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Rick Mercer arrives on the red carpet for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize, in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Avril Lavigne, Rick Mercer among honourees at Canada’s Walk of Fame gala

The 25th anniversary broadcast of Canada’s Walk of Fame will air on Dec. 16

FILE - Former Pogues member Shane MacGowan performs on stage with his group The Popes, at the 10th annual Fleadh, in Finsbury Park, north London, July 10, 1999. Macgowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues, best known for their ballad “Fairytale of New York,” has died. He was 65. His family said in a statement that “it is with the deepest sorrow and heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our most beautiful, darling and dearly beloved Shane Macgowan.” The singer died peacefully early Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 with his family by his side, the statement added. (Michael Walter/PA via AP, File)

Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, laureate of booze and beauty, dead at age 65

Singer’s songwriting and persona made him an iconic figure in contemporary Irish culture

Canadian country singer Brett Kissel played at the Kelowna Community Theatre on. Nov. 24, 2023. (Facebook/Brett Kissel)

‘It hurts from smiling’: Country singer shouts out Kelowna crowd

Brett Kissel played at Kelowna Community Theatre on Nov. 24

  • Nov 29, 2023
Laketown Ranch will host another edition of Sunfest from Aug. 1 to 4 2024. (sunfestconcerts.com) .

Olsen, Brice, Swindell and The Reklaws joining Keith Urban at Sunfest 2024

4-day festival back at Lake Cowichan B.C.’s Laketown ranch Aug. 1 to 4

Laketown Ranch will host another edition of Sunfest from Aug. 1 to 4 2024. (sunfestconcerts.com) .
FILE - Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour” in Nashville, Tenn., May 5, 2023. According to Spotify Wrapped, Swift was 2023’s most-streamed artist globally, raking in more than 26.1 billion global streams since Jan. 1, 2023. That means the pop powerhouse has dethroned Puerto Rican reggaetón star Bad Bunny, who held the coveted title for three years in a row: 2020, 2021, and 2022. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Taylor Swift elbows Bad Bunny off podium as Spotify’s most-streamed artist

Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ is Spotify’s most-streamed song of the year with 1.6 million streams globally.

FILE - Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour” in Nashville, Tenn., May 5, 2023. According to Spotify Wrapped, Swift was 2023’s most-streamed artist globally, raking in more than 26.1 billion global streams since Jan. 1, 2023. That means the pop powerhouse has dethroned Puerto Rican reggaetón star Bad Bunny, who held the coveted title for three years in a row: 2020, 2021, and 2022. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
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Paris Hilton announces the arrival of a baby daughter, London

Paris Hilton had a Thanksgiving surprise to share: a daughter named London.…

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Playland’s new ThunderVolt roller coaster is shown in drone video. (Source: PNE)

Playland’s new roller coaster has a name that suggests ‘electrifying speed’

The Italian-made ThunderVolt will start to roll in 2024

Playland’s new ThunderVolt roller coaster is shown in drone video. (Source: PNE)
A documentary about folk legend Buffy Sainte-Marie, made before her Indigenous ancestry was called into question, has won an International Emmy Award. Award-winning singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie poses for a photograph on the red carpet for the 2022 Canada’s Walk of Fame Gala in Toronto, on Saturday, December 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Documentary about Buffy Sainte-Marie wins International Emmy Award

Film predates CBC story calling her Indigenous ancestry into question

A documentary about folk legend Buffy Sainte-Marie, made before her Indigenous ancestry was called into question, has won an International Emmy Award. Award-winning singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie poses for a photograph on the red carpet for the 2022 Canada’s Walk of Fame Gala in Toronto, on Saturday, December 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Colombian performer Shakira leaves court in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Global pop star Shakira is summoned on Monday to a Barcelona courthouse for the opening day of her trial for allegedly defrauding Spanish tax officials of millions of euros. Shakira faces six counts of failing to pay the Spanish government 14.5 million euros (now $15.8 million) in taxes between 2012 and 2014. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)

Pop star Shakira reaches a deal with Spanish prosecutors on the first day of tax fraud trial

After having maintained her innocence for nearly five years, pop star Shakira…

Colombian performer Shakira leaves court in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Global pop star Shakira is summoned on Monday to a Barcelona courthouse for the opening day of her trial for allegedly defrauding Spanish tax officials of millions of euros. Shakira faces six counts of failing to pay the Spanish government 14.5 million euros (now $15.8 million) in taxes between 2012 and 2014. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)
From left to right, “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” cast members Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, Josh Andres Rivera, Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer and Jason Schwartzman and singer Olivia Rodrigo pose together at the Los Angeles premiere of the film, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, at the TCL Chinese Theatre. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Hunger Games’ prequel tops box office

