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Cúirting with words and poetry

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:06:04 -0700
TWO YEARS AGO, the infamous ash cloud of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull came between the Cúirt International Festival of Literature in Galway and its programming. Several participants were stranded at the other side of the Atlantic, and the programme inevitably suffered.
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The Institute for Contemporary Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum Promotes Contemporary Art in Public Places

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:44:22 -0700
Health Connexions™ is proud to be a sponsor of the event 'Contemporary Art in Public Places'. This will be an evening of contemporary art with City of Toronto Public Art Coordinator Jane Perdue, ScotiaBank Nuit Blanche curator Shirley Madill and Public Artist Lesia Mokrycke. Together these three speakers will discuss the importance of art in the public sphere and highlight the impact of the arts ...
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AFAA’s ‘Anne’ opens tonight in Eagle River

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:27:31 -0700
Actor Stephen Lochner believes the upcoming Alaska Fine Arts Academy production of “Anne of Green Gables” is a must-see.
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Cannes Diary: Michael Haneke's Canadian alibi

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:10:45 -0700
German director abandoned latest movie for a while after seeing "Away from Her." Or was it ‘La dernière fugue’?
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Toronto Symphony scores 'The Hockey Sweater'; book's author humble about success

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:40:10 -0700
TORONTO - With its charming look at a Quebec boy's fervour for the Montreal Canadiens and scorn for the Toronto Maple Leafs, "The Hockey Sweater" children's book is often seen as a parable about French and English relations in Canada.
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Toronto celebrates the artistry of Leonard Cohen with free events starting May 7

Wed, 02 May 2012 06:34:00 -0700
TORONTO, May 2, 2012 /CNW/ - The Glenn Gould Foundation has programmed a series of free events starting Monday, May 7, 2012 in celebration of iconic singer, songwriter, poet, artist and novelist Leonard ...
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Current weather

Tue, 01 May 2012 21:21:24 -0700
West Indies cricketing great Brian Charles Lara, left, has the full attention of Miss World 1986 Giselle La Ronde-West, centre, and Miss Universe 1977 Janelle Commissiong-Chow, probably talking about his birthday celebrations today, during yesterday’s reception for visiting Canadian Governor General David Johnston at the Diplomatic Centre yesterday.
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5 arrests in Canadian grad student's Mexico murder

Tue, 08 May 2012 05:15:07 -0700
Mexican police have arrested five suspects in relation to the death of a University of British Columbia graduate student who was brutally murdered in Mexico last year along with her boyfriend.
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A 3-year legal fight over film violence; trial delay for special-effects artist

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:30:09 -0700
MONTREAL - In his basement workshop scattered with fake severed limbs, bloody heads and internal organs, Remy Couture sets about creating and crafting the macabre.
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UFV’s Susan Fisher wins Canada Prize for scholarly examination of Canadian children and WWI

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:07:35 -0700
Dr. Susan Fisher, associate dean of the College of Arts won the 2012 Canada Prize for a scholarly work in the humanities category.
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