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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 1d

Hulu is coming to Canada...along with another Disney Plus price increase.

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Disney Plus to increase prices by up to $3, bring Hulu branding to Canada

TORONTO - Disney Plus is rolling out another price increase in Canada.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 2d

Rush is plotting a reunion tour.

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson will hit the road next summer with 12 dates across North America, and a new drummer will be along for the ride.

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CP NewsAlert: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson plan Rush reunion tour for 2026

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson say they're planning to reunite as Rush for a North American tour next year. It's the band's first shows since the R40 tour in 2015

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 4d

Benny Safdie split with his co-director brother after their success on "Uncut Gems" and "Good Time."

I spoke to him about their perceived sibling rivalry and making a hero's journey out of Dwayne Johnson in "The Smashing Machine."

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Benny Safdie on making a hero's journey out of Dwayne Johnson in 'Smashing Machine'

TORONTO - Benny Safdie understands why some people might want to see him take a swing at his older brother, Josh.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 6d

Sam Smith is set to honour Beverly Glenn-Copeland at the PTP Pink Awards.

The Toronto celebration of LGBTQ trailblazers will also honour actor-writer Bilal Baig, Devery Jacobs, Rough Trade vocalist Carole Pope and others.

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Sam Smith set to honour Beverly Glenn-Copeland at LGBTQ celebration PTP Pink Awards

TORONTO - Global pop star Sam Smith will honour legendary singer and composer Beverly Glenn-Copeland at the second edition of the PTP Pink Awards.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 7d

Chantal Kreviazuk racked up huge views on TikTok with her renditions of songs she made with Drake, Pitbull and others.

Now she's planning a full album playing unheard versions of pop hits she's co-written.

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Chantal Kreviazuk reimagines songs she wrote for Drake and others with upcoming album

TORONTO - Chantal Kreviazuk is putting her own spin on the hits she made with pop and hip-hop superstars.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 7d

"In these times when there is fear about speaking truth, we have to speak truth even more consistently, intentionally and loudly."

Allison Russell says she feels "galvanized" by the public outcry to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.

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Allison Russell says she feels 'galvanized' by public outcry to Kimmel suspension

TORONTO - Allison Russell says the swift public outcry to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension has given her hope that people will continue to fight for free speech.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 8d

Allison Russell toasted Joni Mitchell at the SOCAN Awards on Monday, while Drake led with six wins.

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Allison Russell toasts Joni Mitchell at SOCAN Awards, Drake leads with six wins

TORONTO - Allison Russell paid a gentle tribute to her friend and mentor Joni Mitchell at the SOCAN Awards on Monday night, while superstar Drake emerged as the big winner.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 10d

McDonald's, Cracker Bartel and more: Bot networks are helping drag consumer brands into the culture wars (WSJ) www.wsj.com/articles/bot...

Bot Networks Are Helping Drag Consumer Brands Into the Culture Wars

AI tools have made coordinated attacks targeting corporations much more common, researchers say.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 14d

Alessia Cara cancels Latin America tour, blames local promoter who she says "simply lost faith and pulled out."

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Alessia Cara cancels Latin America tour, blames local promoter for losing 'faith'

TORONTO - Alessia Cara is apologizing to her Latin American fans after she says she was forced to cancel her upcoming tour in the region.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 14d

Jimmy Kimmel salutes 'valiant' Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan on his late-night return.

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Jimmy Kimmel salutes 'valiant' Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan on his late-night return

TORONTO - Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night television Tuesday with some supportive words for musical guest Sarah McLachlan.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 14d

Sarah McLachlan is scheduled to perform on Jimmy Kimmel's late-night return on Tuesday.

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Sarah McLachlan scheduled to perform on Jimmy Kimmel's late-night return

TORONTO - Sarah McLachlan is set to appear on Jimmy Kimmel's first show back since the late-night comic was suspended last week.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 15d

I feel like most people outside of big US cities are probably learning about this show for the first time.

