The XX won the U.K.'s Mercury Prize on Tuesday night for the rock group's self-titled debut album.

Emma Donoghue, a Dublin-born writer now based in London, Ont., is among six authors shortlisted Tuesday for the prestigious Man Booker Prize for English-language literature.

Jean-Luc Godard, the French new wave film director known for films such as Breathless and Weekend, will be a no-show at his Oscar presentation this November.

This year there's a new twist to Battle of the Blades, the CBC series that asks former NHL players to don figure skates and take up pairs skating - the Russians.

American movie star Angelina Jolie met flood victims in northwestern Pakistan and appealed to the international community to provide aid needed to help the country recover from its worst natural disaster.