Arts & Entertainment

Lindsey Vonn will have another surgery on her broken left leg at a hospital in Treviso and may be able to return home afterward; she suffered a complex tibia fracture after crashing in the Olympic downhill and was airlifted from the course.

Allison Holker announced her engagement to Adam Edmunds and shared photos of a surprise proposal; the couple went public in 2024. Holker has three children with her late husband Stephen "tWitch" Boss, who died by suicide in December 2022.

Authorities and the FBI have received tens of thousands of tips and calls after a porch-camera video of a masked person was released, and experts say vetting that information is an extensive but necessary task.

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi says he plans to return to Iran after the Oscar season, despite being sentenced in absentia in December 2025 to one year in prison and a two-year travel ban; his lawyer says they will appeal.

At Milan-Cortina, a Norwegian biathlete publicly confessed to an affair during a post-race interview after winning bronze, and athletes' social posts about a chocolate lava cake and other treats have become widely shared.

The article reports that Akinola Davies Jr.'s debut feature My Father's Shadow, set in Lagos during Nigeria's 1993 presidential election and co-written with his brother Wale, explores personal and collective memory and opens in Toronto on Feb. 13 with wider release from Feb. 20.

Designer Michael Kors marked his 45th year in fashion with a show on the Metropolitan Opera House staircase that honoured notable New York figures, and he noted that city officials restored the Pride flag at the Stonewall monument.

An account listed as 'Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw' reportedly gave $25,000 to a GoFundMe set up for the family of the late actor James Van Der Beek, and the campaign has raised more than $2.1 million.

Justice Department documents show Jeffrey Epstein cultivated relationships with many academics and provided private funding to some researchers; several professors are now under institutional review or have resigned.

Netflix released Queen of Chess on February 6, 2026; the 93-minute documentary directed by Rory Kennedy chronicles Hungarian grandmaster Judit Polgár’s life and is frequently compared to the fictional The Queen's Gambit.

Federal and local investigators in Tucson are seeking neighbourhood surveillance footage after Nancy Guthrie went missing on Feb. 1; the FBI released a description of a person of interest and raised the reward to $100,000 US.

Actress Heather McComb posted an Instagram tribute after James Van Der Beek's death, expressing sympathy for his widow and six children; a GoFundMe for the family raised over $1 million in under a day.

James Van Der Beek was reported to have died after Stage 3 colorectal cancer, and a GoFundMe for his six children and his widow has surpassed $1 million; separately, Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively appeared at their first court hearing, where their outfits drew attention.

Prosecutors have begun presenting historical sexual‑assault allegations against Frank Stronach, and a woman testified she was assaulted after a night at a Toronto restaurant; the trial is being held before a judge and will hear several complainants over the coming weeks.

Deadpool was released by Fox on February 12, 2016; its R rating and strong box office return prompted studios to reconsider adult‑oriented superhero films and influenced later R‑rated releases and studio choices.

James Van Der Beek, 48, died Wednesday and his family said he faced colorectal cancer; co‑stars and entertainment accounts posted tributes and highlighted a GoFundMe set up by his widow to help with expenses.

Steve's Music announced in-store liquidation sales and said "certain locations" will close; the Queen Street West store is holding a 30-to-45-day liquidation sale while its longer-term status remains unclear.

The six-episode HBO spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms adapts George R.R. Martin’s novella to tell a smaller, more intimate story about hedge knight Ser Duncan and his squire Egg. The piece contrasts this gentle, comedic-drama tone with the franchise’s earlier, larger-scale entries and notes the show focuses on personal moral dilemmas rather than sweeping political spectacle.

Prime Video's God of War TV show has cast Callum Vinson as Atreus, and a Screen Rant article notes his 2025 guest role on Poker Face as relevant context for the casting.

Five Toronto event organizers are offering alternatives to a couple-focused Valentine's Day, with gatherings that include a letters-to-self session, a Galentine's dinner, an anti-Valentine pinata party, a Ouija-board speed-dating night, and a comedy date show.

Copyright clearances have forced skaters at the Milan Cortina Olympics to seek last-minute approvals or change planned music, and officials say the permission process remains complex despite efforts to help.

Fans are watching PlayStation's State of Play on Feb. 12 after rumors from a Spanish YouTuber that a rumored 2.5D God of War Metroidvania set in Greece could be shadow-dropped; those reports remain unconfirmed.

Jordan Stolz, a 21-year-old American speed skater and seven-time world champion, is competing at the Milano Cortina Olympics in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m. He says he focuses on execution and describes himself as about 95% ready.

Sam Neill said he was surprised and pleased by a reference to his Jurassic Park character Alan Grant in Jurassic World Rebirth, which names Dr. Henry Loomis as a former postdoc of Grant.

Concession sales, led by popcorn, have become a major revenue source for Canadian cinemas and help independent theatres offset box-office revenue shared with studios.

Spanish skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate performed to Minions music at the Milan-Cortina Olympics after a last-minute music-rights dispute was resolved.

In a ScreenRant interview, Halle Berry said she is not appearing in Avengers: Doomsday 'this round' and added 'there are other rounds,' leaving open the possibility of future appearances.

Ledwed Boseman said Chadwick Boseman was diagnosed in 2016 with stage IV colon cancer and kept the diagnosis private so he could continue working and avoid being treated differently, sharing the information only with family and close friends.

Mark Callan, head ice technician for curling at Cortina, has drawn attention for a moonwalk-style shuffle while misting the ice; he and his team prepare sheets by pebbling purified Dolomite water and closely controlling temperature, humidity and other conditions.

At the GOAT premiere, Caleb McLaughlin said he is adjusting to life after Stranger Things and described his lead voice role in GOAT, a fully animated sports film that opens February 13.