Reduce the font size of the article Increase the font size of the article Big Brother Canada is not anymore. Corus Entertainmentparent company of Global News, announced that the reality series would no longer air. The 12th season of the show, which broadcast on Global TVended last month. The story continues below the advertisement “The series has been a leader in reality television, always prioritizing Canada’s rich diversity in front of and behind the camera, and Corus is extremely proud of its unprecedented success on our platforms over the past 12 seasons,” reads a note from Global and Corus. Latest news from Canada and around the world sent to your email address, in this case. In the statement, Corus said it considered numerous factors in its decision, including “audience trends, available support from sponsors and advertisers, and production and licensing costs.” Big Brother Canada was one of several international spin-offs of the original Dutch show and featured contestants, known as “houseguests”, living together for weeks at a time and cut off from access to the outside world. 5:51 Big Brother Canada: Anthony explains his second defeat Previous video Next video The mental, physical and emotional strength of the contestants was put to the test in weekly competitions, where they competed for prizes and the coveted “Head of Household” and “Power of Veto” awards. The last houseguest remaining at the end of the season would walk away with a large cash prize. Fashionable now The Biden-Trump debate sparks panic among Democrats: “It’s bad” Terrifying footage shows giant sinkhole engulfing Illinois football field Story continues below advertisement “Today, as we say goodbye to the beloved series, we celebrate the great success and impact Big Brother Canada “Global has had a strong presence in our country and the Canadian media landscape for over a decade,” said Troy Reeb, co-CEO of Corus Entertainment in a statement. “Global will always be proud to have welcomed Big Brother Canada for 12 seasons. On Instagram, the official Big Brother Canada account shared the news, calling for cancellation”the end of an era.” “Season after season, each group of guests delivered their own dynamic and iconic moments that we will never forget,” they wrote. “But most of all, we are very grateful to have been able to make this journey with you, the incredible Big Brother Canada Fans.” Story continues below advertisement © 2024 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Source link

Bill Cobbs, the veteran actor who became a ubiquitous and wise-cracking presence on screen as an older man, has died. He was 90 years old. Cobbs died Tuesday at his home in the Inland Empire, Calif., surrounded by family and friends, his publicist Chuck I. Jones said. Cobbs likely died of natural causes, Jones said. A Cleveland native, Cobbs has starred in films such as The Hudsucker Proxy, The bodyguard And Night at the museumHe made his first appearance on the big screen in a short-lived role in 1974. The taking of Pelham one two three. He became a lifelong actor with some 200 film and television credits. The lion’s share came in his 50s, 60s and 70s, as filmmakers and TV producers turned to him again and again to imbue small but pivotal roles with a dried-out, worn-out soul. Cobbs has appeared on television shows including The Sopranos, The west wing, Sesame Street And Good time. He was Whitney Houston’s manager. The bodyguard (1992), The Coen Brothers’ Mystical Watchmaker The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) and John Sayles’ Doctor The state of the shining sun (2002). He played the coach in Air bud (1997), the security guard of Night at the museum (2006) and the father on The Gregory Hines Show. Story continues below advertisement Cobbs rarely got the kind of major roles that stand out and win awards. Instead, Cobbs was a familiar, memorable man who left an impression on audiences, regardless of screen time. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Series Program. Dino Dana in 2020. Latest news from Canada and around the world Wendell Pierce, who starred alongside Cobbs in I will fly away and the Gregory Hines Showremembered Cobbs as “a father figure, a griot, an iconic artist who touched me through the way he led his life as an actor,” he wrote on the social media platform X. Days after his 90th birthday, Bill Cobbs died today. A father figure, a griot, an iconic artist, who guided me by the way he led his life as an actor. He played my father twice: in I’ll Fly Away and The Gregory Hines Show. Each time, he imparted his wisdom with a word of encouragement. Wilbert Francisco Cobbs, born June 16, 1934, served eight years in the United States Air Force after graduating from high school in Cleveland. In the years following his service, Cobbs sold cars. One day, a client asked him if he wanted to act in a play. Cobbs first appeared on stage in 1969. He began performing at the Cleveland Theater and later moved to New York where he joined the Negro Ensemble Company, acting alongside Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. Story continues below advertisement Cobbs later said that acting seemed to him a way to express the human condition, particularly during the civil rights movement of the late 1960s. “To be an artist, you have to have a sense of giving,” Cobbs said in a 2004 interview. “Art is kind of a prayer, right? We respond to what we see around us, what we feel, and how things affect us mentally and spiritually. Source link

