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Amber Dowling “The Hardy Boys” has started production on its final chapter, Variety can reveal. The live-action Canadian children’s series, from Corus Entertainment studio Nelvana and Lambert Productions, is ending after three seasons. Filming on the final eight, hour-long episodes is underway in Toronto and southern Ontario, Canada. The story is expected to pick up following the cliffhanger events in the second season, and follow the boys and their friends as they dig up more secrets and conspiracies. Meanwhile, they’ll continue piecing together their great-grandfather’s map to uncover a powerful relic before it falls into the wrong hands.

Viggo Mortensen is set to star in, write and direct “The Dead Don’t Hurt,” a western love story set in the 1860s.The film also stars Vicky Krieps (“Bergman Island,” “Phantom Thread”) and is slated to begin shooting on Oct. 12 in Canada. “The Dead Don’t Hurt” is a Talipot Studio, Recorded Picture, and Perceval Pictures production, produced by Regina Solórzano (“Los Reyes del Mundo”), Oscar winner Jeremy Thomas (“EO”), and Mortensen.Talipot Studio is fully funding the film that will shoot predominantly in Durango, Mexico where Talipot will manage the production.

Viggo Mortensen is set to direct and star alongside Vicky Krieps in the western love story for The Dead Don’t Hurt. The film will start shooting on October 12 in Canada.

Ed Sheeran has shared details of a North American tour for 2023 – see dates below including how to buy tickets.The pop star will bring his ongoing ‘Mathematics’ world tour to the US and Canada next year, with support from Khalid, Dylan, Rosa Linn, Cat Burns, Maisie Peters and Russ on differing dates. It’s in support of his latest album, 2021’s ‘=‘ and will also hear him play songs from his back catalogue.Tickets go on general sale here next Friday (October 14) at 10am PT (6pm BST).Fans can register for early access tickets here (registration closes this Sunday, October 9 at 10pm ET / 3am BST, Monday, October 10).

On Nov. 9 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, an ensemble of actors will read selected scenes from the winning scripts.The 2022 winners are:Jennifer Archer (Springwater, Ontario, Canada), “Into the Deep Blue”Nick Bennet is rebuilding his life after the death of his mom, a DUI, and mandatory grief counseling.

Gone too soon. Robert Cormier, star of the long-running UPtv drama Heartland, died on Friday, September 23. He was 33.

Robert Cormier has passed away. The “Heartland” actor died on Sept. 23, according to his obituary. He was 33.

has died at 33.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cormier died in a hospital in Ontario from injuries sustained in a fall.The actor is best known for his portrayal of Kit Jennings in the third season of Netflix’s original horror anthology “Slasher.” He was also featured in the Canadian indie drama “Firecrackers,” which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.Cormier was born on June 14, 1989 in Toronto, Ontario to Lisa, a lab technician, and Robert Cormier, a small business owner. He was the first actor/artist to come out of his family.

actor died on Sept. 23, according to his obituary. He was 33.The Canadian-born actor's visitation will be held in Ontario on Oct.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have announced their final gig as a five-piece, with Bizzy Bone set to retire from performing live.The hip-hop group – Krayzie, Layzie, Bizzy, Wish and Flesh – will perform their last gig with this line-up in Ontario, California on November 19 as part of Bobby Dee and Snoop Dogg‘s High Hopes Concert.Others to perform at the event include Ice Cube, Cypress Hill, Method Man and Xzibit. The gig will take place at the Toyota Arena in Ontario and be hosted by Cypress Hill character Dr.

EXCLUSIVE: levelFILM and Wildling Pictures today announced that Suze, the latest comedy from Linsey Stewart and Dane Clark, has begun principal photography in Hamilton, Ontario.

Killing Eve actress Sandra Oh will attend late British monarch Queen Elizabeth II's funeral as part of Canada's delegation. Queen Elizabeth II passed away on 8 September aged 96, with leaders from around the world descending on London for her funeral on Monday.

Avril Lavigne has made it very clear she’s a huge Shania Twain fan.

EXCLUSIVE: Canadian filmmaker Chandler Levack has signed with WME.

Manori Ravindran International Editor IFC Films has acquired the U.S. rights to “Operation Avalanche” director Matt Johnson’s new movie, “BlackBerry,” about the ill-fated smartphone that took the world by storm in the early 2000s. The highly anticipated film, which was first revealed by Variety last month, tells the story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the BlackBerry, and stars an ensemble cast including Jay Baruchel (“This Is the End”), Glenn Howerton (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) and Cary Elwes (“Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning”). The pic will detail the operations of BlackBerry’s Canadian parent company Research in Motion, which was one of the country’s most illustrious and well-known tech companies before it floundered in legal disputes and eventually lost its market advantage to competitors such as Apple and Samsung. At the heart of the story is the business relationship between co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie.

