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Entering into the Art Gallery of Ontario's new exhibition Tunirrusiangit: Kenojuak Ashevak and Tim Pitsiulak, "is like you are on Inuit homeland," says artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory. The Toronto gallery's major exhibition this season juxtaposes the work of world renowned artist Kenojuak Ashevak with that of her nephew Timootee (Tim) Pitsiulak, highlighting two generations of artists from the celebrated artistic community of Kinngait, Nunavut. Source

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - The MTV Movie & TV Awards gave "Black Panther" its first taste of awards glory, with Marvel's blockbuster taking home four honours including two awards for its star, Chadwick Boseman. Boseman quickly handed off his best hero award to James Shaw Jr. Source

EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern University has revoked the honorary degree it awarded Bill Cosby two decades ago --the first time the school has taken such a step in its 167-year history. In a news release, the school in the Chicago suburb of Evanston announced its board of trustees discussed revoking the honorary degree it awarded to the comedian in 1997 during his trial on sex assault charges. Source

Authorities say troubled rapper-singer XXXTentacion has been fatally shot in Florida. The Broward Sheriff's Office says the 20-year-old rising star was pronounced dead Monday evening at a Fort Lauderdale-area hospital. He was shot earlier Monday outside a Deerfield Beach motorcycle dealership. Source

When Toronto's Director X was helming hip-hop music videos two decades ago, he had to find art in the genre's clichés. "I came up in an age where hip hop was, 'Get the Ferrari and put that girl in a bikini,' and that kind of thing," he said in an interview. Source

Rapper Meek Mill speaks outside the Philadelphia Criminal Justice in Center City, Pa., on Monday, June 18, 2018, as he attends a hearing to determine whether he should get a new trial in his decade-old gun and drug convictions. Source

MONTREAL -- Telefilm Canada says there remains "a significant" gender gap in the big-budget films it backs. But statistics released Monday suggest the federal agency is well on its way to achieving its goal of gender parity in key film roles by 2020. Source

MONTREAL -- Just For Laughs Group has appointed a familiar face to oversee operations going forward, tapping a longtime executive as president on Monday. Bruce Hills, who had served as chief operating officer for the Montreal-based company for the past 19 years, enters the new job immediately. Source

WINNIPEG -- A Manitoba cookie company is getting praise from Khloe Kardashian for custom creations featuring her daughter True. The famous Kardashian posted a photo of the custom-order cookies made by Winnipeg's Scientific Sweets on Instagram. Source

TORONTO -- Cineplex theatres showing "Incredibles 2" have posted health-related warnings to moviegoers about Disney's animated feature, which opened on the weekend. Cineplex spokeswoman Sarah Van Lange says the theatres posted warnings about scenes containing flashing lights that could trigger seizures in some people with epilepsy. Source