Acclaimed Quebec director Denis Villeneuve will compete at the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival next month with his star-studded English-language project Sicario.
The drug-trafficking drama stars Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin and Emily Blunt as members of a government task force trying to take down the brutal head of a Mexican drug cartel....

William Shatner lent his support to Nova Scotia's film industry on Wednesday, as thousands of people protested planned cuts to a tax credit outside of Province House in downtown Halifax.
The Canadian actor's tweet to Premier Stephen McNeil and Finance Minister Diana Whalen has been retweeted almost 1,000 times and favourited nearly 700 times....

The owner of Cirque du Soleil will not confirm multiple media reports that the sale of the entertainment company has been finalized.
Co-founder Guy Laliberté sent an email to staff on Thursday saying that he had not yet wrapped up the company sale, after CBC/Radio-Canada and other media outlets reported American private equity firm TPG Capital and China's Fosun will buy majority shares...

A longtime employee of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet is no longer working at the school, after allegations arose that the worker was photographing students inappropriately.
According to the ballet company, the employee was placed on paid leave after the school learned the worker was under investigation by authorities....