29 h. ago PHOTOS: Rock The Runway draws 25,000 music fans to London's airport

Organizers billed it as the largest concert in London history, and on Friday night the attendance was announced at 25,000 for Rock The Runway – a show headlined by singer-songwriter Noah Kahan at London International Airport. A second night is set for Saturday. Photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen mhensen@postmedia.com

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7 d. ago Craig’s detective returns as new ‘Knives Out’ lights up Toronto fest

Daniel Craig led an A-list cast to Toronto with his latest “Knives Out” whodunit movie, one of several star-studded world premieres on a packed Saturday night at North America’s biggest movie festival. The darkest of the now-trilogy of Oscar-nominated murder mysteries, “Wake Up Dead Man” is set at a small-town church in upstate New York, […]

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9 d. ago Staple bar on Toronto's Ossington strip has closed and here's what's taking its place

One of Toronto's favourite dive bars is getting a new lease on life this month as it transforms into a swanky new concept.While Ossington is known as one of the city's ultimate nightlife hubs (it's been said that the strip is the new King West, but the jury's still out on that one), with a trendy Saturday night spot found every 20 feet along the strip between Dundas West and Queen West, Baby Huey was there before it was cool.Originally occupying the space that's now tea-themed snack bar Té for years before it moved a few doors down to 110 Ossington in 2016, Baby Huey was just the sort of bar and music venue that initially drew the who's-who to the neighbourhood.After a months-long closure that left the bar's devoted fanbase in the dark about its future, word has finally dropped that Baby Huey is officially gone for good, the latest local stalwart to leave the neighbourhood.It's not all bad news, though, b...

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1 week ago What we know about SNL's new Ontario cast member Veronika Slowikowska

If you're chronically online, you've likely seen new Canadian Saturday Night Live (SNL) cast member Veronika Slowikowska on your feed.On Tuesday, the legendary sketch comedy show announced five new cast members ahead of its 51st season.The actress and comedian, who you may know as @veronika_iscool on Instagram and TikTok, was the only Canadian who made the cut for the new season."Dream come true 🥲 see you Saturdays," Slowikowska shared on Instagram.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Veronika Slowikowska (@veronika_iscool)She follows in the footsteps of other iconic Canadian SNL cast members, including Dan Aykroyd, Phil Hartman, Norm MacDonald, Mike Myers, and Martin Short.Slowikowska is set to go live from New York on Oct. 4, so let's get to know the burgeoning actress and comedian.From Toronto comedy troupe to SNL cast memberThe 29-year-old hails from ...

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1 week ago Barrie comedian among five new cast members on ‘Saturday Night Live’

“Saturday Night Live” is adding five new cast members in Season 51, including Ben Marshall of the comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy and Canadian comic Veronika Slowikowska, known for viral sketches on TikTok and Instagram. The casting announcement Tuesday comes as SNL creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels is looking to shake things up, with […]

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1 week ago Tennis player Sorana Cirstea says trophy was stolen from her New York hotel room during the U.S. Open

NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis player Sorana Cirstea said the trophy she received after winning a recent women’s tournament was stolen from her New York hotel room while she was playing in the U.S. Open. Cirstea pleaded for the trophy’s return late Saturday night, two days after she was eliminated from singles play in Flushing […]

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2 w. ago Powerball jackpot grows to $1.1 billion after Saturday drawing ends without a winner

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball players will get another chance Monday at a jackpot estimated at over $1 billion, after no one won the big prize Saturday night. No one has matched all six numbers since May 31, allowing the jackpot to swell to $1.1 billion, which would be the fifth-largest prize in the […]

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2 w. ago The ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast is being shaken up. Who is leaving, and why?

Several “Saturday Night Live” cast members and at least one writer are leaving the show – in what entertainment outlets are describing as an “earthquake” or “bloodbath.” Four of the 17 cast members from Season 50 are leaving, in the largest exodus of cast members since 2022, when eight people left ahead of Season 48. […]

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2 w. ago Vancouver Canadians slugger Sean Keys has mechanical engineering degree as backup to baseball pursuit

The Toronto Blue Jays third base prospect, who hit his team-leading 16th home run for Vancouver on Saturday night, went to highly regarded Bucknell University

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4 w. ago Middleweight champ Dricus Du Plessis puts belt on the line against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319

Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis will put his belt on the line for the third time against one of the most feared pound-for-pound fighters on the UFC roster. Du Plessis (23-2) will face Khamzat Chimaev (14-0) at a sold-out United Center on Saturday night at UFC 319 as the event returns to Chicago for the […]

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4 w. ago Pete Davidson says he’s ‘embarrassed’ by media’s obsession with his penis: ‘THAT HURT SO MUCH’

There are worse things to be famous for than having a well-rounded personal life, but for Pete Davidson, he was not a fan of all the attention he was getting for what he calls his “f*** stick.” The Saturday Night Live actor appeared on a recent episode of The Breakfast Club and told host Charlamagne […]

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