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Estate sale Emily Carr painting bought for US$50 nets C$290,000 at Toronto auction
November 20, 2024 - 8:37 PM

TORONTO - An Emily Carr painting that sold for US$50 at an estate sale has fetched C$290,000 at a Toronto auction.
Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?
November 20, 2024 - 9:08 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The brooding waltz was carefully composed on a sheet of music roughly the size of an index card. The brief, moody number also bore an intriguing name, written at the top in cursive: “Chopin.”
Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards
November 20, 2024 - 8:03 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett's “James,” a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” has won the National Book Award for fiction. Jason De León’s “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling” won for nonfiction, where finalists included Salman Rushdie's memoir about his brutal stabbing in 2022, “Knife.”
Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction
November 20, 2024 - 6:54 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur.
B.C. government delegation jets to California to promote the province's film industry
November 20, 2024 - 1:49 PM

Just days after being appointed to their new jobs, three members of the British Columbia government are off to California to promote the province as a hot spot for film production.
From fashion to sports, coffee table books are great holiday options
November 20, 2024 - 12:32 PM

Stumped on a holiday gift? Reach for a coffee table book.
Holiday gift ideas for the movie lover, from bios and books to a status tote
November 20, 2024 - 11:04 AM

Do you have a someone in your life who plays Vulture's Cinematrix game every morning? Or maybe they have the kitchen television turned to Turner Classic Movies all day and make a point of organizing Oscar polls at work? Hate to break it to you: They might be a hard-to-please cinephile.
Alec Baldwin film 'Rust' has world premiere with dedication to cinematographer killed on set
November 20, 2024 - 10:54 AM

TORUN, Poland (AP) — Alec Baldwin’s Western “Rust” had its world premiere Wednesday at a film festival in Poland with a dedication to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot in an accident on the set three years ago.
Sheung-King wins Writers' Trust fiction prize for 'Batshit Seven'
November 20, 2024 - 9:41 AM

TORONTO - Sheung-King and Martha Baillie were among the big winners at the Writers' Trust Awards ceremony Tuesday that saw many take the podium with emotional pleas to protect LGBTQ rights and end the war in Gaza.
Famous Fredericton beaver sculpture finds new home in downtown art gallery
November 20, 2024 - 1:00 AM

FREDERICTON - When people pass by the white-pillared Beaverbrook Art Gallery starting this weekend, they will be greeted by one of Fredericton's most famous sculptures.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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Estate sale Emily Carr painting bought for US$50 nets C$290,000 at Toronto auction

Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?

Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards

Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction

B.C. government delegation jets to California to promote the province's film industry

From fashion to sports, coffee table books are great holiday options

Holiday gift ideas for the movie lover, from bios and books to a status tote

Alec Baldwin film 'Rust' has world premiere with dedication to cinematographer killed on set

Sheung-King wins Writers' Trust fiction prize for 'Batshit Seven'

Famous Fredericton beaver sculpture finds new home in downtown art gallery

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