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MILAN – Each Canadian athlete competing in the Milan Cortina Olympic Games relies on a patchwork of funding to support themselves. Sponsorships, federal funding, grants, part-time jobs, prize money, the bank of mom and dad, to name a few.Ever since the International Olympic Committee relaxed its rules on what athletes can post on social media during the Games, athletes’ personal accounts have moved to the front of that revenue mix for many.“For sure, athletes with big followings are making money off social media and able to have a reach that can reach new sponsors,” said Canadian cross-country skier Xavier McKeever. “We call it building your brand.”The IOC was once iron-fisted with Rule 40 of the Olympic Charter, which protected marketing exclusivity for companies paying hundreds of millio...

Dearest gentle reader, the love story of Benedict Bridgerton is set for a dramatic turn! Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for Bridgerton season 4, part 2 on 13 February 2026. The final four episodes of the season will premiere on 26 February 2026, on Netflix. Picking up from the part 1 cliffhanger, the trailer centres on Benedict confronting Sophie Baek over her silence after receiving his letter. In a pivotal moment, Sophie firmly rejects his proposal, stating that becoming a mistress is "the last thing I want." The new footage underscores the central conflict of class and reputation, with Benedict admitting, "I cannot love a maid, and yet you have taken possession of me," reflecting the rigid social codes of the Ton. The stakes rise further as Sophie`s secret identity as th...

When something bad happens, we want to know why. The weirder and worse the event, the more we need to know. Such things can’t possibly be random and spontaneous. Someone or something needs to be responsible and held accountable. Blame has to be assigned. And there had better not be any loose ends. If there are, that just opens the door wide open to conspiracy theories.Along with flat-earth nutters, moon landing deniers, those who believe COVID-19 vaccines contain tracking nanochips, and people trying to tell us that 5G is killing the population, there’s a dedicated group who refuse to believe that Kurt Cobain took his own life on April 5, 1994. Every once in a while, another bunch pop up claiming that they know the truth about Kurt’s death. And it’s happening again.Kurt’s body was found on...

Prime Video debuted the official teaser trailer and premiere date for its groundbreaking new series, Spider-Noir, starring Nicolas Cage in his first leading television role, premiering worldwide on May 27, 2026. Produced by Sony Pictures Television exclusively for MGM+ and Prime Video, the hotly anticipated series will debut domestically on MGM+’s linear broadcast channel on May 25, then globally on Prime Video on May 27 as a binge release, in more than 240 countries and territories. For a special and unique viewing experience, Spider-Noir will be available to stream two ways, in “Authentic Black & White” and “True-Hue Full Color” for audiences to choose their own adventure to watch. Spider-Noir teaser trailer unveiled Spider-Noir is a live-action series based on the Marvel comic Spi...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO – Both sides in the Canada-Sweden curling melodrama held firm to their beliefs Saturday at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. It was a story so engulfing that it essentially left Brad Jacobs’ first defeat of the Winter Games lost in the shuffle.Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller defeated Canada 9-5 in a clinical victory over a Calgary-based side that may have been distracted by the tumult from a night earlier.The vice-skips at the heart of the tension — Canada’s Marc Kennedy and Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson — stuck to their guns a day after an on-ice discussion about ‘double-touching’ curling stones evolved into a profanity-laced interaction that generated international headlines.“I don’t regret defending myself or my teammates in that moment,” Kennedy said. “I just probably regret...

Amazon MX Player, on Valentine`s Day, drops the teaser of its upcoming romance thriller Psycho Saiyaan, a twisted tale that toys with the comfort of classic Bollywood romance before tearing it apart piece by piece.  Psycho Saiyan Teaser The teaser plunges viewers into a world where emotions don’t just run high - they consume. Set in Ujjain, it introduces a young man, Kartik Pandey, utterly convinced he has finally found the love he has long romanticised and relentlessly searched for. What begins as a sweeping, almost poetic love story, the kind we’ve grown up believing in, slowly turns into a game of violence. By the final beat, the teaser leaves behind an eerie silence and a burning question: Is this a love story written in the stars or a ticking time bomb headed towards a kaand that no...

By Gregory Strong The Canadian Press Posted February 14, 2026 5:36 am 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size CORTINA D’AMPEZZO – World Curling said that official protocol was followed after a complaint about double-touching the stone was made in a men’s curling game between Canada and Sweden at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Canada’s Brad Jacobs defeated Sweden’s Niklas Edin 8-6 on Friday in a game marked by tension between the sides and profane language that was broadcast via player microphones.“The issue of second touches of the stone, specifically the granite, during the delivery was brought to the u...

Kannada Zee5 recently unveiled the trailer of its upcoming original series Rakshasa, a haunting crime thriller that plunges viewers into a world where belief, violence, and truth collide. Set to premiere on 20th February, the seven-episode series unfolds along the misty banks of the Malaprabha River in rural North Karnataka, where fear moves quietly, and nothing is what it seems. What is Rakshasa about? The two-minute trailer introduces Sub-Inspector Hanmappa (Vijay Raghavendra), who is assigned to probe a string of alleged crocodile attacks near the Yellamma temple in Savadatti. What initially appears to be accidental deaths soon takes a darker turn as bloodied remains surface and murmurs of folklore begin to cloud public perception. As faith and fear intertwine, Hanmappa finds himself ...

This is what dreams are made of — Hilary Duff is headed on a world tour that will include Canadian stops in nine cities. The Lucky Me tour, which marks Duff’s first full-scale global headline run in almost two decades, will span seven countries, with dates across Canada, the U.S., Mexico, the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand beginning June 22 at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach Fla.Duff will make stops in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax, with La Roux and Jade LeMac set to open 2026 dates and Lauren Spencer Smith opening for 2027 dates.The Come Clean singer announced the tour in an Instagram video, in which she tries on different looks for her upcoming shows and makes references to The Lizzie McGuire Movie and A...

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is full of praise for Mona Singh and Barun Sobti-starrer Kohrra Season 2, stating that he was left crying after watching the show. Taking to his Instagram handle, Kashyap penned a long note, dedicating it to the Kohrra team as he hailed directors Sudip Sharma and Faisal Rahman.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap10) "Could not stop watching it. Sudip Sharma is officially the first showrunner in India who now has two better second seasons of two great shows. First Paatal Lok and now Kohraa. The storytelling is peak, taking its time to unfold, letting characters breathe. Is in no hurry to solve the mystery, and in the process unpac...