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2 days ago | shedoesthecity.com | Annemarie Cutruzzola

With almost half of 2025 behind us, it’s time to look ahead to the new content coming to our screens later this year and in early 2026. This week, CBC, Rogers Sports & Media, Bell Media and Corus Entertainment each announced their 2025/26 programming slates, sharing a fresh batch of new titles in addition to confirming the return of the series we already love. Here are a few highlights from this week’s announcements that Canadian viewers should keep on their radar.

4 days ago | shedoesthecity.com | Annemarie Cutruzzola

One of Toronto’s biggest and boldest arts events will be taking over the city for the next few weeks. With large-scale installations, immersive art, and unique performances, Luminato is a celebration of boundary-pushing work in theatre, dance, music, and visual arts. This year’s theme, DAY:NIGHT, explores the evolution of our city and its inhabitants from dusk to dawn.

5 days ago | shedoesthecity.com | Annemarie Cutruzzola

Canada’s best on-screen stories were honoured this past weekend with an epic, three-day celebration. Comedian Lisa Gilroy hosted the Canadian Screen Awards on June 1, unveiling this year’s top talent in Canadian film, television, and digital media. Canada’s Drag Race was the evening’s biggest winner with 8 awards, while Universal Language and The Apprentice led in the film categories with 6 and 5 awards, respectively.

6 days ago | shedoesthecity.com | Isabella Soares

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is back to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a stacked lineup of Indigenous films and arts-related events taking place throughout the city. imagineNATIVE seeks to uplift Indigenous culture, while also celebrating artists who continue to break down barriers and build community through storytelling. Although the festival previously took place in the fall, the move to summertime makes this year’s edition fitting for National Indigenous History Month.

1 week ago | shedoesthecity.com | Annemarie Cutruzzola

Fire. Warmth. Love. Passion. Destruction. These are just some of the themes of Burn Baby, Burn, a breathtaking 60-minute contemporary dance piece exploring the climate crisis and the power humanity holds to enact change. One of the nine Canadian dancers bringing this visceral, visually striking piece to life is Carleen Zouboules. We sit down with Zouboules in the studio during a short break from Burn Baby, Burn rehearsals, less than a month before the show’s run at Bluma Appel Theatre from June 6-8.