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'Blood Quantum' an eerily timely film on 'what a pandemic does to people'

'Blood Quantum' an eerily timely film on 'what a pandemic does to people'

TORONTO — Picture it: A plague has broken out, resulting in border closures, xenophobia, paranoia and denial of facts.
Juno Awards organizers 'hold off indefinitely' on revealing this year's winners

Juno Awards organizers 'hold off indefinitely' on revealing this year's winners

TORONTO — Hang tight, the winners of the cancelled Juno Awards will still be announced, but it won't be any time soon.
CBC says it's working to restore the local TV news it shelved last week

CBC says it's working to restore the local TV news it shelved last week

TORONTO — The CBC says it's gradually restoring the local supper-hour TV news it recently shelved.
CBC Sports chief can refocus Olympic planning with Games set for 2021

CBC Sports chief can refocus Olympic planning with Games set for 2021

TORONTO — After a whirlwind few days was capped with the postponement of the Tokyo Games until 2021, CBC Sports & Olympics executive director Chris Wilson can breathe a little easier.
Review: Americana folk singer Mark Erelli amps it up a notch

Review: Americana folk singer Mark Erelli amps it up a notch

Mark Erelli, “Blindsided" (Soundly Music) Americana singer-songwriter Mark Erelli has turned things up a notch.
Review: Béla Fleck's 'Africa' mixes new material with old

Review: Béla Fleck's 'Africa' mixes new material with old

Béla Fleck, “Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions” (Craft Recordings) Béla Fleck has built his unparalleled career expanding both what it means to be a banjo player and what banjo music can or should be.
Review: Jessie Reyez's great debut reveals an intense star

Review: Jessie Reyez's great debut reveals an intense star

Jessie Reyez, “Before Love Came to Kill Us" (FMLY/Island Records) Jessie Reyez might be petite, but she's a monster. We didn't say that. She did, on her official debut album. But she memorably adds a certain expletive before the word “monster.
Review: Trans woman and her sister learn acceptance, love

Review: Trans woman and her sister learn acceptance, love

“My Sister: How One Sibling’s Transition Changed Us Both,” Bold Type Books, by Selenis Leyva and Marizol Leyva In alternating chapters, Selenis Leyva of “Orange is the New Black” and her sister, Marizol Leyva, tell the heart-wrenching story of Marizo
Review: Trans woman and her sister learn acceptance, love

Review: Trans woman and her sister learn acceptance, love

“My Sister: How One Sibling’s Transition Changed Us Both,” Bold Type Books, by Selenis Leyva and Marizol Leyva In alternating chapters, Selenis Leyva of “Orange is the New Black” and her sister, Marizol Leyva, tell the heart-wrenching story of Marizo
Prentice Penny puts a fresh spin on wine films in 'Uncorked'

Prentice Penny puts a fresh spin on wine films in 'Uncorked'

LOS ANGELES — In an early scene in Prentice Penny’s debut feature, “Uncorked,” his main character Elijah is trying to help a customer who doesn’t know much about wine find the right bottle. “Do you like hip hop?” he says. She does.
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