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• Some Backstreet Boys fans consider refund after Live Nation relocates them to cheaper, still-obstructed seats

  30-10-2026 20:54 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Some Backstreet Boys fans attending one of the group’s Toronto shows aren’t happy with their seat change after Live Nation relocated fans who unknowingly bought tickets that had an obstructed view.
  
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• Dune 3 popcorn buckets are even more unhinged than the original

  30-10-2026 19:35 via CBC | Arts News
  
  The second Dune movie's merchandise, widely deemed to be NSFW, is making a comeback ahead of Dune: Part Three. And movie theatre chains didn't dial it back. They've doubled down.
  
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• IN PHOTOS | Celebrity Halloween costumes to inspire your spooky season

  30-10-2026 18:47 via CBC | Arts News
  
  From pop icons and movie legends to unexpected throwbacks, celebrities are going all out for this Halloween. Here's a roundup of costumes turning the internet into one big Halloween party.
  
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• Ian McKellen calls lifelong friend Patrick Stewart the 'most respected and beloved actor,' in moving tribute

  30-10-2026 18:47 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Ian McKellen has shared a tribute to his lifelong friend Patrick Stewart in the wake of his death, describing him as true to Yorkshire upbringing and "a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love."
  
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• 5 unforgettable Patrick Stewart performances as Jean-Luc Picard

  30-10-2026 15:53 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Patrick Stewart had dozens of credits on the screen and the stage, but for many people he will always be Capt. Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D. Here are five of Stewart's best Picard performances to seek out.
  
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• Apple TV's Nocturne is Nordic noir by the numbers

  30-10-2026 09:00 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Apple TV's Nocturne has just enough serviceable storytelling and professionally lit scenes to lull you into habit-viewing. But after several episodes of uninspired reveals you might suddenly come to your senses and ask: "Wait, why am I watching this?"
  
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• Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart dead at 86

  29-10-2026 20:54 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Patrick Stewart, British stage actor who found fame as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek, has died.
  
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• You can see You Can See Everything everywhere

  29-10-2026 20:26 via CBC | Arts News
  
  The documentary You Can See Everything about Elizabeth Holmes is a box-office hit, an awards season contender and a social media obsession.
  
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• New Call of Duty game under fire for using footage of deadly 2022 South Korea crowd crush

  29-10-2026 17:20 via CBC | Arts News
  
  The families of people killed in a deadly crowd crush in South Korea are calling on the makers of the latest Call of Duty video game to remove footage it used from the 2022 incident that left 160 people dead and nearly 200 more injured.
  
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• Danny Masterson loses appeal of rape conviction

  28-10-2026 18:42 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Danny Masterson was denied his appeal of his 2023 conviction on rape charges, upholding his 30 year prison sentence. In theruling viewed by CBC News, a panel of three judges rejected all of the actor's arguments, including his claim that the judge in his trial was biased against Scientology.
  
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• Bryan Adams takes aim at Lake Ontario name change in new song

  28-10-2026 18:02 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Bryan Adams's new song Lake Ontario criticizes the debate over renaming the lake as a political distraction while affirming its enduring name and history. It follows 51st State, another patriotic track opposing the idea of Canada joining the United States.
  
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• Drake Janice STFU copyright lawsuit withdrawn

  28-10-2026 17:58 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Ten days after a copyright lawsuit was filed against Drake, alleging he stole the chorus of Janice STFU, the lawsuit has been voluntarily dismissed.
  
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• Russell Brand denies all charges as he takes the stand at rape and sex assault trial

  28-10-2026 16:10 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Actor-comedian Russell Brand said allegations of sexual misconduct have had a 'devastating' impact on his life, as he testified in court Wednesday at his trial on charges of rape and sexual assault.
  
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• Queen of Canada documentary director wants you to know her followers are still out there

  28-10-2026 09:00 via CBC | Arts News
  
  CBC News spoke with Queen of Canada director Cristian Gomes and journalist Mack Lamoureux about their new documentary, and why it focuses on Romana Didulo's past followers.
  
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• Meet Canada's 5 Eurovision finalists

  27-10-2026 20:00 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Five finalists — William Cloutier, Josiane, Rêve, Talk and Tyler Shaw — are competing to become Canada’s first Eurovision entrant in 2027. Canadians can watch their performances online and vote up to 10 times before voting closes Nov. 5.
  
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• Trump rallies are still rockin' with Neil Young's music — so he's suing, again

  27-10-2026 19:35 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Neil Young is once again suing over Rockin' in the Free World being played at U.S. President Donald Trump's political rallies, six years after their last go-around about the blistering anthem.
  
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• Noah Wyle named People's Sexiest Man Alive

  27-10-2026 18:34 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Noah Wyle, the 55-year-old star of HBO's smash-hit The Pitt, has been crowned People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2026, a designation that some fans are cheering, while others are asking for a second opinion.
  
