Jacob Tierney’s darkly comic film Good Neighbours and CBC’s comedian match-up The Debaters are the lead nominees for the Canadian Comedy Awards.

Claude Léveillée, hailed as the singer-songwriter who helped define Quebec’s culture and composed songs for the legendary Édith Piaf, died Thursay. He was 78.

Leonard Stern, a television writer-producer whose credits include Get Smart and The Honeymooners, has died. He was 88.

Newfoundland celtic rockers Great Big Sea will be the headline performers on Canada Day in Ottawa next month, as the nation’s capital plays host to Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Willie Nelson will pay a $787 US fine to settle a charge of marijuana possession, a Texas county court decided on Wednesday.

A new report says private radio broadcasters raked in more revenues and recorded higher profit margins last year.

M.F. Husain, a former movie billboard artist who rose to become India’s most sought-after painter, died Thursday in London. He was 95.