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A few years ago, I went to Toronto to visit family for a few months, and during my time there, friends from across the city took me around different neighborhoods for a culturally immersive experience. On one such evening, after a day of historical sightseeing, we went to let our hair down at a bar called the ‘Red Room.’ At midnight, once the music had switched genres and chaotic electric-pop had slowed to a mellow, we heard a cacophony of shouting and snapping from the streets. I was standing near the door with some college students talking about shared interests when I saw the blood drain from their faces. They looked at me and said pointedly, “Time to scoot; we need to leave now.” I was taken aback by this abrupt end to our budding conversation and followed them out onto the street, where we were confronted with a sight...

The critically acclaimed sci-fi thriller podcast Cascadia is making its long-awaited return, and fans won’t have to wait much longer. The second season, which jumps forward 25 years after the events of Season 1, is shaping up to be one of the most ambitious audio dramas in recent memory. With a star-studded cast, a high-stakes mystery, and the promise of long-awaited answers, the series is set to take its listeners deeper into the unknown—both literally and figuratively.

Season 2 kicks off when an emergency rescue boat carrying 200 refugees from the coast of Japan mysteriously disappears over the Cascadia Subduction Zone. What begins as a routine rescue mission quickly spirals into something far more sinister, as secrets from the past and present begin to collide in terrifying ways. While the show’s creators remain tight-lipped on major plot developments, they have confirmed that Season 2 will finally address the lingering mysteries of the...

Exclusive: Filming is due to get underway next week in Canada on indie feature Morningside, which will star singer-songwriter and two-time Juno Award winner Fefe Dobson, Lovell Adams-Gray (Power Book II: Ghost), Kiana Madeira (Fear Street series), Alex Mallari Jr. (Ginny and Georgia), Joanne Jansen (Shadowhunters), Olunike Adeliyi (The Porter) and Brandon McKnight (The Flash).

Writer-director Ron Dias (Bite of a Mango) and actress-writer Joanne Jansen, both of Toronto-based production company Ron & Aussie, are teaming up on Morningside which will chart the intertwining lives within Scarborough’s Morningside community center. The film will chart personal struggles, relationships, and societal challenges faced by the diverse set of characters amid the looming threat of gentrification.

The project will be distributed in the U.S. on SVOD by AMC’s All Blk, which contributed funding, alongside private investors.

“Our commitment to reshaping the narrative and authentically portraying the resilience of the Scarborough community remains steadfast within Morningside,...