Music News

When David Ben learned he would be appointed to the Order of Canada, his mind immediately went to the great magicians who received the honour before him.

TORONTO — Neil Young & Crazy Horse are taking a "big unplanned break" from their tour after some of the rockers fell ill.

OTTAWA — The Governor General's office has announced 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada. A look: Companions: -Monique Forget Leroux, C.C., O.Q., Outremont, Que., a promotion within the Order for a leading figure in Canadian finance.

TORONTO — Ray St. Germain, the singer-songwriter and television personality nicknamed "Winnipeg's Elvis" for his uncanny vocal likeness to the king of rock 'n' roll, has died.

Alberta singer-songwriter k.d. lang is this year's inductee into the Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame.

TORONTO — Shawn Desman can pinpoint when his life hit rock bottom. It was 10 years ago, when he found himself downing tequila alone at home in the middle of the night after a succession of personal and professional battles.

TORONTO — Mustafa Ahmed is making history as the first artist to win the Prism Prize twice.

TORONTO — A musical adaptation of a portion of Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace" took home a leading four prizes in the musical theatre division at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards on Monday night.

SUNRISE — Even the singing of the national anthems was competitive Monday night ahead of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers.

TORONTO — The subject "secret musical" piqued Kimberly-Ann Truong's interest when it showed up in her inbox, and the email's contents sent her imagination running wild.