The Weeknd gives $500K to hospitals
The Weeknd is dedicating $500,000 to hospitals battling COVID-19 in Scarborough, where he grew up. The donation to Scarborough Health Network Foundation comes from proceeds from the Weeknd’s XO-branded face masks and a dollar-for-dollar matching donation by the artist, born Abel Tesfaye. The Scarborough Health Network Foundation supports patients across three hospitals and eight satellite sites, and says the donation will help it purchase ventilators, personal protective equipment, ICU beds and other vital items. The Canadian Press
Tragically Hip on air for Canada Day
The rock band that for some is synonymous with Canada will do a special interview on SiriusXM to mark Canada Day. Live from their homes, Rob Baker, Johnny Fay, Paul Lan
glois and Gord Sinclair will reminisce about the band’s history and talk about new projects in “The Tragically Hip Town Hall,” Tuesday at 7 p.m. Lead singer Gord Downie died of cancer in 2017. The special will be available on SiriusXM Canada and the Tragically Hip Facebook page, and later on Tragically Hip Radio, Sirius channel 757. Debra Yeo
Two T.O. music festivals go virtual
Two popular Toronto music festivals are going virtual amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The TD Toronto Jazz Festival will kick off the Toronto Jazz Festival Summer Concert Series, every Friday at 5 p.m. until Aug. 28 on JAZZ.FM91.
Harbourfront Centre will present Summer Music in the Garden at Home, most Sunday afternoons and Thursday evenings beginning July 5 at harbourfront. live. Debra Yeo
Amazon’s Alexa to celebrate Canada
Amazon wants to help Canadians get patriotic with an “Alexa Loves Canada” month. Beginning on Canada Day, posing the questions “Alexa, how do you feel about Canada?” or “Alexa, do you love Canada?” will trigger new experiences to celebrate the nation with the help of Canadian artists like Alanis
Morissette, Shad and the Reklaws, Amazon says. New playlists curated by Canucks like Michael Bublé and Tory
Lanez will also be available on Amazon Music. Debra Yeo
‘Wynonna Earp’ to return for Season 4
The fans fought for it and now they’re going to get it: On July 26, Season 4 of “Wynonna Earp” will debut, at 9 p.m. on CTV Sci-Fi Channel. Funding issues had jeopardized the new season of the show starring Me
lanie Scrofano, but fans launched a fierce social media campaign to save the series. Only six episodes will air before a mid-season finale on Aug. 30 at 9 p.m. Production on the final six episodes is expected to begin later this summer in Calgary. Debra Yeo
Kaepernick series coming to Netflix
Netflix has announced a six-episode drama about former quarterback Colin Kaeper
nick’s formative years, “Colin in Black & White.” Kaepernick, blacklisted by the NFL in 2017 for taking a knee during the U.S. national anthem, will narrate and be executive producer, alongside Ava DuVernay and writer Michael Starrbury. Los Angeles Times
Prince album to be re-released
The treasures continue to emanate from Prince’s vault with the Sept. 25 release of expanded editions of 1987’s “Sign o’ the Times.” Warner Bros. and the Prince estate will issue three versions of the double album, including a super deluxe edition with 63 previously unreleased tracks and a DVD of his 1987 New Year’s Eve concert in 1987 at Paisley Park. Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Shutdown for Broadway extended
The shutdown of Broadway has been extended again, until at least early January. Theatres have been closed since March 12 and Broadway producers are now offering refunds and ticket exchanges for shows through Jan. 3. The Associated Press
Depp broke court order in libel case
AU.K. judge ruled Monday that actor Johnny Depp violated a court order by failing to disclose evidence relating to his drug use to lawyers for British tabloid the Sun, which he is suing for libel for a 2018 article claiming Depp was violent to ex-wife
Amber Heard. As a result, a decision on Depp’s claim was deferred. The Associated Press