Famed music producer Bob Ezrin renouncing U.S. citizenship, returns to Canada

Open this photo in gallery: Bob Ezrin celebrates his 2016 Juno Award for Producer of the Year. Last month, Ezrin moved to renounce his U.S. citizenship because of the rancorous political divide south of the 49th parallel.JONATHAN HAYWARD/The Canadian Press Growing up in Toronto, veteran music producer Bob Ezrin sat in a basement listening to … Read more

Dodgers’ deferred payments increase to US$1.051-billion with Tanner Scott, Teoscar Hernandez deals

Open this photo in gallery: Los Angeles Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernández during a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals, in Phoenix, Ariz., on Feb. 22.Ashley Landis/The Associated Press The Los Angeles Dodgers owe US$1.051-billion in deferred pay to eight players from 2028-46 following Tanner Scott’s US$72-million, four-year contract and Teoscar Hernández’s US$66-million, three-year deal. … Read more

TD pulls sponsorship of major jazz festivals, setting off funding scramble

Open this photo in gallery: The Toronto Jazz Festival is one of a number of events that have lost a principal sponsor after TD Bank ended its long-time sponsorship of some of Canada’s most prominent jazz festivals. Herbie Hancock performs during the Toronto Jazz Festival at Nathan Phillips Square.Della Rollins Toronto-Dominion Bank has quietly ended … Read more

‘Conclave’ triumphs at SAG Awards, Timothee Chalamet wins best actor

Open this photo in gallery: John Lithgow, from left, Ralph Fiennes, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini accepts the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for “Conclave” during the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/The … Read more

Matthews, Marner right back contributing to Leafs after 4 Nations grind

Open this photo in gallery: Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitch Marner (16) shoots the puck while Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) looks on during second period NHL hockey action in Toronto, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdoreyArlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner were in Saturday’s lineup for … Read more

Montreal’s Snow-Fighting Army: Canada’s Envy

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A$AP Rocky dives into Rihanna’s arms as not guilty verdict is read at felony assault trial

A$AP Rocky dove into the arms of Rihanna Tuesday as a clerk read the not guilty verdict at his trial on two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm. The Los Angeles courtroom, full of fans of the hip-hop performer and his singing superstar partner, exploded into screaming glee as Rocky leapt from the … Read more

Invictus Games to wrap up with closing ceremony in Vancouver

Open this photo in gallery: Jelly Roll performs on stage on Feb. 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana.Kaitlyn Morris/Getty Images The Invictus Games wrap up in Vancouver today with a closing ceremony that will include Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, singer-songwriter Jelly Roll and duo The War And Treaty. The ceremony marks the end of the week … Read more

The Tragically Hip’s mix of weed and improvisation on live TV remembered as SNL turns 50

Open this photo in gallery: Members of the Tragically Hip are pictured on the red carpet as they arrive at the Juno Awards in Winnipeg in 2005.MARIANNE HELM/The Canadian Press As Saturday Night Live marks its 50th anniversary, The Canadian Press looks back on some of the sketch comedy show’s most notable Canadian musical performances. … Read more

Tilda Swinton rails against the inhumane on Berlinale’s opening night

Open this photo in gallery: Tilda Swinton poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘The Light’ at the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, on Feb. 13.Markus Schreiber/The Associated Press British actor Tilda Swinton railed against the inhumane and praised the power of cinema in the German capital on Thursday evening … Read more