Here are 7 mesmerizing Hot Docs films you should watch — whether you're in Toronto or not | Hudson's Bay artifacts, including royal charter, can go up for auction, court rules | #Skoden documentary explores life of Blackfoot man and the dangers of labels
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Here are 7 mesmerizing Hot Docs films you should watch — whether you're in Toronto or not; Ryan Sidhoo's The Track is one of many outstanding films at this year's Hot Docs Festival\. We've put together a list of seven films you can check out at the Toronto festival and share how you can watch if you're elsewhere in Canada\.

Here are 7 mesmerizing Hot Docs films you should watch — whether you're in Toronto or not

April 24 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

To help you navigate the 113 titles at Hot Docs this year, we've put together a list of some of the best documentaries the festival has to offer — as well as when and how you can watch them if you can't make it to the festival itself.
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Hudson's Bay artifacts, including royal charter, can go up for auction, court rules; Artifacts are displayed in the Hudson's Bay Company gallery at the Manitoba Museum\. HBC had asked for permission to auction off 1,700 pieces of art and more than 2,700 artifacts in hopes of helping to pay creditors\.

Hudson's Bay artifacts, including royal charter, can go up for auction, court rules

April 24 , 2025 at 10:22:09 a.m. EDT • :

Hudson's Bay can now prepare to auction off 4,400 artifacts and art pieces along with the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the now-ailing company.
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#Skoden documentary explores life of Blackfoot man and the dangers of labels; A childhood photo of Pernell Bad Arm\.

#Skoden documentary explores life of Blackfoot man and the dangers of labels

April 24 , 2025 at 03:21:01 p.m. EDT • :

The documentary #skoden, premiering at the HotDocs Festival in Toronto this month, aims to challenge assumptions made about a controversial social media meme.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 adds dazzling French flair to classic RPG formula; Maelle, voiced by Jennifer English, prepares to parry a creature's attacks in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33\.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 adds dazzling French flair to classic RPG formula

April 23 , 2025 at 01:57:42 p.m. EDT • :

With Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive have blended classic RPG elements with a flair all its own to create something that stands out among the crowded role-playing video game genre.
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Does Sunrise on the Reaping stand up against the other Hunger Games books?; composite of Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, illustrated book cover and two headshots: a mixed Filipina woman with long dark hair and a young white man with short blonde hair\.

Does Sunrise on the Reaping stand up against the other Hunger Games books?

April 23 , 2025 at 01:30:28 p.m. EDT • :

The long-awaited prequel to Suzanne Collins blockbuster series has arrived. CBC Books producers Bridget Raymundo and Trevor Carter grew up with the series and break down the latest book.
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TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin to end after 19 seasons; TVO host Steve Paikin is shown in Toronto in February 2018\. The final episode of the current affairs show The Agenda with Steve Paikin will air on June 27\.  

April 22 , 2025 at 04:27:19 p.m. EDT • :

TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin to end after 19 seasons

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Biblical box office: How productions like The Chosen are bringing Christianity to a screen near you; A scene from The Chosen's fifth season\. It is one of many Bible-based productions making their way to big and small screens\.  

April 20 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Biblical box office: How productions like The Chosen are bringing Christianity to a screen near you

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Text with M3GAN and clock in at the Severance office — immersive experiences are changing how we watch; As people interact more with the media they consume, companies are giving them opportunities to connect, including allowing movie viewers to text with killer doll M3GAN, left, or letting fans step into the fictional world inhabited by Adam Scott's character Mark S\., from the AppleTV\+ series Severance\.  

April 19 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Text with M3GAN and clock in at the Severance office — immersive experiences are changing how we watch

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The New Pornographers drummer charged with possession of child pornography; The New Pornographers drummer Joe Seiders is pictured in a police mugshot after he was arrested on multiple charges\.  

April 18 , 2025 at 04:42:01 p.m. EDT • :

The New Pornographers drummer charged with possession of child pornography

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Sean (Diddy) Combs loses bid to delay sex-trafficking trial set to start in May; Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean \(Diddy\) Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, on May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas\. Combs has lost his bid to delay his upcoming sex-trafficking trial, in which he is facing five criminal charges\.  

April 18 , 2025 at 12:47:28 p.m. EDT • :

Sean (Diddy) Combs loses bid to delay sex-trafficking trial set to start in May

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