A former member of a hugely popular Canadian travelling band says sharing his painful, personal story in rural Newfoundland, where he was born, has filled his heart with energy. At an Oct. 18 performance at a Clarenville youth conference, Sean McCann told high school students he saw the event as an “opportunity to share my
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California isn’t the only state that Uber has to worry about these days. Amid the ongoing debate over whether Uber and other gig economy companies should be classifying their employees as independent contractors or employees, New Jersey’s labor department has hit the ride sharing company with an approximately $650 million fine for unpaid employment taxes.
(Photo: Getty) When you have a baby in the house, life can be hectic, and sometimes you need to take time for yourself to remember that you’re an individual human with your own personality and not just a parent. For some, that means an uninterrupted afternoon curled up with a book, and for others, it means
Taylor Swift said Thursday that she may not perform at the American Music Awards and may have to put other projects including a forthcoming Netflix documentary on hold because the men who own her old recordings won’t allow her to play her songs. “Right now my performance at the AMAs, the Netflix documentary and any
Anne Marie FoxAmazon Prime Come November 29, Kacey Musgraves will bring her bedazzled brand of yee-haw energy to the holiday season. The first trailer for her upcoming Amazon special The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show has been released, giving fans a sneak peek of the musical merriment. Hosted by Dan Levy (Schitt’s Creek), the special will
On Wednesday evening, Billie Eilish dropped a brand-new single, Everything I Wanted. Initially, the Bad Guy singer announced the highly-anticipated track on Sunday, via Instagram Live, adding that she will later release a second new song. Everything I Wanted is the 17-year-old’s first single since All the Good Girls Go to Hell — part of her
Netflix would like to insert itself into Eddie Murphy’s comeback narrative. In the last year, the comedian has returned from hibernation, jumping out of his film hiatus with myriad high-profile projects, including the Netflix original Dolemite Is My Name, a sequel to his ‘80s classic Coming to America, and a hosting gig on former stomping
According to Loki‘s executive producer, the upcoming Disney+ series starring Tom Hiddleston as the God of Mischief will have “a huge time travel component.” Fire up Ziggy and let’s get this show on the road! CBR quotes Loki executive producer Stephen Broussard: Broussard explained in the Marvel Studios: Exploring the Universe special released on Disney+ yesterday. “There
Wednesday was country music’s biggest night in fashion. Stars descended on Nashville, Tenn., for the 53rd annual Country Music Association Awards, dusting off their finest evening wear for the occasion. READ MORE: CMA Awards 2019: Jennifer Nettles’ red-carpet outfit demands ‘Equal Play’ Hosts Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire dressed to impress in glitter
As House Republicans go to bat for President Donald Trump in impeachment hearings (if not particularly successfully), their Senate counterparts are already looking forward to their role in the impeachment saga. Though it’s still early in the impeachment process, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his Republican ranks are nevertheless starting to anticipate how they’ll
On Wednesday, the House Intelligence Committee held its first public hearings for the impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump. U.S. diplomat Bill Taylor gave a particularly damning testimony about the president’s efforts to withhold military aid from the Ukrainian president in an attempt to force him to announce a corruption investigation of former vice president Joe
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 13, 2019 3:20 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Neil Young says his marijuana use has cast a cloud over his application to become a dual citizen in the United States. The legendary singer-songwriter and proud Canadian says in
A photograph of the NZ PM embracing a Muslim woman reproduced by artist Loretta Lizzio as an 18-metre mural on a silo in Melbourne. (Photo: Getty Images) In February, Canadians received a rude wake-up call about the lack of compassion of some Ontarians. After a late-night Amber Alert chimed on cellphones signalling the abduction of
For the second time, Elton John has extended his ambitious farewell tour: the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. An additional 26 dates were announced for the extensive trek via Twitter on Wednesday. The list includes four Canadian shows. Despite already making 16 Canadian stops — including one in Montreal and four in Toronto — the supposedly
This royal has a passion for sustainability and sharp suits, and even Instagram— and no, it’s not Meghan Markle. But Prince Charles does seem to be following in the footsteps of his new daughter-law lately, and now he’s taken it a step further by also creating his own capsule collection. On Wednesday, the Prince’s Foundation,