In poignant testimony before the US Congress on Wednesday, Paris Hilton recounted the abuse she faced while institutionalized as a teenager in “for-profit” youth behavioral treatment centers. Hilton told the House Ways and Means Committee that she was “force-fed and sexually assaulted by staff” at four different residential facilities during teenagers in difficulty. The media mogul appeared before the committee, a federal agency responsible for crafting fiscal legislation, including taxes, tariffs and social service programs, to advocate for better support for children in foster care reception. Although Hilton has never been in foster care, the 43-year-old said she “knows the harm” caused to young people placed in youth residential treatment centers. Paris Hilton testified before a U.S. House of Representatives committee on June 26, 2024 to advocate for better protections for youth in foster care and juvenile residential facilities. Samuel Corum/Getty Images “When I was 16, I was taken from my bed in the middle of the night and transported across state lines to the first of four youth residential treatment centers,” she said. describe. “These programs promised healing, growth and support, but did not allow me to speak, move freely or even look out the window for two years. » Story continues below advertisement Hilton said she was “violently restrained, dragged through the halls, stripped naked and thrown into solitary confinement” while in care. She claimed her parents were “completely deceived, lied to and manipulated by this for-profit industry about the inhumane treatment I was experiencing.” The email you need for the day the main news from Canada and around the world. Hilton said children housed in youth facilities, whether in foster care or otherwise, are “innocent children who have not committed crimes.” She has long campaigned for better protection of institutionalized children and adolescents. In 2021, she wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Post in which she called her experience in youth facilities “aParent-approved abduction.” Story continues below advertisement Hilton said his parents, who sought to manage his rebellious behavior, were misled by “troubled teen industry” – a billion-dollar enterprise, including therapeutic boarding schools, military-style boot camps and behavior modification programs. The socialite recalls her inability to communicate with the outside world or talk to her parents about the abuse she suffered while institutionalized. Hilton said she was “choked, slapped in the face, spied on while showering and deprived of sleep” while undergoing treatment programs. In recent years, advocates like Hilton have become more vocal about the mistreatment of institutionalized youth, particularly as news about children dying in group homes and other American facilities has made international headlines. On Wednesday, Hilton called on Congress to pass the Law against institutional child abusewhich outlines better support, best practices and monitoring for youth residential facilities. Fashionable now “Rolling spy vans”? Canada assesses possible security threat from Chinese electric vehicles Entire Hells Angels Chapter Arrested in California Gang Investigation In his 2020 documentary It’s Parisshe spoke about her time at Provo Canyon School in Utah – an institution she has repeatedly called for to be closed. She said she suffered physical, sexual and psychological abuse while in prison. Provo Canyon School responded in 2021 to Hilton’s abuse allegations and said it could not comment because the organization is now under different management. 6:44 a.m. Paris Hilton Shares Remarks Following Hearing on Bill to Protect Children from Abuse in Congregate Care Facilities “My parents had no idea. They just thought it would be a normal boarding school,” Hilton said of the Provo Canyon School. “And when I got there, there was no therapy. We would just constantly be torn down, abused, yelled at, yelled at. No education at all. I learned nothing from it other than the trauma. Story continues below advertisement America’s troubled teen industry reportedly received 23 billion US dollars of public funds each year to provide care to youth living in foster families or facilities specializing in the treatment of minors with behavioral and psychological needs. An estimated 120,000 to 200,000 juveniles are placed in juvenile residential