The CBC’s Rick Mercer Report has been named best comedy, while international co-production The Borgias has won for best drama at the 26th annual Gemini Awards.

Elizabeth Taylor dazzled the world with her luminous beauty, lavish lifestyle, and an unquenchable passion for diamonds and jewels that was fueled by the great loves of her life and now, those treasures will be up for auction.

The HBO comedy Call Me Fitz, starring Jason Priestly, and the police drama Flashpoint will be chasing more Gemini Awards Wednesday night as the best in Canadian television is honoured.

Montreal’s new concert hall, L’adresse symphonique, opens its doors to the public Wednesday, an event music lovers have been awaiting for more than two decades.

Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean and Brad Paisley lead the pack with five nominations each for the Country Music Association Awards, with Aldean and Shelton in the running for Entertainer of the Year.