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Miley Cyrus attends the world premiere for the television show "Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Miley Cyrus attends the world premiere for the television show "Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Miley Cyrus returns to her Hannah Montana roots for 20th anniversary special

Disney+ special features archival footage and centres on an interview with Cyrus – now 33 and a genuine pop star

3 min read

Jean-Benoît Dumais, chief executive officer of Les Librairies indépendantes du Québec.

Jean-Benoît Dumais, chief executive officer of Les Librairies indépendantes du Québec.

Quebec-based online bookstore network expands across Canada, giving independent shops an edge

5 min read

feature on Julia Ducournau, French filmmaker behind highly polarizing thriller Alpha (Elevation). Golshifteh Farahani and Mélissa Boros in Alpha (2025). Courtesy Of Elevation Pictures ©MANDARIN & COMPAGNIE KALLOUCHE CINEMA FRAKAS PRODUCTIONS FRANCE 3 CINEMA

feature on Julia Ducournau, French filmmaker behind highly polarizing thriller Alpha (Elevation). Golshifteh Farahani and Mélissa Boros in Alpha (2025). Courtesy Of Elevation Pictures ©MANDARIN & COMPAGNIE KALLOUCHE CINEMA FRAKAS PRODUCTIONS FRANCE 3 CINEMA

Julia Ducournau’s blood-rushing drama Alpha will leave you feeling more alive

Barry Hertz

3 min read

Drew and Jonathan Scott in home 1. On set of their new HGTV show Under Pressure. 2026

Drew and Jonathan Scott in home 1. On set of their new HGTV show Under Pressure. 2026

The Property Brothers rebuke Reddit haters, explain how to do reality renos in a housing crisis

J. Kelly Nestruck

4 min read

Voiceover artist voice actor in vocal recording studio with larg diaphragm microphone and antipop shield.

Voiceover artist voice actor in vocal recording studio with larg diaphragm microphone and antipop shield.

AI startup uses Canadian casting networks to solicit actors, rattling industry

4 min read

The Property Brothers rebuke Reddit haters, explain how to do reality renos in a housing crisis

Their new show Under Pressure gives viewers a peak behind the scenes and aims to tackle realistic issues

Drew and Jonathan Scott in home 1. On set of their new HGTV show Under Pressure. 2026

Drew and Jonathan Scott in home 1. On set of their new HGTV show Under Pressure. 2026

J. Kelly Nestruck

4 min read

Quebec-based online bookstore network expands across Canada, giving independent shops an edge
5 min read
review
We can say Hallelujah to The World of Leonard Cohen
5 min read
Catherine Walsh feels a little nervous publishing her novel physically for the first time
5 min read
The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of March 21
1 min read

Music industry veteran Bruce Allen to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Departure Festival

Allen has managed some of the greatest Canadian acts, from Bachman-Turner Overdrive to Jann Arden

Canadian music manager Bruce Allen.

Canadian music manager Bruce Allen.

2 min read

CanLit adaptations dominate Crow’s Theatre’s 2026-27 season
5 min read
review
Cyrano, a lesbian retelling of the 1897 classic play, ought to work – but doesn’t
Aisling Murphy
4 min read
After decades in the making, Tomson Highway’s Rose blooms onstage
9 min read
exclusive
Canadian Stage 2026-27 season to include Cabaret and Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
4 min read

Art & Architecture

A new Bus Gallery honours the legacy of the late Katharine Mulherin

Toronto space opened by iconic art dealer finds new life with son Jasper at the helm

Mar 19, 2026 - Curator, Jasper Mulherin, standing in front of a series of paintings by Vanessa McKernan. It is part of an inaugural group show at Bus Gallery. Photographed at Bus Gallery in Toronto, ON.

Mar 19, 2026 - Curator, Jasper Mulherin, standing in front of a series of paintings by Vanessa McKernan. It is part of an inaugural group show at Bus Gallery. Photographed at Bus Gallery in Toronto, ON.

4 min read

2 hours ago

Drew and Jonathan Scott in home 1. On set of their new HGTV show Under Pressure. 2026

Drew and Jonathan Scott in home 1. On set of their new HGTV show Under Pressure. 2026

The Property Brothers rebuke Reddit haters, explain how to do reality renos in a housing crisis

J. Kelly Nestruck

4 min read

Yesterday

Voiceover artist voice actor in vocal recording studio with larg diaphragm microphone and antipop shield.

Voiceover artist voice actor in vocal recording studio with larg diaphragm microphone and antipop shield.