Allen BerezovskyGetty Images Taylor Swift invited Shawn Mendes to do a duet version of her song “Lover” with her, and he gave the track a personal touch, adding new lyrics, presumably with his girlfriend Camila Cabello in mind. Swift announced the debut of the single on her Instagram early this morning. “There is a new
After nearly half a decade of being apart, American blues rockers The Black Crowes are making their highly-anticipated return. Not only will the Twice As Hard band officially reunite, but they will take their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker (1990), across North American to celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2020. The 46-date trek was announced on
As the impeachment inquiry continues to look worse and worse for President Donald Trump, the president has attempted to respond in a variety of ways. He’s completely refused to participate in the probe; decried it on Twitter; tried to unmask the whistleblower; plotted a televised “fireside chat” to read his actually-pretty-damning phone call transcript—and, apparently,
Han Solo and Greedo shooting at each other has been a hot topic amongst Star Wars fans for a long, long time, and it looks like Disney decided to add fuel to that fire with Disney+. When we tune in to watch the Star Wars franchise once more, we can resume this debate because Disney just
“Anxious to get a new [poppy] before Don Cherry has me sent back to where I came from,” wrote one Twitter user. “#Wethepeople, not #youthepeople,” said another. Since 1986, Don Cherry had been a host on Coach’s Corner, known mostly for his colourful matching suits and language. That all changed on Saturday night, however, following
Now: Who needs transparency? “From the moment President Trump was elected, Congressional Democrats have acted as sore losers, spending every minute working to undermine him and his administration’s policies,” he said. “Frankly, impeachment is not only a political stunt, but a waste of time.” Kevin Brady, congressman from Texas Then: “If it is no longer
For the fifth time in the span of a decade, Ricky Gervais will return to host the Golden Globe Awards. The news was announced in an official press release on Tuesday morning, revealing that the much-beloved British comedian was chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (or HFPA) to represent the 77th annual event. Gervais
Over the years, Werner Herzog has proven to be one of the greatest philosophers of our time. The filmmaker behind movies like Fitzcarraldo and documentaries like Grizzly Man has waxed poetic about a number of things, including the intense stupidity of chickens, Pokémon Go, and the miracle of literally getting shot during an on-camera interview
Michael Bloomberg‘s public consideration of a last-minute 2020 run may have started a trend. With less than three months before the Iowa caucuses and state filing deadlines rapidly approaching, the New York Times and Associated Press reported Monday that former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is also mulling a 2020 bid, after initially announcing in late
Courtesy of Giving Back Generation Selena Gomez appeared on the first episode of her close friend Raquelle Stevens’ Giving Back Generation “vodcast” (video podcast), where she spoke with Stevens and their friends Ashley Cook, and Courtney Lopez about the power of friendship. Gomez is also the interview subject of Stevens’ final episode, which premiered today.
Controversial Canadian hockey pundit Don Cherry is out at Hockey Night in Canada after a rant Saturday night in which he claimed, without evidence, that new Canadians don’t wear poppies. His employer, Sportsnet, condemned the rant as “discriminatory” and “offensive” the next day but it wasn’t until Monday that the network announced that Cherry was
It’s a post-Avengers world and we’re just, unfortunately, living in it. With Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame marking the end of the Infinity Saga, many of us wondered when we would see another big team-up again. Most of Marvel’s upcoming Phase 4 projects been announced, and among them, there is a surprising lack of movies focused on the
One of the many things that Disney no doubt hopes to do with its new streaming service, Disney+, is wrestle some adolescent eyeballs away from Netflix—a brand so pervasive in youth culture it became one third of a euphemism for hooking up. Or, at least, the company is looking to inure those Gen Z-er’s younger
It’s been more than a year since Nikki Haley resigned as Donald Trump’s ambassador to the Uniter Nations. Compared to most alumni of the Trump administration, her tenure was relatively unembarrassing, with only one real instance of other cabinet members trying to throw her under the bus. She performed admirably as a Trump crony, telling
Trump today can dominate the news with an errant tweet or by shouting over the whirling blades of the presidential helicopter on the White House lawn. Giuliani had different tools, but he readily deployed them. “There was just so much news,” said David Seifman, the City Hall bureau chief for the New York Post who