Arts & Entertainment

The exhibition gala in Italy starts at 8 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET) Saturday; Ilia Malinin is scheduled as the fifth-to-last skater and Alysa Liu will close the show.

Police arrested former prince Andrew on suspicion of misconduct in public office, a move confirmed by King Charles, and investigators are examining documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein; the immediate procedural next step has not been announced.

DC announced an expansion of its Absolute line for 2026 that includes Absolute Green Arrow (May 20) and Absolute Catwoman by Che Grayson, Scott Snyder, and Bengal (June 10). Absolute Catwoman continues threads from Absolute Batman and reworks Selina Kyle’s origin and relationship with Bruce Wayne.

On his Tubi show We Got Time Today, Deion Sanders stayed fully clothed during a couples massage and made an indirect reference to a recent University of Michigan matter linked in reporting to Sherrone Moore, while stressing caution about people outside his trusted circle.

Sales of Kat Sandler's play Yaga surged and several major retailers sold out after Crave announced Hudson Williams would appear in the TV adaptation; Playwrights Canada Press has ordered 1,000 copies for the next reprint.

Netflix's three-part docuseries Reality Check revisits America's Next Top Model and includes former contestants and collaborators describing reported mistreatment tied to how contestants' bodies were managed; the series has revived discussion about reality TV's role in shaping standards for women's bodies.

Using 59 hours of restored 35-mm and 16-mm footage recovered from a Kansas salt mine, Baz Luhrmann's EPiC pieces together early-1970s concerts and an unearthed audiotape to present Elvis as a commanding live performer.

Almost 20,000 spectators filled the South Tyrol Arena in Anterselva, singing, chanting and cheering while observing quiet moments at the shooting range; attention is focused on Friday's men's 15-kilometer mass start as the last chance for men to medal.

Alysa Liu left competitive skating after the 2022 Beijing Games, returned two years later with a different outlook, and won the women's Olympic gold in Milan with a free skate score of 226.79.

Jill Scott released To Whom This May Concern, her first full-length album in over a decade; critics on CBC's Commotion described it as warm and like a hug.

Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and released under investigation; King Charles and the royal household have continued scheduled public duties while a police inquiry proceeds.

Andor is a Star Wars prequel on Disney+ that debuted in September 2022 and has two seasons (24 episodes total). The series is presented as a grounded political spy thriller and holds a 96% critics score and an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Leah Fay Goldstein and Peter Dreimanis of July Talk star in Middle Life, a Canadian romantic comedy directed by Pavan Moondi that premieres at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival next week.

U2 has released an EP called Days of Ash that includes the track "American Obituary," described by the band as a tribute to Renee Good and a call for peace; Good's family and their lawyer issued statements alongside the release.

Jordan Stolz won two Olympic golds and finished second in the 1,500 metres, missing a sprint treble after Ning Zhongyan set an Olympic record; Stolz still plans to race the mass start.

Ilia Malinin said he spoke with Amber Glenn after she struggled in the women's short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and both skaters are returning home as team event gold medalists from Feb. 8.

Rinaldo Walcott writes that Reverend Jesse Jackson was a prominent 1980s figure who advocated for a politics of compassion and coalition-building, and asks who will fill a similar role today.

Several athletes at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics have announced engagements, including alpine skier Breezy Johnson and figure skater Olivia Smart.

Midwinter Break follows Stella and Gerry, a retired Irish couple whose Amsterdam holiday brings long-standing tensions to the surface; the film is adapted from Bernard MacLaverty’s novel.

Members of the Windsor‑Essex Black community recalled Jesse Jackson's advocacy for Black history and the Underground Railroad, and noted his death at age 84 during Black History Month.

The Art Gallery of Ontario is presenting Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm, a touring collection of more than 200 intimate images largely taken by McCartney during the Beatles' rise from December 1963 to February 1964.

Hilary Knight and Marie-Philip Poulin will face each other for the fifth and final time in an Olympic gold-medal game at the 2026 Games; Knight has said 2026 will be her final Olympic appearance while Poulin has not decided about 2030.

James Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly, held a bedside vow renewal two days before his peaceful passing, the family announced; friends later set up a GoFundMe for the family that raised more than $2.6 million.

Jake Canter, who suffered a traumatic brain injury at 13, won the Olympic bronze medal in slopestyle at age 22.

Rev. Jesse Jackson died in Chicago at 84, and leaders in Nova Scotia recalled his 2009 visit and his focus on shared struggles facing Black communities.

A former pastor in Zambia recalled 12-year-old Abel Mwansa Jr.'s kindness and leadership after the boy was killed in the Tumbler Ridge shooting; friends and church members held a celebration of life in Solwezi.

Isabelle Weidemann, Valérie Maltais and Ivanie Blondin won Olympic gold in the team pursuit in Milan in what they described as their final race together; Weidemann said it was "probably" her last race.

Paige Hoekstra, 19, who was treated in Vancouver after the Tumbler Ridge school shooting, is expected to return home as doctors say it is safe; another survivor, 12-year-old Maya Gebala, remains hospitalized with a delicate prognosis.

Apple Martin posted on Instagram Stories saying claims she was expelled for bullying are "completely false." Vogue reports she attends Vanderbilt University and is due to graduate in May.

Stephen Colbert said network lawyers told the show not to air his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico because of recent FCC equal-time guidance, and the segment was later posted online rather than on broadcast.