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A month ago it seemed the 97th Academy Awards were on the edge of cancellation Los Angeles was still smoldering after a series of out-of-control wildfires, which saw thousands residents displaced, leading to serious questions about whether the Oscars could or even should continue.

"Like life," is the warning that arrives with The Monkey's titular stuffed animal, the words emblazoned on a hat box tween twins Hal and Bill (both played by Canadian Christian Convery at his most Parent Trap) find in their basement. 

Birkenstocks are comfortable and ubiquitous in the summer. The German-made shoes come in many colours and shapes. They sometimes look chic and sometimes look shabby. But can these sandals be considered art?

Paul Simon fans in Toronto and Vancouver will get a chance to catch the legendary singer-songwriter in a theatre setting after he announced Tuesday a return to touring.

Antonine Maillet, novelist, playwright and proud Acadian, has died at 95 at her home in Montreal, her publisher said.

Colombian superstar Shakira cancelled her Sunday concert in Lima after being hospitalized with an abdominal condition, the singer said.

For years, the Bridget Jones franchise was a series of diminishing returns, a string of off-kilter romances and mishaps valiantly attempting to recapture the madcap spirit of the 2001 original starring Renée Zellweger. 

No one should get their politics from a Marvel movie, least of all one in the sorry fifth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe clinging to life through a series of increasingly pathetic outings. 

Florida oranges. American cheese. Even bourbon. It seems nothing is beyond the newfound patriotic urge to shun American products amid the growing U.S.-Canada trade war.