Henry Beckman, a Canadian character actor who appeared in hundreds of TV shows, films and stage productions in a career spanning five decades, is dead at age 86.

It is unfortunate that creators are having to bypass their associations and unions and speak directly to the public (and fellow members) to have their

The Canadian who was detained by U.S. officials and sent to Syria, where he claims he was tortured, was never technically inside the country, so his claims could not be heard in U.S. courts.

Twelve million honey bees were accidentally released after the lorry carrying them overturned on a Canadian motorway. Royal Canadian Mounted Police said a downpour of rain had helped to contain the bees near New Brunswick.

Live! On Stage! Review by Mary Alderson At every opening night at Huron Country Playhouse, you can always count on Neil Atchison for a few laughs.

Hollywood counts down to labor cliffhanger LOS ANGELES - Hollywood’s actors and studios traded last-minute barbs on Sunday, a day before their film and TV labor pact was due to expire with no announcement of a new three-year deal. The contract covering 120,000 members of the Screen Actors Guild expires on Monday night at midnight, and that date was widely seen as likely to …

Hollywood counts down to labor cliffhanger LOS ANGELES - Hollywood’s actors and studios traded last-minute barbs on Sunday, a day before their film and TV labor pact was due to expire with no announcement of a new three-year deal. The contract covering 120,000 members of the Screen Actors Guild expires on Monday night at midnight, and that date was widely seen as likely to …

Hollywood counts down to labor cliffhanger LOS ANGELES - Hollywood’s actors and studios traded last-minute barbs on Sunday, a day before their film and TV labor pact was due to expire with no announcement of a new three-year deal. The contract covering 120,000 members of the Screen Actors Guild expires on Monday night at midnight, and that date was widely seen as likely to …

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is desperate to cast porn star Tera Patrick in his forthcoming film.

Canadian director David Cronenberg has caught the opera bug. Literally. Rehearsals are under way for the operatic adaptation of Cronenberg’s 1987 horror flick “The Fly” for Paris’ Chatelet Theater and the Los Angeles Opera.

ROCK AND POP Musicians and night-club proprietors live complicated lives; it’s advisable to call ahead to confirm engagements. “AFRO-PUNK” This annual festival features film screenings at the Brooklyn Academy of Music along with concerts by a number of bands in a newly built skate park outside the academy . . .