A Mona Lisa copy owned by Spain's Prado Museum was almost certainly painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci's apprentices alongside the master himself as he did the original, museum officials said Wednesday.

Monsieur Lazhar, Coteau Rouge and Café du Flore are the lead contenders in the race for the Prix Jutra, Quebec's film awards.

The Nunavut Literacy Council has published the book Just One Goal, by acclaimed Canadian children's author Robert Munsch, in the Inuit language.

Don Cornelius, who help spread black music and culture with his long-running TV variety show Soul Train, died Wednesday of a gunshot wound. He was 75.

Though Bryan Adams has popped up on various stages in recent years, fans will get to see the veteran rocker in arena shows this summer as he embarks on a full-fledged cross-Canada tour.

The coroner who oversaw the inquest into the death of singer Amy Winehouse has resigned after her qualifications were questioned, officials said Wednesday — raising the possibility the investigation may have to be held again.

More than a quarter of a century after Watchmen intrigued readers with tales of less-than-heroic and all-too-human — save for Dr. Manhattan — crime-fighting vigilantes, DC Entertainment is revisiting them in a series of original prequels this summer.

The Arctic Monkeys is leading the race for NME Awards, given annually by British music magazine New Music Express, while Montreal's Arcade Fire is among the nominees for best international band.

British singer Adele, widely acknowledged as 2011's top artist, will mark her live performance comeback at the Grammy Awards.

David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo won't be shown in Indian cinemas after censors objected to nudity in the acclaimed crime thriller.