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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...

HGTV has cancelled its long-running home restoration series Rehab Addict after its host, star Nicole Curtis, was caught using a racial slur while filming the series. A video of Curtis using the n-word while filming the show was posted by Radar Online on Feb. 11, the day before Season 9 was supposed to return after Curtis previously made an “executive decision” to shelve the episodes following the release of the first two episodes in July 2025.“What the f–k is that I just said?” Curtis said after using the racial slur. “Nick, you gotta, you gotta, can you kill that? F–k my life.”After the clip of Curtis was released, HGTV said it had removed the series from all HGTV platforms, including HBO Max and Discovery+.“HGTV was recently made aware of an offensive racial comment made during the filmi...

In 2026, Abhishek Banerjee may have three projects lined up on the same platform, but he insists they couldn’t be more different from one another. While the actor is excited about being part of Netflix’s anthology Lust Stories 3 and Rajkummar Rao’s maiden production Toaster, the project closest to his heart is Legacy. After all, it marks his first Tamil web series. “Working in a different language and cultural environment pushed me out of my comfort zone. It made me more aware, more prepared, and more respectful of how storytelling changes with context and region,” he said of the crime drama led by R Madhavan.  Unlike Legacy, Lust Stories 3 may have offered Banerjee a familiar language, but the material made him explore unfamiliar terrain. The actor, who stars in filmmaker Vikramaditya Mo...

James Van Der Beek, the American actor known for his roles in ’90s TV drama Dawson’s Creek and movie Varsity Blues, died on Wednesday after a battle with Stage 3 colorectal cancer. He was 48. His family announced his death in an Instagram post, writing, “Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace.”“There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time. Those days will come. For now, we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend,” the statement continued. Story continues below advertisement Van Der Beek that he was being treated for colorectal cancer. ...

Whenever Team Canada laces up its skates and clips on its skis for another Olympics, fans back home become armchair critics — and it’s not just the performances they’re judging. The last few Games have shown that Canadians love to hate their team’s uniform. They griped about the graffiti-inspired jean jackets Hudson’s Bay made for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and compared the pattern on some of the red-and-white pieces in Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s collection for the 2024 Paris Games to uncooked bacon.This year, they’re likening the maroon and red colour scheme Lululemon is using for the uniform to a Tim Hortons cup and complaining that a puffy, shawl-like vest the team wore at the opening ceremony was akin to a sleeping bag or oversized oven mitt.But experts say none of that criticism really m...

Fans of Slytherin can expect a more layered portrayal of Draco Malfoy in HBO`s upcoming Harry Potter series, according to actor Lox Pratt, who is stepping into the iconic role, according to E! News.The 14-year-old actor recently shared insights into how the new adaptation will expand on Draco`s character beyond what was seen in the original films and books."I think with this adaptation, you get to see so much more than the books," Pratt said in an interview. "The books are very much over Harry`s shoulder, which is great, and that`s how they played the film as well. And I think showrunners Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod have been audible about this in their interviews, there`s just so much more that you get to see," according to E! News.Pratt revealed that viewers will gain deeper insigh...

Today show host Savannah Guthrie pleaded with her mother’s alleged kidnapper again on Saturday, saying she and her siblings were willing to pay for Nancy Guthrie‘s return after receiving a message reportedly containing information about the 84-year-old. “We received your message and we understand,” she said in an Instagram post. “We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace.”“This is very valuable to us, and we will pay,” concluded an exhausted-looking Guthrie, who appeared sitting alongside her brother Camron and sister Annie. Story continues below advertisement Investigators, who say Guthrie was forcibly taken from her home in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 31, addressed the purported new messag...