BLACKPINK have shared details of their 2022 European and North American tour, including two UK dates.The tour will kick off in North America at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on October 25, with the K-pop four-piece playing arenas in Houston, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Chicago, Illinois; Newark, New Jersey, and wraps in Los Angeles, California at Banc of California Stadium on November 19.The ‘Born Pink’ tour dates will then resume at London’s The O2 on November 30 and December 1. It then moves to Barcelona, Spain; Cologne, Germany; Paris, France; Copenhagen, Denmark, and Berlin, Germany before closing at Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands on December 22.Tickets go on general sale next Friday (September 16) at 10am local time here.

Talk about poise. Farah Nasser, a host on Canada’s Global News, kept on track after swallowing a wayward bug during a live broadcast. “Sharing because we all need a laugh these days,” she later tweeted, alongside a clip of the moment. “I swallowed a fly on air today.”

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media Nicole Power has joined the ensemble of the upcoming Netflix drama series“Glamorous.” She will appear alongside the previously announced “Sex and the City” icon Kim Cattrall, as well as actor, singer-songwriter and YouTuber Miss Benny. In the show, Power will portray Mykynnleigh, a seemingly guileless corporate consultant who rolls into town to help make a business deal happen. Although she seems wholesome and unsophisticated, those appearances are deceiving as Mykynnleigh possesses a lot of backbone and business acumen. “Glamorous” tells the story of Marco Mejia (Miss Benny), a gender-nonconforming queer young man whose life seems to be stuck in place until he lands a job working for legendary makeup mogul Madolyn Addison (Cattrall). It’s Marco’s first chance to figure out what he wants out of life, who he actually is and what it really means for him to be queer.

Avril Lavigne was 16 years old the first time she visited Hollywood. She was so enamored with the Walk of Fame, the artist who was still two years shy from releasing the song that would catapult her to music's greatest heights laid down on a star and took a picture while wearing a hoodie emblazoned with the words «Skateboarding Is Not a Crime.»Little did she know, at the time, that she'd be back two decades later — wearing the exact same hoodie — for another photo, only this time it would be to celebrate her very own star.The «Sk8er Boi» singer received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at a frenzied Wednesday afternoon ceremony attended by her fiance, Mod Sun, and their dear friend, Machine Gun Kelly. Following the speeches, Lavigne explained to ET that she decided to bring her favorite hoodie from high school «for good luck and good vibes.»«My first time in Hollywood I came to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, then I came to Hollywood Boulevard,» the singer recalled.

Twitch streamer Clara ‘Keffals’ Sorrenti woke up on August 5 to armed police raiding her home, pointing an “assault rifle” in her face. It follows a campaign of harassment she has experienced whilst streaming on Twitch, and she has now pleaded for help.In a video posted to her YouTube channel (via PC Gamer), Sorrenti detailed a harrowing experience with London (Ontario, Canada) police, where they raided her home, armed, after “every city councilor in the city of Ontario” received an email stating that she possesses an illegal weapon, had killed her mother, and planned to go to City Hall and shoot “every cisgender person” in sight.After being taken into custody, she claims the police took the email seriously despite it being “riddled with grammatical errors” and appearing more like “something a troll would say”.

EXCLUSIVE: The New York-based Visit Films has acquired world rights excluding Canada to the video store dramedy I Like Movies, which will debut as part of the Discovery program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Dice Clay (Pam & Tommy) and Jordan Johnson-Hinds (The Endgame) will star in the Quiver-acquired basketball drama Warrior Strong from director Shane Belcourt (Red Rover), which has entered production in Northern Ontario, Canada.

Toronto Star, a body was discovered at the 65-year-old musician’s apartment in Hamilton, Ontario in Canada last Sunday (August 7).During a news conference yesterday (August 8), Hamilton Detective Sara Beck said police had received information in relation to a deceased person. Officers then “located a deceased male in his 60s” upon visiting Lewis’ home.The victim was said to have sustained “injuries consistent with foul play”.Gord’s 41-year-old son, Jonathan Lewis, was later arrested and has been charged with second-degree murder.

Karen Bliss Gord Lewis, guitarist and founder of Canadian punk band Teenage Head, was found dead over the weekend in his Hamilton, Ontario apartment. According to The Spectator, Lewis’ death is being treated as a homicide.Police did not name the victim pending an autopsy but announced 41-year-old Jonathan Lewis has been arrested and charged with second degree murder.

Avril Lavigne met up with a lot of fellow Canadians over the weekend.

Bungie against the Destiny 2 player who was threatening the studio’s employees.Back in June, Bungie filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Twitch streamer Luca Leone, also known as MiffysWorld, for cheating, reselling Destiny 2 assets and threatening Bungie employees. Some of the repeated threats involved mentions of burning down the studio’s offices, telling employees to “keep your doors locked” via their Twitter alias Inkcel.Two months later, it’s now been revealed in a ruling issued in June by the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario, Canada that the threats were much worse than originally reported (via PC Gamer).

Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber appear to be going strong.

Ryan Gosling has travelled all over the world, but nothing beats Canadian snacks.