‘Northern Touch’ 25th Anniversary Pop-Up Event & Celebration Coming To Toronto

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Airbnb is offering “Ted Lasso” fans the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to stay overnight at the show’s iconic Crown & Anchor Pub — for only $13 a night. Even better, Annette Badland, who plays Mae on the Apple TV+ series, will serve guests at the London tavern.

Kelsea Ballerini is back on tour and you can check out the set list here!

"The Big Lebowski" is officially 25 years old. The movie, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, tells the story of Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, whose life gets turned upside down when he is mistaken for Jeffery Lebowski, also known as The Big Lebowski.

The new “Scream” movie has a moment fans have been waiting for.

The 50th anniversary of hip hop will be celebrated with a special star-studded performance at the upcoming Juno Awards, featuring an array of Canada’s best-known rap performers.

Gigi Hadid holds up the bottom of her colorful dress while arriving for an interview in New York City on Tuesday (February 28).

When you have a film titled “Pi” and it’s on the verge of celebrating its 25th anniversary, what better day to re-release the film in theaters than March 14, aka Pi Day? It just makes sense. And that’s exactly what’s happening.

EXCLUSIVE: MastersFX, the special effects character and makeup company behind everything from Chucky in Child’s Play to Jack from the Jack in the Box commercials, has hired Sandra Lindala as its new VP. She will oversee the company’s operations in its Vancouver and Toronto studios and help develop new business.

Matteo Berrettini takes pictures with fans during the White Party to kick off the Mexican Open tennis tournament in Acapulco, Mexico on Sunday (February 26).

media reports, his family released a statement to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announcing that he passed away in his sleep. No other details were provided.“Gordon Pinsent’s daughters Leah, and Beverly, and his son Barry, would like to announce the passing of their father peacefully in sleep today with his family at his side,” his son-in-law Peter Keleghan confirmed wrote.

Pearl Jam have announced a 25th anniversary reissue package for their album ‘Yield’.The Seattle grunge icons’ fifth studio album came out in February 1998 and featured the singles ‘Do The Evolution’ and ‘Given To Fly’.To celebrate its birthday, the album will be reissued on translucent red and black vinyl via Vinyl Me, Please. It will be the first release from the company’s new audiophile-grade pressing plant in Denver, Colorado.

Schools across the country have been dealing with 'rioting' students after a mass rebellion over changes to the use of toilets during lessons and break times. Police were called out to a number of schools yesterday after pupils 'went on the rampage' during their TikTok planned protest which teachers allege was sparked by a social media trend.

Amazon Prime’s new show “Swarm” terrifyingly reveals how far one super fan will go to meet their idol.

King Charles is showing his support for Ukraine once again.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International BritBox International has reached three million subscribers across its eight international markets, Variety can reveal. The “best of British” streamer, which is backed internationally by BBC and ITV, has reached its latest milestone across the U.S., Canada, Australia, South Africa, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. (The service launched in the U.K. in November 2019 but split off from the global operation in 2022 and is now integrated into ITV’s streaming offering, ITVX.) “Through what’s been a really challenging time for lots of SVODs, we’ve grown by 15% this year, which certainly exceeds that category growth for the U.S., and lots of our competitors in that set,” Reemah Sakaan, the London-based CEO of BritBox International, tells Variety.

S Club 7 have added extra dates to their recently announced reunion tour – see the full schedule below.‘The S Club 7 Reunited tour’ will see the group’s seven members – Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O’Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Tina Barrett – head out across the UK and Ireland.The 11-date tour will now begin at Manchester’s AO Arena on October 12, with the group visiting Dublin, Glasgow, Cardiff and more before finishing at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on October 29.They have also added a matinee show at London’s The O2 on October 28, which makes their third performance at the venue during the tour.Speaking about their comeback, the band said: “It’s so good to be back!! We have all been so overwhelmed by the response following the tour announcement. Thanks again for all the lovely messages and support, it means the world to us.

K.J. Yossman S.N.A.P. Films have unveiled their new development slate, including a film and true crime limited series about the first female mob boss Bessie Starkman. The Canadian production company, founded by Sergio Navarretta and Alessandra Piccione, has also secured Dr. Bernie Siegel’s life rights with a view to working on a documentary and feature film about what they describe as “America’s most controversial doctor in the field of mind-body healing and patient empowerment” as well as optioning the rights to the book “Rocco Perri: The Story of Canada’s Most Notorious Bootlegger” by Antonio Nicaso, which they are also planning to adapt as a feature.

Meghan Markle was not laughing along with South Park this week.

Charlie Amter The surviving members of New York trio Ivy are taking a look back this year at one of their most beloved albums, “Apartment Life,” which is celebrating a 25th anniversary. The group was one of two ’90s-era indie acts to feature the late Emmy- and Grammy-winning musician Adam Schlesinger, who in addition to being a key member of both Ivy and Fountains of Wayne wrote music for the 1996 Tom Hanks vehicle “That Thing You Do!” and “Crazy Ex Girlfriend,” among others. On March 3, Bar/None Records will drop a reissue of the set, with two previously unreleased tracks, and Variety can exclusively reveal that the band will also release a Record Store Day exclusive of the demo versions of “Apartment Life” (in the same sequence as the final studio record) on Saturday, April 22; the “Apartment Life” demos will also be available on streaming services from July 21 onwards. We share one of the demo version songs (“I’ve Got A Feeling”) below, and talk with the surviving members of Ivy, Andy Chase and Dominique Durand, about the record, how they got their masters back, and the song from the album that Schlesinger — who passed away in 2020 from coronavirus complications — said was his favorite.

Toronto’s Jully Black will sing “O Canada” at the NBA All-Star Game.