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Film producer Jason Blum and author-bookseller Ann Patchett to receive PEN America awards

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NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar-nominated producer Jason Blum is now getting some recognition from the literary world. PEN America will

'The Nutcracker' is a Toronto holiday tradition — here's how the blockbuster ballet has owned Christmas for 30 years

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One of the National Ballet of Canada’s best loved productions is approaching a major milestone. On Dec. 21, choreographer James

This 'Narnia' adaptation brings magic to the stage but not as much as Bat Hats' other shows

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Bad Hats’ Narnia Adapted and directed by Fiona Sauder, with music and lyrics by Landon Doak, based on “The Lion,

Toronto director Ravi Jain, who founded Why Not Theatre, wins Canada's top theatre honour

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Ravi Jain, the theatre-maker best known for establishing Why Not Theatre, has won Canada’s most prestigious performing arts honour.   The

Canadian Stage's gender-flipped 'Robin Hood' is a bland panto that leaves you rooting for the rich

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Robin Hood: A Very Merry Family Musical By Matt Murray, directed by Mary Francis Moore. Until Jan. 4 at the

Michael Bublé or Mariah Carey? Favourite Christmas movie? 5 Toronto artists answer our holiday questionnaire

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Family holiday festivities can be as uniquely varied as snowflake crystal motifs. We reached out to some of Toronto’s most

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 7-13 includes Teyana Taylor and Taylor Swift

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 7-13:Dec. 7: Actor Ellen Burstyn is 93. Country singer Gary Morris is 77.

Super Bowl 2026: Pregame performers will include Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile and Coco Jones

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Super Bowl pregame show will open with a trio of standout performers in Northern California:

A long-lost Rubens painting depicting Crucifixion sells for $2.7 million

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VERSAILLES, France (AP) — A long-lost painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, which was hidden for more than four