programs in the United States each year. On Wednesday, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said that many states fail to monitor how often children in foster care are abused. The new report says more than a dozen states don’t track abuse, including sexual assault and inappropriate physical restraint, that occurs within a single facility or at facilities owned by the same company. During her appearance before Congress, Hilton offered words of support for children and adolescents in foster care and rehabilitation programs. “If you are a child in the system, listen to my words: I see you. I believe you. I know what you’re going through and I won’t give up on you,” she said. “You are important, your future is important and you deserve every opportunity to be safe and supported. » &copy 2024 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Source link

She went from singing “Sk8er bois” to starting a foundation to support people with Lyme disease and other serious illnesses, and now a Canadian singer Avril Lavigne was appointed to Order of Canada. Lavigne began her career as a teenager and is one of several Canadian artists named to the Order, along with Napanee, Ontario. The singer-songwriter described her appointment as paving the way for “female punk-rock music” and supporting people with serious illnesses, disabilities and Lyme disease through her eponymous foundation. But the singer, often considered a key musician in pop-punk music, is not the only one to have been named to the Order — in total, 83 people were appointed officers, companions or members, two of whom were promoted within the order. “The Order of Canada honors individuals who have had a positive and lasting influence on communities here in Canada or who have brought honor to our country abroad,” Governor General Mary Simon said in a statement. “Congratulations to the new nominees and thank you to those who nominated them for highlighting their accomplishments, their mission and their exceptional talent. » The story continues below the advertisement Monique LeRoux, former president and CEO of Desjardins Group, was the only person named as a guide for her contribution to the “remarkable national and international growth” of the cooperative. 0:29 Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond removed from the Order of Canada at her own request But she’s not the only financial name on the list. The email you need for the day the main news from Canada and around the world. Stephen Poloz, former governor of the Bank of Canada, was put in charge of the governor general’s office, saying he helped facilitate Canada’s international trade and promote economic well-being. It was no trap for David Ben when he learned he had been appointed to the Order. The sleight of hand artist who has spent more than four decades exploring and preserving magic “at home and abroad” told the Canadian Press what an honor it was for him. “It was quite an emotional moment for me because it brought back a lot of memories of all the many people who took a great interest in my life and who helped me along the way and who were also members of the ‘Order of Canada,’ said the magician. Story continues below advertisement “Unbeknownst to most people, the 20th century — as far as magic on an international scale was concerned — was actually Canada’s century. The greatest magicians, those who had the greatest impact on the evolution of magic as a performing art or profession were Canadian. In fashion now No charges in fatal Manitoba bus crash, RCMP say WestJet cancels flights ahead of long weekend after second strike notice Journalists Joyce Napier, named Canada’s ambassador to the Vatican this year, and Mellissa Fung, who was kidnapped in Kabul while covering the war in Afghanistan in 2008, were both newly appointed as a member and officer of the Order, respectively. . 6:21 Legendary Nova Scotia curler reflects on appointment to the Order of Canada The list of inductees comes from across the country, from educator and Elder Jane Rose Dragon of the Northwest Territories to Dalhousie University professor and frailty research expert Kenneth Rockwood. Manitoba’s Tina Keeper, one of Canada’s first Cree MPs, also joins the list, with Simon’s office saying she championed the Jordan’s Principle bills and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of indigenous peoples among the reasons for his nomination. Story continues below advertisement Meanwhile in Quebec, singer-songwriter Daniel Lavoie, best known for his hit song They love each otherand Pierre Chastenay, trained astronomer and host of the popular Télé-Québec show The Chastenay code are among the inductees. The Order of Canada is considered one of Canada’s highest honors and is appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Advisory Council of the Order of Canada. — with files from The Canadian Press &copy 2024 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Source link