AI startup uses Canadian casting networks to solicit actors, rattling industry

Josh O’Kane

4 min read

Yesterday

Musician Carole Pope performs at the 2025 PTP Pink Awards in Toronto, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Musician Carole Pope performs at the 2025 PTP Pink Awards in Toronto, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Hot Docs Festival to open with film on queer rock icon Carole Pope

1 min read

Yesterday

Musician Carole Pope performs at the 2025 PTP Pink Awards in Toronto, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Musician Carole Pope performs at the 2025 PTP Pink Awards in Toronto, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Hot Docs Festival to open with film on queer rock icon Carole Pope

1 min read

Yesterday

Miley Cyrus attends the world premiere for the television show "Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Miley Cyrus attends the world premiere for the television show "Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Miley Cyrus returns to her Hannah Montana roots for 20th anniversary special

Liam Mcewan

3 min read

Yesterday

Plan C. Movie Opening film at 2026 Canadian Film Fest

Plan C. Movie Opening film at 2026 Canadian Film Fest

How the Canadian Film Fest went from a condo screening room to an ‘Eyeballs Up’ era celebration

Barry Hertz

5 min read

Yesterday

Jean-Benoît Dumais, chief executive officer of Les Librairies indépendantes du Québec.

Jean-Benoît Dumais, chief executive officer of Les Librairies indépendantes du Québec.

Quebec-based online bookstore network expands across Canada, giving independent shops an edge

Josh O’Kane

5 min read

Yesterday

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 16: Jury member Julia
Ducournau attends the jury press conference at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 16: Jury member Julia
Ducournau attends the jury press conference at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

The love and fury of Alpha’s Julia Ducournau, the omega of France’s extreme-cinema wave

Barry Hertz

5 min read

Yesterday

feature on Julia Ducournau, French filmmaker behind highly polarizing thriller Alpha (Elevation). Golshifteh Farahani and Mélissa Boros in Alpha (2025). Courtesy Of Elevation Pictures ©MANDARIN & COMPAGNIE KALLOUCHE CINEMA FRAKAS PRODUCTIONS FRANCE 3 CINEMA

feature on Julia Ducournau, French filmmaker behind highly polarizing thriller Alpha (Elevation). Golshifteh Farahani and Mélissa Boros in Alpha (2025). Courtesy Of Elevation Pictures ©MANDARIN & COMPAGNIE KALLOUCHE CINEMA FRAKAS PRODUCTIONS FRANCE 3 CINEMA

Julia Ducournau’s blood-rushing drama Alpha will leave you feeling more alive

Barry Hertz

3 min read

Yesterday

The 2026-27 season at Crow’s Theatre will include a number of works that adapt Canadian books into stage shows, beginning with A Fine Balance, adapted from the Giller Prize-winning 1995 novel. Chris Abraham, Crow’s Theatre’s artistic director, is pictured in 2020.

The 2026-27 season at Crow’s Theatre will include a number of works that adapt Canadian books into stage shows, beginning with A Fine Balance, adapted from the Giller Prize-winning 1995 novel. Chris Abraham, Crow’s Theatre’s artistic director, is pictured in 2020.

CanLit adaptations dominate Crow’s Theatre’s 2026-27 season

Aisling Murphy

5 min read

March 23, 2026

Canadian music manager Bruce Allen.

Canadian music manager Bruce Allen.

Music industry veteran Bruce Allen to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Departure Festival

Brad Wheeler

2 min read

March 23, 2026

Madeline Charlemagne, left, as Roxanne and Eryn Jean Norvill as Cyrano.

Madeline Charlemagne, left, as Roxanne and Eryn Jean Norvill as Cyrano.

review

Cyrano, a lesbian retelling of the 1897 classic play, ought to work – but doesn’t

Aisling Murphy

4 min read

March 23, 2026

Leonard Cohen, Montreal Poet
Accession#: 75021-05
Photo by: Jack Dobson / The Globe and Mail

Leonard Cohen, Montreal Poet
Accession#: 75021-05
Photo by: Jack Dobson / The Globe and Mail

review

We can say Hallelujah to The World of Leonard Cohen

David Shribman

5 min read

March 22, 2026

The Cast.
Saturday Night Live UK, Saturday Night Live, SNLUK, SNL, Sky, Universal, Comedy, Live, Saturday, Night, Sketch, Host, Music, Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi, Paddy Young

The Cast.
Saturday Night Live UK, Saturday Night Live, SNLUK, SNL, Sky, Universal, Comedy, Live, Saturday, Night, Sketch, Host, Music, Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi, Paddy Young

Saturday Night Live UK premieres in bid to replicate U.S. success story

Jill Lawless

2 min read

March 21, 2026

Mar 19, 2026 - Curator, Jasper Mulherin, standing in front of a series of paintings by Vanessa McKernan. It is part of an inaugural group show at Bus Gallery. Photographed at Bus Gallery in Toronto, ON.