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• Jay-Z to headline 2027 Super Bowl halftime show

  27-10-2026 03:55 via CBC | Arts News
  
  The man who has helped produce the Super Bowl halftime show is stepping into the spotlight:Jay-Z will headline the show himself.
  
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• Elvis still taking care of business as lawsuit alleges Anthropic used his songs to train AI

  26-10-2026 20:42 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Rights-holders of Elvis Presley's music catalog have sued Anthropic for more than $41 million US, accusing the artificial intelligence giant of tapping the King of Rock and Roll's songs without consent to train its AI models and 'infringing copyrights at an unfathomable scale.'
  
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• Elvis Presley's music rights-holders sue Anthropic over songs used for AI training

  26-10-2026 20:42 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Rights-holders of Elvis Presley's music catalog have sued Anthropic for more than $41 million US, accusing the artificial intelligence giant of tapping the King of Rock and Roll's songs without consent to train its AI models and 'infringing copyrights at an unfathomable scale.'
  
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• Chris Brown gets suspended 8-month sentence for 2023 nightclub attack, avoiding jail

  26-10-2026 19:50 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Singer Chris Brown has avoided immediate imprisonment for attacking a music producer in a London nightclub in 2023, with a U.K. judge handing him an eight-month suspended sentence.
  
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• Walter Koenig, Ensign Chekov on Star Trek: The Original Series, dead at 90

  26-10-2026 18:36 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the Star Trek television series and several movies, has died. He was 90.
  
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• Walter Koenig, Ensign Chekov on original Star Trek series, dead at 90

  26-10-2026 18:36 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the original Star Trek television series and in several movies, has died. He was 90.
  
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• Gamers, developers praise BioWare's envelope-pushing games following 'heartbreaking' closure

  26-10-2026 15:23 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Gamers, developers and critics lamented the closure of revered studio BioWare, with many crediting its works for kickstarting their own careers in the games industry.
  
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• Scarborough's Eric Bauza, modern voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and others, dead at 46

  26-10-2026 13:13 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Eric Bauza of Scarborough, Ont., the Emmy-award winning voice actor best known for the iconic Bugs Bunny, has died.
  
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• Fjord's Sebastian Stan, Cristian Mungiu on making a movie no one can agree on

  24-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Fjord director Cristian Mungiu and star Sebastian Stan talk to CBC News about their divisive and celebrated flick.
  
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• Stop-motion movie Wildwood is a staggering masterpiece. It's a miracle it exists at all

  23-10-2026 21:18 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Sixteen years in the making, stop-motion animation company Laika's Wildwood is its single best movie ever.
  
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• James Bond screen tests reportedly happening in London this weekend

  23-10-2026 20:51 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Diamonds are forever, but James Bond actors come and go — and the time has come to pick the next 007. Screen tests to choose the star of Amazon MGM's upcoming Bond film are reportedly occurring in London this weekend. Two of the rumoured finalists are Callum Turner and Jack Lowden.
  
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• Miley Cyrus shaves fan's head after her breast cancer diagnosis

  23-10-2026 19:50 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Miley Cyrus flew fan and musician Cash Jacobs — who has Stage 3 breast cancer — to her Los Angeles show to help shave her head. A video of the moment shared online has since surpassed 1.5 million views.
  
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• Yaga TV show packed with lore and Canadian talent — including Hudson Williams

  23-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Arts News
  
  There's big buzz around Yaga, the new Crave show premiering Friday and featuring Hudson Williams in his first major role since Heated Rivalry. But the entire cast of the witchy series is packed with Canadian talent, including Carrie-Anne Moss and stars from Schitt's Creek and Letterkenny. We've got a primer featuring lore from the show and insight from its creator.
  
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• Yaga, Crave's witchy new show, is full of myth, legend and Canadian stars. Here's what to know before watching

  23-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Arts News
  
  There's big buzz around Yaga, the new Crave show premiering Friday and featuring Hudson Williams in his first major role since Heated Rivalry. But the entire cast of the witchy series is packed with Canadian talent, including Carrie-Anne Moss and stars from Schitt's Creek and Letterkenny. We've got a primer featuring lore from the show and insight from its creator.
  
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• Emmy-winning actor Tom Skerritt, with roles in Alien and Top Gun, dies at 93

  22-10-2026 23:00 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in Top Gun, a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV’s Picket Fences or the doomed captain of Alien, has died. He was 93.
  
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• Heated Rivalry hitting theatres this November

  22-10-2026 18:40 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Buckle up Heated Rivalry fans, we're heading back to the cottage — though this time, the date is actually at a movie theatre.
  
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• 'Looksmaxxing' streamer Clavicular pleads not guilty to rape charge

  22-10-2026 17:35 via CBC | Arts News
  
  The "looksmaxxing" livestreamer Braden Peters, better known by his stage name Clavicular, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he raped a 17-year-old girl at his family's Massachusetts home. Peters is accused of giving the girl alcohol until she was drunk and then sexually assaulting her when she visited him in May 2025.
  
