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Canada clearly had no shortage of head-turning entertainment news in 2025.<\/p>\n
Black Press Media reporters covered everything from an iconic first dance to Canadian musicians ranking among the century\u2019s best \u2013 so far, according to the Rolling Stone \u2013 and to local actors and settings showing up on TVs worldwide.<\/p>\n
Newlywed Chilliwack couple has first dance onstage at Jonas Brothers concert<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A newlywed couple from Chilliwack got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when they had their first dance onstage at a Jonas Brothers concert in Vancouver in front of thousands of people in September.<\/p>\n B.C. metal band Spiritbox Grammy-nominated for a third time<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n B.C. heavy metal band Spiritbox continues to rock the stage on a whole other level.<\/p>\n The Victoria-based band, nominated for a Grammy in 2024 and 2025, have been nominated again for Best Metal Performance, this time for their song Soft Spine.<\/p>\n Mission singer Carly Rae Jepsen\u2019s hit ranks among century\u2019s best: Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Mission pop star Carly Rae Jepsen\u2019s iconic hit \u201cCall Me Maybe\u201d made Rolling Stone\u2019s list of \u201cThe 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far\u201d.<\/p>\n The list, released in October, spans over 25 years of records, including chart-toppers from the eras of CDs to iPods to streaming. The song ranked 42nd, sandwiched between fellow Canadians Drake at 43 and The Weeknd at 41.<\/p>\n VIDEO: \u2018Best moment of my life\u2019 for B.C. guitarist who jammed with Arkells<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Close to 25,500 people bought tickets for the Delta-based brewery\u2019s third annual festival, which featured nightly headlining bands Walk off the Earth, Arkells and The Dead South.<\/p>\n During Arkells\u2019 90-minute set, after high-energy singer Max Kerman asked if anyone in the crowd knew the guitar chords D, G and E minor for their song \u201cPrivate School,\u201d Surrey teen Jackson Newson, 19, was picked to get on stage with the band.<\/p>\n Vancouver Island singer performs O Canada at Major League Baseball all-star game<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n A Vancouver Island singer helped get the night started at an historic Major League Baseball All-Star Game in the summer.<\/p>\n Lauren Spencer Smith, from Nanaimo and Port Alberni, performed O Canada at the start of MLB\u2019s 95th all-star game July 15 in Atlanta.<\/p>\n Country music superstar Dierks Bentley defeated by a plate of B.C.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Boy, you just never know who\u2019s going to pop into B.C.\u2019s Cherryville RV Golf and Roadhouse Caf\u00e9 for a bite to eat.<\/p>\n Dierks Bentley and friends had been powder skiing in the Monashee Mountains with Kingfisher Heli-Skiing out of Revelstoke when they headed into Cherryville to get something to eat.<\/p>\n Surrey hip-hop dancer wins 2nd Canadian championship, off to Worlds<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Surrey\u2019s Humuza Bazira (aka Humuzza) danced his way to another world final of the Red Bull Dance Your Style event competition. He was set to rep Canada in Los Angeles in the fall after winning the Canadian regional dance-off Sept. 5 at Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.<\/p>\n B.C. artist wins twice at Canadian Country Music Awards in Kelowna<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Country music fans watched Nanaimo\u2019s Cameron Whitcomb walk away with two honours at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards at Prospera Place in Kelowna on Sept. 13.<\/p>\n \u2018Twisted and sexy\u2019: New comedy \u2018North of North\u2019 redefines Inuit women\u2019s stories<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n In developing \u2018North of North,\u2019 a new Inuk comedy co-produced by Netflix and CBC in partnership with APTN, the creators made one thing clear: it had to be \u201ca horny show.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo often Indigenous women don\u2019t have any bodily autonomy in shows and aren\u2019t allowed to enjoy sex. They\u2019re often victims of it,\u201d said Nunavut-born co-creator Stacey Aglok MacDonald.<\/p>\n \u2018Queerness is the rule\u2019: New B.C.-made film highlights fabulous gay animals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Ymir\u2019s Rio Mitchell is director of the new documentary Animal Pride: Nature\u2019s Coming Out Story that debuted on CBC Gem in May. The film shows queer behaviour in a variety of species as well as biologists whose work proves sex in the natural world isn\u2019t just about reproduction.<\/p>\n \u2018Deadman\u2019s Curse\u2019 searches for more clues in Harrison area<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Explorers on the hunt for a gold mine worth billions set foot once again in the Harrison Lake area.<\/p>\n Cariboo paranormal investigator travels to Ireland in new special<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A trio of paranormal investigators who got their start in B.C.\u2019s Cariboo region got to explore Leap Castle in Ireland, the world\u2019s most haunted castle.<\/p>\n Agassiz restaurant makes cameo in Netflix rom-com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Agassiz\u2019s Sossy\u2019s Saloon on Pioneer Avenue starred as itself in The Wrong Paris, a romantic comedy that was filmed in the Agassiz area last September 2024.<\/p>\n Langford\u2019s Dominic Fox lands role as \u2018chief elf\u2019 in debut Netflix film<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Langford\u2019s Dominic Fox was on vacation when he received the call to audition for the My Secret Santa film for Netflix, which was ranking in the Top 10 movies on Netflix Canada in December.<\/p>\n Food challenge YouTuber conquers Vancouver Island party boat platter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A food challenge YouTuber recently became the first to complete the French Creek Pub\u2019s Party Boat Platter solo.<\/p>\n Scott Watkins, better known as \u201cScott Eats\u201d, powered down the platter\u2019s three pieces of cod, three pieces of halibut, popcorn shrimp, shrimp skewers, calamari, lobster rolls, coleslaw, onion rings and fries, served with tartar sauce and cocktail sauce.<\/p>\n Safari debacle earns B.C. author accolades after \u2018worst vacation ever\u2019 <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Local author Sheldon Herman, a proud son of Maple Ridge and current resident of Osoyoos, racked up accolades for his debut travel memoir, \u201cThe Tortured Traveller: How I Survived the Worst Vacation Ever.\u201d<\/p>\n The book received not one, but two major honours in the humour category from respected independent book award organizations.<\/p>\n In new book, Greg Nesteroff traces the mysteries of Sandon\u2019s elusive \u2018king\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n In the mining boom town of Sandon, B.C., in the late 1800s, John Morgan Harris owned the townsite, the power plant, a steam plant, the water works, two hotels, office buildings, a livery stable, and more, all paid for with proceeds from his silver mine.<\/p>\n In those days Sandon had a population of about 5,000 people (compared to its current population of about 20) with all the amenities of a small city (including an opera house) despite its remoteness and harsh winters. Harris was 28 when he moved to Sandon from the U.S. in 1892.<\/p>\n \u201cHarris\u2019 story is Sandon\u2019s story,\u201d writes West Kootenay historian and journalist Greg Nesteroff in the introduction to his just-published book about Harris entitled The King of Sandon: Murder, Myth, and the Man Behind B.C.\u2019s Greatest Ghost Town, which launched Oct. 4 at the Silvery Slocan Museum in New Denver.<\/p>\nOn the screen<\/h3>\n
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