Stompin' Tom planned details of public memorial

For roughly two weeks before his death, Stompin' Tom Connors helped to arrange the public memorial that will be held in his honour on Wednesday.

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Marvel comics giving away 700 1st issues

Marvel is releasing more than 700 first issues of its comics free online between now and Tuesday.

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Ron Hynes lauds fans for support during cancer recovery

St. John's singer Ron Hynes paid an emotional tribute to colleagues, fans and total strangers who rallied for his health after he was diagnosed last summer with throat cancer.

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Sounds of the city: Toronto orchestra debuts interactive symphony

Everyday sounds gathered in Toronto — from noisy intersections to spinning skateboard wheels to a dip in the lake — will be part of a brand new composition making its debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra this weekend.

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Friend, collaborator remembers Stompin' Tom Connors

Gaetan Lepine was tending bar at the Maple Leaf Tavern in Timmins, Ontario when a tall, skinny drifter walked in with a guitar. Lepine offered him a beer for a song, and the legend of Stompin' Tom Connors was born.

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Gangnam Style sensation Psy set to unveil new song

South Korean rapper Psy says he'll unveil his much-awaited follow-up to Gangnam Style next month and celebrate it with a huge concert in Seoul.

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FILM REVIEW: Oz The Great and Powerful

Filmmaker Sam Raimi fights against his natural instincts with Oz The Great and Powerful, a mess of a Wizard of Oz prequel starring a miscast James Franco.

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Identified as arts prodigies, Ontario brothers now contributing to science

One person in approximately 5 million is a prodigy. A Stoney Creek, Ont., household has two of them, and it may be due in part to a lucky accident.

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Canada's feminists get face time in NFB film

Canada's feminist movement is explored in a dramatic and comprehensive treatment in the National Film Board documentary Status Quo? The unfinished business of feminism in Canada.

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Justin Bieber recovering after fainting backstage in London

Justin Bieber is recovering after fainting backstage at a concert in London.

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CBC Radio's Max Ferguson dies

CBC Radio personality Max Ferguson, best known for his long-running programs Rawhide and The Max Ferguson Show, has died. He was 89 years old.

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Stompin' Tom Connors, 1936-2013

Canadian legend Stompin' Tom Connors over the years

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Hot Docs to screen Pussy Riot film, 1993's The War Room

Hot Docs, the largest documentary festival in North America, unveiled a lineup of high-profile films for its 2013 edition, including The War Room, the political film that made its mark 20 years ago.

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Stompin' Tom remembered by fans, friends

Stompin' Tom Connors is being remembered by fans, friends and colleagues across the country as a fiercely patriotic musical icon who wrong songs that made Canadians of all stripes 'feel like they came from someplace that mattered.'

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Hindi film festival, 'Oscars of India,' overlooks Surrey

The festival announced by Premier Christy Clark at the end of January and would bring Bollywood stars to Vancouver — but not Surrey — between April 4 and April 6.

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Stompin' Tom's musical map of Canada

The late Stompin' Tom Connors, the fiercely proud and extremely prolific Canadian music icon, wrote and performed songs that celebrate our country from coast to coast. Though they didn't all become chart-toppers, his patriotic tunes are familiar to Canadians of all ages.

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3 Canadian projects featured at Tribeca festival

Three Canadian projects have been chosen for the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival in New York, including one interactive project about insomnia.

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Dancer accused in Bolshoi attack denies ordering use of acid

The star dancer accused of masterminding the attack on the Bolshoi ballet chief says he gave the go-ahead for the attack, but did not order the perpetrator to throw acid on the artistic director's face.

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Book on barricades nabs $25K political writing prize

A book by a Calgary writer that examines the people and cultures along international barricades has captured the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.

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Stompin' Tom Connors dies at 77

Canadian country-folk legend Stompin' Tom Connors, whose toe-tapping musical spirit and fierce patriotism established him as one of Canada's strongest cultural icons, has died.

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