Alex Nino Gheciu

The Canadian Press

Alex Nino Gheciu is a reporter with The Canadian Press.

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TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin to end after 19 seasons

TVO's flagship current affairs program is coming to an end after 19 seasons. Veteran host Steve Paikin will co-host a weekly political podcast.

The best Canadian musicians, from 2000 to the present

From Nelly Furtado and Avril Lavigne to Drake and the Weeknd, music by these artists has soundtracked the last 25 years.

Winnipeg director Matthew Rankin says next films will focus on Progressive Conservatives, Esperanto

Universal Language director Matthew Rankin says he's channelling his creative energy into two new films: one probing Canada's conservative legacy and another on the world's most famous made-up language.

Vancouver visual effects supervisors among team to win Oscar for Dune: Part Two

Vancouver’s Stephen James and Rhys Salcombe are part of a team that won the best visual effects Oscar for work on Dune: Part Two.

Dune director Villeneuve, Anora producer Quan among Canadians up for Oscars

Canadian filmmakers behind two of the year's most buzzed-about films will go head-to-head for the best picture trophy at tonight's Oscars.

Vancouver-born Anora producer Samantha Quan on 'wonderful and discombobulating' journey to Oscars

Anora is up for best picture at Sunday's awards show, and Vancouver-born producer Samantha Quan quips its budget was "less than a lot of the catering budgets" of its competitors.

Winnipeg-shot Universal Language wins top award from Toronto film critics

A mind-bending dramedy set in an alternate-reality Winnipeg was named best Canadian feature by the Toronto Film Critics Association at a gala celebrating last year's cinematic achievements.

Wrestler and 'scream king' actor Chris Jericho embraces role in Canadian slasher flick Dark Match

From playing a washed-up rock star in 2010's MacGruber to a gruff psychiatric hospital orderly in last year's Terrifier 3, pro wrestler Chris Jericho has built quite an eclectic acting resume.

Animated doc by 2 brothers from Shamattawa, Man., to premiere at Sundance Film Festival

The initial concept for Endless Cookie seemed straightforward: Two half-brothers — one Indigenous, the other white — tell stories about their different upbringings, brought to life through animation. However, making it work proved anything but simple.

Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin dips a toe into mainstream fare with Rumours

Guy Maddin has built a career helming bewildering, dreamlike, avant-garde films, but the Winnipeg auteur's new dark political comedy Rumours may be his most accessible work yet.