Film comes 8 years after original series was released

From left to right, “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” cast members Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, Josh Andres Rivera, Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer and Jason Schwartzman and singer Olivia Rodrigo pose together at the Los Angeles premiere of the film, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, at the TCL Chinese Theatre. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
The Christ the Redeemer statue is illuminated with a welcome message for American singer Taylor Swift, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Taylor Swift postpones Rio show, citing heat after fan dies during concert

Cause of fan’s death has not been announced

The Christ the Redeemer statue is illuminated with a welcome message for American singer Taylor Swift, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Spiritbox has been nominated for a Grammy. (Spiritbox/Facebook)

B.C.-based metal band Spiritbox nominated for a Grammy

Band’s single Jaded was nominated for best metal performance

Spiritbox has been nominated for a Grammy. (Spiritbox/Facebook)
Prince performs at the Forum, Feb. 18, 1985, in Inglewood, Calif. Fans of Prince, who was known nearly as much for his extravagant wardrobe as for his chart-topping hits, will have a chance to bid on some of the late musician’s sartorial splendor in an online auction running through Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing, File)

Prince’s puffy ‘Purple Rain’ shirt and other pieces from late singer’s wardrobe go up for auction

Fans of Prince, who was known nearly as much for his extravagant…

Prince performs at the Forum, Feb. 18, 1985, in Inglewood, Calif. Fans of Prince, who was known nearly as much for his extravagant wardrobe as for his chart-topping hits, will have a chance to bid on some of the late musician’s sartorial splendor in an online auction running through Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing, File)
Geddy Lee’s memoir, “My Effin’ Life,” is an engrossing tale of a “classic underachiever” who became a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vocalist, bassist, and keyboard player. It’s a great read for anyone interested in the brilliant prog-rock trio or the music scene from the 1970s onward. (File photo by The Associated Press)

Canadian rock royalty Geddy Lee shares a Rush of insight in ‘My Effin’ Life’

REVIEW: Autobiography from singer and bassist from one of Canada’s biggest bands an effin’ good read

Geddy Lee’s memoir, “My Effin’ Life,” is an engrossing tale of a “classic underachiever” who became a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vocalist, bassist, and keyboard player. It’s a great read for anyone interested in the brilliant prog-rock trio or the music scene from the 1970s onward. (File photo by The Associated Press)
In August 2022 part of the upcoming Apple+ TV series <em>Monarch: Legacy of Monsters</em> was filmed east of Cache Creek, and will feature in the show’s third episode, airing on Nov. 24. (Photo credit: Apple+/YouTube)

Godzilla roams B.C. Southern Interior in new Apple+ TV series

Part of ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ was filmed east of Cache Creek in 2022

In August 2022 part of the upcoming Apple+ TV series <em>Monarch: Legacy of Monsters</em> was filmed east of Cache Creek, and will feature in the show’s third episode, airing on Nov. 24. (Photo credit: Apple+/YouTube)
FILE - Jon Batiste performs during the Bourbon and Beyond Music Festival in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 17, 2023. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Jon Batiste announces first North American headlining tour

Singer will stop in Montreal and Toronto

FILE - Jon Batiste performs during the Bourbon and Beyond Music Festival in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 17, 2023. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
The Federation of BC Writers is offering a writing intensive, from Nov. 20-25.

Federation of BC Writers offering a series of writing workshops

After receiving enthusiastic feedback for its first online writing intensive in July,…

  • Nov 12, 2023
The Federation of BC Writers is offering a writing intensive, from Nov. 20-25.
Allison Russell performs during the Americana Honors & Awards show Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark Zaleski

Canadian content plentiful as this year’s Grammy nominees released

Drake’s 4 nominations headline list that includes Joni Mitchell and Allison Russell

Allison Russell performs during the Americana Honors & Awards show Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark Zaleski
Kelowna’s Laura Draycott (right) won the Ms. Senior World 50 title in Biloxi, Mississippi on Nov. 4, 2023. (Ms. Senior World Pageants/Facebook)

59 and fabulous: Kelowna woman wins Ms. Senior World 50

Laura Draycott was the only Canadian to compete for the title

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Kelowna’s Laura Draycott (right) won the Ms. Senior World 50 title in Biloxi, Mississippi on Nov. 4, 2023. (Ms. Senior World Pageants/Facebook)
Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour,” May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. The wait to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s 2024 concert dates in Vancouver is finally over, with online sales scheduled to start Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, George Walker IV

Wedding fine, but Taylor Swift anniversary makes Wildest Dreams come true

Lucky fan celebrating successfully claiming tickets to the hottest show in B.C.

Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour,” May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. The wait to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s 2024 concert dates in Vancouver is finally over, with online sales scheduled to start Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, George Walker IV