Child under 5 dies of measles in Ontario: PHO
A young child has died of measles in the province, a new surveillance report from Public Health Ontario confirms.
Adele made a return to live performance and won three prizes at the Brit Awards in London on Tuesday, weeks after she cancelled a much-anticipated string of shows in Las Vegas.
The north London-born diva was named artist of the year at the U.K.'s leading music prizes. She also took home the album of the year prize, for "30," and won song of the year for "Easy on Me."
Adele dedicated the award for "30," an album forged from the breakup of her marriage, to her son Angelo and ex-husband Simon Konecki.
"This album was all of our journey, not just mine," she said. "I am very proud of myself for sticking to my guns and putting an album out that was about something so personal to me because not many people do stuff like that any more."
Adele delighted the home-town audience at London's O2 Arena, sitting on a piano in a golden gown to sing "I Drink Wine." It was her first performance since she called off a Caesar's Palace residency at the last minute in January, citing delivery delays and coronavirus illness in her crew.
In recent years, Brits organizers have shaken up awards that had become a slick but rather bland showcase for British talent, often criticized for lacking diversity and being slow to embrace genres including British grime and hip-hop. In 2017, the academy of more than 1,000 music industry professionals that chooses Brits winners was expanded in an attempt to make it more gender balanced and diverse.
This year's ceremony included performances by two of the U.K.'s most exciting rap artists: genre-bending singer Little Simz and powerful wordsmith Dave.
Both were also winners. Little Simz was named best new artist and Dave won the prize for best hip hop or grime act. He paid tribute to other rap artists "who have suffered for years and years and years and years and broken down so many barriers in this industry."
The Brits is one of the few awards shows not to have been cancelled in the past two years because of the pandemic. The 2020 show took place weeks before Britain went into lockdown. Last year's awards were held in May as a test run for the return of large live events with an audience of 4,000, including health-care workers given free tickets.
This year thousands of music fans watched live performances from acts including Ed Sheeran, former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher, rootsy singer-songwriter Sam Fender and singer Anne-Marie, who took a tumble after emerging from inside a giant onstage heart.
"Didn't need my left ankle anyway," she tweeted afterwards.
Comedian Mo Gilligan hosted the show, and gave a shoutout to Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is caught up in a scandal over lockdown-breaching wine and cheese parties in his office during the pandemic.
"I know you like a party — Come down, man," Gilligan said. "I know you like a cheeseboard."
American teen star Olivia Rodrigo took the international song trophy for "Good 4 U," and Billie Eilish was named best international artist. London alternative band Wolf Alice won the group of the year prize, while superduo Silk Sonic was named international group of the year. Sheeran took Brit Award for best songwriter.
British singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone took the rising star award, an accolade previously won by Adele and Florence + the Machine.
The 2022 ceremony also included four new awards for different genres, decided by public vote. Dua Lipa was named pop/R'n'B act, the prize for alternative/rock went to Sam Fender and Becky Hill was named best dance act.
Dave took the hip hop prize, and was joined onstage by five other rappers as he closed the show with his song "In the Fire."
In November, organizers announced they were scrapping separate male and female artist categories for the awards. Organizers said the change would celebrate artists "solely for their music and work, rather than how they choose to identify or as others may see them."
Accepting her artist of the year trophy, Adele said she understood the reasons for the change, but added: "I really love being a woman and being a female artist. I do. I am really proud of us."
A young child has died of measles in the province, a new surveillance report from Public Health Ontario confirms.
Carol Christian had 15 minutes to evacuate her home during the Fort McMurray wildfires in 2016. She ended up losing the house and everything inside. Now, she wants to share the lessons she learned.
As the cost of food in Canada has risen, grocery shoppers are looking at ways to reduce their grocery bill, and more are choosing price over beauty, turning to companies that deliver so-called 'misfit' produce at a fraction of the cost.
Mounties in B.C. are urging people to think twice before sharing "heartbreaking posts" on social media.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assailed New Brunswick's premier and other conservative leaders on Thursday, calling out the provincial government's position on abortion, LGBTQ youth and climate change.
Thousands of residents fled Fort McMurray this week, fearing a repeat of the 2016 wildfire that forced out the entire community and torched more than 2,400 homes.
J.T. Miller scored in the final minute of the game and the Vancouver Canucks came back for a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series Thursday.
A father has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his 34-year-old daughter in southern Quebec.
Eight in 10 Canadians back a woman's right to an abortion and two in three don't want the notwithstanding clause used to restrict access to abortions, a new poll suggests.
A Starbucks fan — whose name is Winter — is visiting Canada on a purposeful journey that began with a random idea at one of the coffee chain's stores in Texas.
Members of Piapot First Nation, students from the University of Winnipeg and various other professionals are learning new techniques that will hopefully be used for ground searches of potential unmarked grave sites in the future.
ALS patient Mathew Brown said he’s hopeful for future ALS patients after news this week of research at Western University of a potential cure for ALS.
When Adam Kirschner wrote 'Slap Shot,' he never imagined the song would be embraced by his favourite team.
A team is ready to help an entangled North Atlantic right whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
A $200 reward is being offered by a North Vancouver family for the safe return of their beloved chicken, Snowflake.
Two daughters and a mother were reunited online 40 years later thanks to a DNA kit and a Zoom connection despite living on three separate continents and speaking different languages.
Mother's Day can be a difficult occasion for those who have lost or are estranged from their mom.
YES Theatre Young Company opened its acclaimed kids’ show, One Small Step, at Sudbury Theatre Centre on Saturday.