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• Loved You Can See Everything? Thank Canada

  22-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Arts News
  
  The Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything, from Canadian comedian and director Nathan Fielder, is taking the world by storm. A grocery list of Canadian creatives are behind it.
  
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• Lord of the Flies reimagined for TV as a darker, more intimate take on the classic novel

  22-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Writer Jack Thorne and director Marc Munden's four-part adaptation returns Lord of the Flies to its postwar British setting, giving the stranded boys richer backstories and exploring how their upbringing shapes the island’s descent into chaos.
  
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• A Glee reboot is officially happening, and fans are buzzing

  22-10-2026 01:59 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Gleeks, ready your slushies — the wacky, irreverent musical dramedy that broke barriers and launched careers in the 2010s is officially getting a reboot, and several original cast members have indicated they’re coming back for the ride.
  
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• From The Matrix to Yaga, Carrie-Anne Moss still believes rejection can open the right door

  22-10-2026 01:00 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Canadian actor Carrie-Anne Moss reflects on her path from Vancouver to The Matrix, and the experiences that shaped her acting career. She also discusses returning to British Columbia for Yaga, motherhood and her concerns about AI's impact on storytelling.
  
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• Dancing with the Stars: Julia Stiles honours Heath Ledger with live tribute

  21-10-2026 19:20 via CBC | Arts News
  
  If your feed is full of late '90s nostalgia and crying emojis, blame Dancing with the Stars, which during Tuesday's live dedication show, saw Julia Stiles pay tribute to her 10 Things I Hate About You co-star Heath Ledger.
  
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• Drake denies stealing Janice STFU chorus

  21-10-2026 18:49 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Janice STFU is the biggest hit Drake has released in years, but a lawsuit filed last week alleges the Toronto rapper stole the hook — an allegation his team strongly denies.
  
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• Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with MS

  20-10-2026 21:03 via CBC | Arts News
  
  After five years of tireless advocacy for those who shared her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, Christina Applegate has revealed that doctors now believe she was misdiagnosed.
  
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• As Christina Applegate reveals MS misdiagnosis, doctor warns of wrong treatment risks

  20-10-2026 21:03 via CBC | Arts News
  
  After five years of tireless advocacy for those who shared her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, Christina Applegate has revealed that doctors now believe she was misdiagnosed.
  
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• Selena Gomez says vaping nicotine changed her voice

  20-10-2026 21:01 via CBC | Arts News
  
  The singer and actor posted a video online Sunday responding to ongoing discourse about her voice and why it's changed over the years. "I'm not going to be able to change my voice. I vaped nicotine a lot," she said.
  
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• You Can See Everything launches ambitious Oscars campaign

  20-10-2026 19:37 via CBC | Arts News
  
  A24 has launched a head-turning Oscars campaign for the film You Can See Everything, which highlights how unusual the documentary is.
  
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• You Can See Everything sells out theatres, and people can't stop talking about it

  19-10-2026 21:36 via CBC | Arts News
  
  You Can See Everything is the movie everyone wants to talk about but no one wants spoiled. It's drawing big numbers at the box office.
  
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• 'You Can See Everything' sells out theatres, and people can't stop talking about it

  19-10-2026 21:36 via CBC | Arts News
  
  'You Can See Everything' is the movie everyone wants to talk about but no one wants spoiled. It's drawing big numbers at the box office.
  
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• The Simpsons' Apu is back in Springfield after nearly a decade — with a new voice

  19-10-2026 20:40 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Apu Nahasapeemapetilon has spoken on The Simpsons for the first time since 2017, returning in Sunday's episode, "Treehouse of Horror Presents: The Revengening." The character has appeared in the background in the years since, but remained silent amid criticism that he reinforced racial stereotypes.
  
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• The Simpsons' Apu is back in Springfield after nearly a decade — with a new voice

  19-10-2026 20:40 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Apu Nahasapeemapetilon has spoken on The Simpsons for the first time since 2017, returning in Sunday's episode, "Treehouse of Horror Presents: The Revengening." The character has appeared in the background in the years since, but remained silent amid criticism that he reinforced racial stereotypes.
  
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• Judge tosses child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield, citing prosecutor misconduct

  16-10-2026 23:38 via CBC | Arts News
  
  A New Mexico judge has dismissed an indictment against West Wing and Field of Dreams actor Timothy Busfield that accused him of criminal sexual contact with a child, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process.
  
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• Selma Blair's team breaks silence after plane incident and arrest

  16-10-2026 23:09 via CBC | Arts News
  
  Selma Blair's team is speaking out about the actor's recent arrest following an alleged mid-flight incident on Oct. 11. She was arrested after being accused of injuring two flight attendants on a trip from Los Angeles to New York.
  
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