Our Big Oscars Show: Hot Races to Watch and Controversies

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Friday Wrap: Canada Shore, Oscar noms and the Beckham family drama

The infamous late-2000s MTV reality show ‘Jersey Shore’ gets a Canuck spin but does the hot-mess spectacle translate north of the border? Culture writers Amil Niazi, Mel Woods, and Hanna Flint join the Group Chat to share their impressions 'Canada Shore' and weigh in on the Oscar ...  Show more

Revealing the 2026 Canada Reads books and champions

The great Canadian book debate is back! The star-studded cast of Canada Reads 2026 is revealed on Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, along with the five books they think all of Canada should read. The Canada Reads debates take place April 13 to 16. 

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