A strong Canadian contingent is heading to La Croisette for the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, which will screen new movies from both established names like David Cronenberg and budding directors invited to the French fest for the first time.

Prolific Mexican novelist and essayist Carlos Fuentes has died in a hospital in Mexico City, according to Mexico's cultural agency. He was 83.

Ellen DeGeneres, the popular comedian and talk show host who also portrayed the first prime-time TV character to come out as gay, has been named winner of the prestigious Mark Twain Prize.

Quebec theatre producer Normand Latourelle is back with Odysseo, the newest production of his equestrian and performing arts troupe Cavalia.

People from the Saskatchewan filmmaking community, including Sons of Anarchy actor Kim Coates, converged on the legislature Monday to protest against the end of a film and video tax credit.

Bret Michaels and organizers of the Tony Awards have settled a lawsuit filed by the rocker after a 2009 incident in which he was hit in the head with a set piece.

MusicNL members rally against the loss of a studio and a mobile recording unit at CBC's production centre in St. John's.

Lady Gaga will have to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia amid concerns her sexy clothes and dance moves undermine Islamic values and will corrupt the youth.

A music video by a P.E.I. band passed one million views, suddenly exploding in popularity after years of moderate success on YouTube.

A modest Leonard Cohen accepted the $50,000 Glenn Gould Prize at a star-studded gala tribute in Toronto on Monday night, before promptly donating the cash to the Canada Council for the Arts.

The success of a fundraising campaign for veteran comedian Mike MacDonald, who is waiting for a liver transplant after he contracted hepatitis C, has shocked the man.

Sagkeeng's Finest claim first place on the first season of Canada's Got Talent.

Today is no ordinary day for Swedish non-profit foundation Expressions of Humankind, which is encouraging photographers around the world to document May 15, 2012, for future generations.