Mar 19, 2026 - Curator, Jasper Mulherin, standing in front of a series of paintings by Vanessa McKernan. It is part of an inaugural group show at Bus Gallery. Photographed at Bus Gallery in Toronto, ON.

A new Bus Gallery honours the legacy of the late Katharine Mulherin

Tatum Dooley

4 min read

March 21, 2026

South Korean megastars BTS reunited for their first show in nearly four years.

South Korean megastars BTS reunited for their first show in nearly four years.

K-pop supergroup BTS returns in Seoul concert after four-year hiatus

Juwon Park, Kim Tong-hyung And Hyung-jin Kim

5 min read

March 21, 2026

Howie Mandel took the stage to promote the debut of The Price Is Right Tonight.

Howie Mandel took the stage to promote the debut of The Price Is Right Tonight.

The Price is Right Tonight – and finally in Canadian dollars

Amber Dowling

5 min read

March 21, 2026

Ryan Gosling's zip cardigan in Project Hail Mary is unmistakably a Mary Maxim design.

Ryan Gosling's zip cardigan in Project Hail Mary is unmistakably a Mary Maxim design.

Steal the look: Ryan Gosling’s curling sweater in Project Hail Mary

Nathalie Atkinson

5 min read

March 20, 2026

Jeremias Schultz. Portrait of Eleonora Susette, 1775. Oil on canvas. Overall: 80 √ó 56.2 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchase, with funds from the European Curatorial Committee, 2020. Photo ¬© AGO. 2019/2437

Jeremias Schultz. Portrait of Eleonora Susette, 1775. Oil on canvas. Overall: 80 √ó 56.2 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchase, with funds from the European Curatorial Committee, 2020. Photo ¬© AGO. 2019/2437

AGO reveals identity of woman in rare Black 18th-century portrait

Kate Taylor

4 min read

March 20, 2026

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to media at the construction site of the future science centre at Ontario Place in Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to media at the construction site of the future science centre at Ontario Place in Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Ontario to introduce legislation capping ticket resale prices at original value

Josh O’Kane and Mariya Postelnyak

4 min read

March 20, 2026

Maya and Samar
Cast: Nicolette Pearse, Amanda Babaei

Maya and Samar
Cast: Nicolette Pearse, Amanda Babaei

Maya & Samar is the story of freedom told through female pleasure

Johanna Schneller

4 min read

March 20, 2026

Catherine Walsh Author

How to Write a Love Story
A Novel Book Cover

By Catherine Walsh

Catherine Walsh feels a little nervous publishing her novel physically for the first time

Sarah Laing

5 min read

March 20, 2026

Goodnight Desdemona Promo Photo from the Canadian Stage.

Goodnight Desdemona Promo Photo from the Canadian Stage.

exclusive

Canadian Stage 2026-27 season to include Cabaret and Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)

Aisling Murphy

4 min read

March 20, 2026

Maya and Samar
Cast: Nicolette Pearse, Amanda Babaei

Maya and Samar
Cast: Nicolette Pearse, Amanda Babaei

review

Queer Canadian drama Maya & Samar is a beautiful act of compassion cosplay

Rachel Ho

3 min read

March 20, 2026

Tomson Highway at his home in Gatineau, QC, on February 12, 2026.

Tomson Highway at his home in Gatineau, QC, on February 12, 2026.

After decades in the making, Tomson Highway’s Rose blooms onstage

Aisling Murphy

9 min read

March 20, 2026

Books on the shelves

Books on the shelves

The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of March 21

1 min read

March 19, 2026

Katherine Lanasa's character 'Nurse Dana' in episode 5 of The Pitt, season 2.

Katherine Lanasa's character 'Nurse Dana' in episode 5 of The Pitt, season 2.

ICE in the ER: Katherine LaNasa on The Pitt’s disturbing new episode

J. Kelly Nestruck

4 min read

March 19, 2026

FILE - Taylor Frankie Paul appears at the Oscars in Los Angeles on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Taylor Frankie Paul appears at the Oscars in Los Angeles on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

ABC cancels Bachelorette season with Taylor Frankie Paul just days before premiere

Andrew Dalton And Alicia Rancilio

2 min read

March 19, 2026

Wavelength Music founder and director Jonny Bunce.

Wavelength Music founder and director Jonny Bunce.

Toronto’s Wavelength Music adds a conference to annual winter festival to tackle indie music concerns

Brad Wheeler

3 min read

March 19, 2026

Author Carley Fortune poses in Toronto on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Author Carley Fortune poses in Toronto on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Netflix to adapt Canadian author Carley Fortune’s This Summer Will Be Different into series

Nicole Thompson

1 min read

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