On Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 7:30pm, Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents a discussion with Canadian writing duo Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Tony-nominated choreographer Kelly Devine, and Tony-nominated director Christopher Ashley on the creative process behind the new musical Come From Away , which will open on Broadway on March 12. The discussion will be moderated by Michael Paulson, theatre reporter with The New York Times, and the cast will perform highlights from the show. In a heartbeat, 38 planes and 6,579 passengers were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland, doubling the population of one small town on the edge of the world.
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k.d. lang to play two Calgary concerts in August
On the 25th anniversary of her platinum selling IngA nue album and the huge hit Constant Craving, which launched her into stardom around the world, k.d. lang is about to hit the road solo across Canada, coming to Calgary’s Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium August 23 & 24. Fans in 17 cities coast to coast, from Victoria, B.C. to St. John’s, NL, can experience lang live as she brings her singular singing style to classics from her 30 year repertoire. The tour runs from Aug. 12 to Sept.
Ottawa earmarks half a billion dollars for Canada’s 150th anniversary
Fireworks light the sky during a Canada 150 event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation in Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. Fireworks light the sky during a Canada 150 event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation in Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016.
Arrest made after break and enter in east end of Mount Pearl
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said it got a call around 1:45 p.m. that a home had been broken into in the east end of the city.
Regional Storm Update: Schools, roads, hockey cancelled: ‘It’s a corker’
Atlantic Canadians like newspaper publisher Paul MacNeill were hunkering down at home on Friday as a storm shut large parts of the region down. HALIFAX – Atlantic Canadians like newspaper publisher Paul MacNeill were hunkering down at home on Friday as a storm shut large parts of the region down.