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Stiff person syndrome, said Dion in her initial announcement about her diagnosis, affects around one in a million people. Celine Dion is working to overcome the rare, incurable neurological illness she’s been struggling with, but has now lost control of her muscles — including her vocal muscles — the Canadian …

American songwriter John Legend looks on prior to an NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde) Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 24-30: Dec. 24: Actor Grand L. Bush (TV’s “The Visitor,” film’s “Demolition Man”) …

Zac Efron stars in “The Iron Claw” about the Von Erich family wrestling dynasty, which dominated Texas wrestling in the 1970s and ’80s. In Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1991 comedy “Barton Fink,“ an aspiring Hollywood screenwriter is tasked with what his studio boss thinks is the easiest job on the …

“Past Lives,” the debut feature by Celine Song, stars Greta Lee, John Magaro and Teo Yoo. J.C. Lee argues that “500 Days of Summer,” “Before Sunset” and “All the Real Girls” have much deeper emotional impact. This story contains spoilers for “Past Lives.” What makes a good on-screen love story? …

The Metro Toronto Convention Centre hosted the 2023 Canada’s Walk of Fame ceremony on Dec. 2. On Saturday, Dec. 2, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre became the site of a night of notables, as more than 1,400 attendees gathered at to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Canada’s Walk of Fame. …

Illustration by Briannah Daniel. Photos: Getty Images/Parkwood Entertainment Another year, another 12 months of cultural history for historians to puzzle over 300 years hence. (Oh, to read the theses the robots will write about the internet’s meltdown over Harry Styles shaving his head!) Whether you watched these moments play out …

Producer Andrea Iervolino and actor Sarah Gadon at a celebration of the movie “Ferrari” at Casa Loma. Fast cars and tiramisu. That was the scene in part at the Ferrari party last Saturday at Casa Loma, as the holiday social scene continued to roar: the nights flying by in a …

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TORONTO, ONT.: DEC 8, 2023- Author Carley Fortune (second-right) and Penguin Random House publicist Emma Ingram (second-left) are photographed during their performance as cannon dolls of the Nutcracker ballet, at the Four Season Centre for the Performing Arts, in Toronto, Ontario, on Friday December 8, 2023.(Giovanni Capriotti) Giovanni Capriotti/Toronto Star …

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