entertainment

Love it or hate it, Hallmark movies are big business in B.C., where the company films the vast majority of its content — both Christmas and year-round programming. Source link

In what might be some of the most WTF casting this year, Canadian businessman-turned-TV-host, Trump pal and wannabe political leader Kevin O’Leary features prominently in the new film Marty Supreme. Source link

Fans and critics say Heated Rivalry is reminiscent of titles like Queer as Folk and The L Word, which were some of the first to depict same-sex intimacy on the small screen. They hope the Canadian show might break the mould in new ways. Source link

Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac says he may have been defamed by Google after it recently produced an AI-generated summary falsely identifying him as a sex offender. Source link

The best moments on the new show heating up the internet are soundtracked by Canadian tunes by Feist, Wolf Parade, Lou Phelps, Phillipe B and more. Source link

Rapper Nicki Minaj on Sunday made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona that was memorializing late activist Charlie Kirk, and used her time on stage to praise U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance, calling them “role models” for young men. Source link

Ransone appeared in TV shows Bosch and Poker Face, as well as the films It: Chapter Two, The Black Phone and Black Phone 2 Source link

Given how weird they’ve gotten, why are language experts picking internet-based fads as the words of the year? What arcane process leads to words of the year that vacillate from the brain-numbing to the politically charged? And, given how mad it makes everyone, why are they even bothering to do it? Source link

Despite a seemingly unending wave of bad news about the industry, 2025 managed to serve up more than a few phenomenal movies. From historical biopics to animated outings to a water polo camp from hell, here are some of our favourite releases from the past year. Source link

Still trying to find that perfect book for someone on your list this holiday season? You’re in luck. Here are CBC Books’ No. 1 picks for the top Canadian fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics and kids books of the year. Source link