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It Ends With Us is about an abusive relationship. So why is the marketing so light-hearted?

Though people who work with those experiencing intimate partner violence say the movie It Ends With Us may help draw attention to the issue, they also worry that its marketing campaign is missing the point and glossing over the complexities of abusive relationships.

Newfoundlanders already love him. Now, a documentary will introduce this psychedelic superhero to the world

The story of Captain Newfoundland, the strange superhero who fought bad guys with meditation and regularly interrupted programming on the local St. John's network NTV, is set to be told in a documentary about Geoffrey Stirling, the media mogul who created him.

Why John Krasinski's Rogers ad is upsetting Canadian union actors mired in labour dispute

A Rogers commercial featuring Hollywood star John Krasinski from an ad agency that isn't using Canadian union talent has drawn criticism from some actors who've been impacted by a lengthy labour dispute that has effectively prevented union actors from appearing in spots for many of the country's largest brands.

Nelly Furtado to host 2024 Juno Awards

Nelly Furtado will be headed to Halifax to host next year's Juno Awards.

Films in French are regularly Canada's top box-office earners, and they're shining at TIFF, too

Films from Quebec have seen critical and commercial success over the years, and while language plays a role, filmmakers in the province also cite creative freedoms and a star system that gives French language films a leg up in Canada.

The 'perfect' teaching assistant? Universities find new uses for AI

Whether channeling Shakespeare, building rubrics for teachers or helping students know when they're being duped by a deepfake, the new wave of artificial intelligence tools is being embraced by educators at universities this fall and not just in the computer science labs where they were developed.

Famed animator Hayao Miyazaki might not be done making films, says Studio Ghibli exec

On a TIFF red carpet for The Boy and the Heron, Studio Ghibli executiveJunichi Nishioka told CBC's Eli Glasner that animation legend Hayao Miyazaki is still hard at work.

Documentary about jailed ISIS fighters is Canada's international entry for 2024 Oscars

The documentary Rojek has been selected as Canada's submission for best international film at next year's Oscars. Directed by Zayn Akyol of Montreal, Rojek is constructed around interviews of incarcerated members of ISIS.

Canadian actors feel the pinch as commercial dispute drags on

Since April 2022, Canada's acting union and the trade organization representing ad agencies havent been able to renegotiate a deal that sets the rules for using actors in ads. As a result, Canadian actors say they've seen a key source of income dry up.

Canadian origins of the satanic panic explored in documentary Satan Wants You

Satan Wants You explores the story behind the 1980 book Michelle Remembers that recounts therapy sessions between a Canadian psychiatrist and his patient, who shares supposedly recovered memories of childhood abuse that occurred during satanic rituals.