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Riverdale alum Ryan Grantham allegedly was plotting to kill Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau following his mother’s death.

CBC.The 24-year-old’s sentencing hearing by the British Columbia Supreme Court began on Monday. While the charge carries an automatic life sentence, the court proceedings were held to determine when Grantham should be eligible for parole.

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An Ontario judge has set a sentencing hearing in October for musician Jacob Hoggard‘s sexual assault case.

Content warning: This article discusses allegations of sexual assault.Jacob Hoggard, the former frontman for defunct Canadian pop-rock band Hedley, has been convicted of sexual assault.On Sunday (June 5), a Toronto jury found Hoggard guilty of one count of sexual assault causing bodily harm against an Ottawa woman. He was acquitted of the same charge involving a woman who was 16 years old at the time of the alleged incident. He was also found not guilty of sexual interference.The separate assaults are alleged to have taken place in 2016.

Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has been found not guilty on two out of three counts after jurors reached a verdict in the sex assault trial of the former Hedley lead singer.

Jimi Hendrix with another Blue Plaque.The plaque will be located at the Hard Rock Hotel in Marble Arch and will be unveiled on June 10 alongside the ‘Experience Hendrix L.L.C’ event.The location marks Hendrix’s last London residence, which was then known as the Cumberland Hotel. Hendrix also wrote the lyrics to ‘Look Over Yonder’ and ‘Suddenly November Morning’ on the hotel’s stationary.As part of the celebrations, there will be a screening of the Grammy-nominated documentary Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix In Maui as well as a question-and-answer session with Jimi’s sister Janie Hendrix, his producer and engineer Eddie Kramer, and the film’s director John McDermott.The first Blue Plaque honouring Jimi was unveiled in 1997 at his 1968-69 Mayfair residence.In a statement, Janie Hendrix said: “I’m so proud of my brother Jimi and his being honoured again in London. His mission was to spread love across the world through his music, and we continue to see that come to fruition all these years later.“Eddie, John and I all look forward to interacting with people on June 10, whose lives were touched by Jimi in London — a city that was so important to him and his career.”In other Jimi Hendrix news, Joni Mitchell announced last year that she would be releasing the recordings of two sets at a Canadian coffee shop that were recorded by Jimi Hendrix.The singer’s performances at Ottawa’s Le Hibou Coffee House were captured by Hendrix in March 1968 during a two week residency by Mitchell ahead of the release of her debut album, ‘Song To A Seagull’.The recording features on Mitchell’s collection ‘Joni Mitchell Archives Vol.

When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge stepped out at the Top Gun: Maverick premiere last week, there was no doubting the future of the monarchy is in safe hands. Kate was the picture of elegance in a monochrome Roland Mouret dress, while dashing William looked full of admiration for his wife as they posed together on the red carpet in London’s Leicester Square.

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have started their journey to Canada’s North, where they are scheduled to speak with First Nations chiefs as the final day of the royal visit focuses on Indigenous issues and climate change.

Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, are set to begin a three-day tour of Canada this week that will focus on Indigenous reconciliation and climate change – and on connecting with a Canadian public that is increasingly skeptical of the monarchy.

(CNN)Of course he did. Late comedian Norm Macdonald has left audiences an opportunity to hear him tell a few more jokes.In a tribute to Macdonald for CTV News, his sister-in-law Joyce Napier (the CTV National News Ottawa bureau chief) revealed that he recorded a new hour of material before his death from cancer in September at age 61."It turns out Norm left an hour of new material behind, recorded in his apartment during the lockdown," Napier wrote. "It'll be a Netflix comedy special soon.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will come to Canada as part of a three-day royal tour from May 17 to May 19, 2022.

As Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz prepare to tie the knot, 23 year old Brooklyn’s siblings are reported to play a central part of the upcoming ceremony. But while the Beckham brood may be household names, 27 year old Nicola comes from an equally impressive family. The actress, who is set to marry Brooklyn this Saturday, 9 April, is the daughter of billionaire Nelson Peltz, 79, and ex model Claudia Peltz, 65.

For over ten tears, Carrie Underwood has walked her life with Mike Fisher by her side. The country music star has been happily married to the former hockey player, and they have taken their love from red carpets to country festivals to the random throwback photo on Instagram. But, for those unfamiliar with the man who has captured the “Good Girl” singer’s heart, here’s what you need to know about Carrie Underwood’s husband.

Gene Simmons has had an incredibly lengthy career in both the music scene and Hollywood. While starting off with the groundbreaking glam rock band Kiss in the 1970s, the 72-year-old entertainer, who was born in Israel, rose to fame with chart-topping hits such as “Rock and Rock All Nite” and “I Was Made For Loving You.” When the band’s popularity began dying down, Gene made a name for himself as an actor, starring in such flicks as 1984’s Runaway with Tom Selleck and 1987’s Wanted: Dead or Alive. He even got his own reality show in 2010 with Gene Simmons Family Jewels.

Evangeline Lilly urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to speak with the group of truck drivers protesting COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates. Lilly, who is Canadian, addressed her thoughts directly at Trudeau in a video shared on Bridge City News' Instagram account.

The Department of Homeland Security said in a memo that it has received reports that truck drivers may attempt to block roads at major events to protest vaccine mandates. This Sunday’s Super Bowl in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium is a likely target, according to an internal memo cited by several major media outlets. 

Hundreds of protesters hit the streets of Manchester today (Saturday) demanding 'freedom' from Covid restrictions and vaccinations.

Netflix is giving fans a sneak peek at Ryan Reynolds’ new movie “The Adam Project”.

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It was a courageous gesture that made global headlines and changed the lives of millions.

Les Emmerson, the singer and songwriter of the 1970s group Five Man Electrical Band who had a massive 1971 radio hit with the counterculture anthem “Signs,” died Dec. 10 of Covid-19 at a hospital in his native Ottawa. He was 77.

Jamie Lang Los Angeles-based Outsider Pictures has picked up North American rights to the award-winning Brazilian stop-motion feature “Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People,” this year’s Best Film winner from Annecy’s Contrechamp section for innovative and outside-the-box toon features and the Best Animated Feature at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.Outsider is currently planning an Academy qualifying run for the film.São Paulo-based Coala Filmes impressed early on with their claymation

These “Jeopardy!” contestants could stand to learn a thing or two about Ottawa.

Peter Aykroyd, younger brother of Dan Aykroyd, has died at age 66.

Bob Saget, whose friendship with fellow comedian Norm Macdonald stretched back to their earliest days in Ottawa’s stand-up comedy clubs, remembers the late, great comic in an emotional, heartfelt 37-minute video tribute posted in the wee hours of the morning today, “when most of you who loved Norm will be awake and the people close to him will be up because we’re f*cked up and just can’t sleep.”

Jordan Rose Sometimes the best movies often are the ones where the protagonist is seemingly defeated, gets a second lease on life, and returns in the final act to settle the score.

Jay Baruchel is launching “Highly Legal”, a new Canadian Audible Original podcast with a focus on marijuana.

Joni Mitchell is set to release the recordings of two sets at a Canadian coffee shop that were recorded by Jimi Hendrix.