David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 15d

k.d. lang and Trisha Yearwood among musicians set to toast Anne Murray at Opry House

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k.d. lang and Trisha Yearwood among musicians set to toast Anne Murray at Opry House

TORONTO - Country stars k.d. lang, Trisha Yearwood and Martina McBride are joining a roster of musicians set to toast Anne Murray in Nashville next month.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 17d

Bomb threats. Picketers. Questions of why she hated men.

Sarah McLachlan is decades out from organizing Lilith Fair, but she still remembers the pressures in keeping the all-women concert tour on the road in the late 90s.

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Lilith Fair doc shows pressure Sarah McLachlan faced as tour was mocked, criticized by outsiders

TORONTO - Sarah McLachlan says preparing for a new documentary about the legacy of Lilith Fair kicked up emotions she hadn't felt in years.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 17d

// Disco Fabulous

Calling all disco kings and dancing queens! Slide on your bell-bottoms and slip into those platform shoes for a collection of dance floor classics from the 1970s and early 1980s.

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//Essentials - Disco Fab: Stayin' Alive in Funkytown

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 18d

I get next to zero activity on X. Many users who regularly engaged with me left the day Musk took control. That said, my engagement on here isn't much better. I feel like these sorts of social platforms died in Canada (at least for people I know). A lot of them engage in 1:1 interaction on Insta.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 19d

Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entry, saying it endorsed political violence.

The rap group says it plans legal action, with any money made from it going to help "some of the thousands of child amputees in Gaza."

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Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entry, says it endorsed political violence

OTTAWA - The Carney government is barring the Irish rap group Kneecap from entering Canada, saying the group has endorsed political violence and terrorism.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 19d

Marvel star Tatiana Maslany calls for Disney boycott, encourages fans to cancel Disney Plus subscriptions, after Jimmy Kimmel's ABC suspension.

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Marvel star Tatiana Maslany calls for Disney boycott after Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Disney might not like her when she's angry.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 20d

Citytv plans to replace "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" with long-running Canadian crime series "Hudson & Rex."

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Citytv to replace 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' with 'Hudson & Rex'

TORONTO — Citytv says Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show is being replaced by Canada's detective-canine crime-solving duo, for the time being.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 21d

Yves Jarvis wins Polaris Music Prize for 'All Cylinders,' while Mustafa nabs the inaugural song prize.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 22d

Mustafa, Nemahsis, Lou-Adriane Cassidy among artists vying for the Polaris Music Prize tonight at Toronto's Massey Hall.

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Mustafa, Nemahsis, Lou-Adriane Cassidy among artists vying for Polaris Music Prize

TORONTO - Albums from 10 critically acclaimed Canadian acts will compete for the Polaris Music Prize tonight.

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 23d

Josh Ross and Cameron Whitcomb won big at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards on Saturday night in Kelowna, B.C.

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Josh Ross, Cameron Whitcomb win big at 2025 Canadian Country Music Awards

KELOWNA - Josh Ross caught lightning in a bottle as his serenading single about unrequited love propelled him to double wins at the 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, while

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 24d

'The Road Between Us' Oct. 7 film wins TIFF documentary People's Choice Award, while "Hamnet" takes the main People's Choice award.

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'The Road Between Us' Oct. 7 film wins TIFF documentary People's Choice Award

TORONTO - A film about an Israeli general's rescue mission on Oct. 7 took home one of the top audience awards at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, giving

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 24d

"The Road Between Us," which ignited much controversy at #TIFF50, has won the Toronto International Film Festival's people's choice award for documentary.

CP's story from the protests last week...

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Tensions flare inside and outside TIFF theatre showing Oct. 7 documentary

TORONTO - Tensions flared both inside and outside a Toronto International Film Festival screening of a documentary about a retired Israeli general’s Oct. 7 rescue mission, with protesters clashing on

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · 25d

Zits and all: Six things we learned from the new "Degrassi: Whatever It Takes" documentary.

My roundup:
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Zits and all: Six things we learned from the new 'Degrassi' documentary

TORONTO - Alongside the warm nostalgia in "Degrassi: Whatever It Takes," there are many surprising revelations about the making of the hit Canadian teen TV franchise.

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