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Mohawk Girls series tells stories of once 'voiceless' women

Submitted on May 19, 2013 - 9:20am

The director behind a TV series being shot in Kahnawake says she wants to show Canadians what it means to be a Mohawk woman.

John Lennon guitar snags $408,000 at auction

Submitted on May 19, 2013 - 8:59am

A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at a New York auction on Saturday for $408,000 US, said officials with the company behind the event

Book seller Sarah McNally: Hipster writes her own business rule book

Submitted on May 19, 2013 - 7:18am

Canadian Sarah McNally is taking her own unique approach to the book-selling game in New York City, and its success is evident in her Manhattan McNally-Jackson Bookstore, writes David Gutnick.

Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision

Submitted on May 18, 2013 - 5:57pm

Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune Only Teardrops.

Thieves steal $1M worth of jewels during Cannes film festival

Submitted on May 17, 2013 - 9:00pm

Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry in a brazen late-night burglary.

Bieber must pay for monkey's stay in Germany

Submitted on May 17, 2013 - 3:09pm

German officials say Justin Bieber will have to pay the bill for his monkey's two-month stay at a Munich animal shelter.

Eurovision Song Contest celebrates pop excess

Submitted on May 17, 2013 - 2:56pm

Techno beats, over-the-top stage antics and pop stars of the past return to the spotlight in Stockholm this weekend as the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest ramps up to its showy finale.

Tommy revival stirs emotions for Pete Townshend

Submitted on May 17, 2013 - 11:08am

For Pete Townshend, watching the Stratford Festival's revamp of his hit rock opera Tommy stirs up difficult memories from his working-class, post-war upbringing.

Quebec's Chloé Robichaud takes debut feature to Cannes

Submitted on May 17, 2013 - 10:23am

Quebec director Chloé Robichaud is at the Cannes Film Festival with her debut feature, Sarah Prefers to Run (Sarah préfère la course), which has been chosen for Un Certain Regard, a program that runs alongside the main competition.

Ticketmaster settles rewards lawsuit for $23M

Submitted on May 17, 2013 - 7:50am

Ticketmaster has agreed to settle claims for up to $23 million US over a lawsuit affecting more than a million people who, after buying a ticket online, were enrolled in a rewards program that cost $9 a month but never gave them any benefits.

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