Canadian book industry calls on government to keep it out of trade war
TORONTO -- Canada's literary institutions are banding together on the eve of an expected announcement about counter-tariffs on U.S. imports that could include books.
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English O Canada lyrics have never been static, musicologist says
TORONTO -- Changing the lyrics of a national anthem is often considered taboo, but Chantal Kreviazuk's tweak to the words of O Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off Final in Boston on Thursday night may have struck a different chord, says a musicologist.
How Justin Trudeau captured the zeitgeist, and how he lost it
TORONTO -- In his early days as prime minister, Justin Trudeau was "cool." In the year that followed his majority sweep into power, he appeared in the pages of Vogue, on the cover of a Marvel comic book and on "The Daily Show," chatting with an up-and-coming Hasan Minhaj.
Federal government plans to extend deadline for charitable donation tax deductions
The federal government plans to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns through to the end of February.
Premiers urge Trudeau to extend deadline for charitable donations after postal strike
TORONTO -- Canada's premiers are calling on the federal government to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns through to the end of February.
Shoppers strategize how to score the best deals as tax holiday looms
TORONTO -- A tax holiday introduced by the federal government is throwing a bit of a wrench in Andy Thompson's Christmas shopping plans.
Financial uncertainty, singlehood cited as reasons child-free adults delay parenthood
TORONTO -- A new poll suggests half of 18- to 50-year-olds in Canada who plan on having kids have delayed parenthood, with respondents citing reasons that include financial uncertainty, difficulties finding a partner and the cost of child care.
Cundill History Prize finalists include books on early North America, post-WWII Japan
Books about the civilizations of pre-colonial Indigenous North America, the early Black civil rights movement and post-Second World War Japan are finalists for the US$75,000 Cundill History Prize.
M.G. Vassanji among finalists for Balsillie Prize for Public Policy
TORONTO -- Celebrated novelist M.G. Vassanji's exploration of the emigrant experience is among the finalists for the $60,000 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy.
'Megalopolis' grew more relevant over the decades Coppola worked on it: Esposito
TORONTO -- Giancarlo Esposito first read the script of Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" more than two decades ago, and he says it somehow feels more relevant now.
Ukrainian officials call for film following Russian soldiers to be pulled from TIFF
TORONTO -- Ukrainian officials are calling on the Toronto International Film Festival to pull a documentary about Russian soldiers from its schedule.
Carol Off wants her new book about divisive language to eventually become irrelevant
TORONTO -- Carol Off hopes her latest book will become irrelevant as the years pass. She fears it will not.
Musicians and magicians: Avril Lavigne, David Ben among Order of Canada appointees
When David Ben learned he would be appointed to the Order of Canada, his mind immediately went to the great magicians who received the honour before him.