials purged and MAGA loyalists in charge if Trump returns to the White House, warns Miles Taylor. The ex-DHS chief of staff spoke out as “Anonymous” during the first term and, in an excerpt from his new book, Blowback, is sounding the alarm ahead of 2024. By Miles Taylor June 29, 2023