Céline Dion's ridiculous encounter with a drunk fan and more arts stories you might have missed

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These are the week's can't-miss stories:

Céline Dion is a model of Canadian kindness when a drunk fan rushes the stage: watch (q)

"When fans rush the stage of huge music superstars, they usually get intercepted before even reaching their target. That wasn't the case at a recent gig by Canadian chanteuse Céline Dion in Las Vegas, where a drunk fan managed to get to Dion's side. But instead of having security drag the woman away, Dion allowed her to stay — even after the woman grabbed Dion and awkwardly rubbed up against her — and was a model of kindness and compassion. At one point the security staff go to pull her offstage, but Dion shoos them away. After the incident, which the woman will no doubt deeply regret, Dion thanks the crowd and thanks the security guards, saying sometimes people just need to be heard."

The Weeknd, 'deeply offended' by H&M ad of black child, cuts ties with retailer (CBC News)

"Canadian R&B star The Weeknd says he's cutting ties with H&M after being 'deeply offended' by an ad for the retailer showing a black child in a hoodie bearing the phrase 'Coolest monkey in the jungle.' The Toronto performer noted online he was "shocked" by the ad, which prompted him to end his partnership with the multinational company. He tweeted: 'woke up this morning shocked and embarrassed by this photo. i'm deeply offended and will not be working with @hm anymore...'"

Inuit artist Kelly Fraser is revitalizing Inuktitut by singing Rihanna (Now or Never)

"Inuit artist Kelly Fraser makes modern, dance-able music — with Inuktitut lyrics. The 23-year-old musician is based in Ottawa. It was while she was in high school there that Kelly began covering popular English songs in Inuktitut. Her most popular is a version of 'Diamonds' by Rihanna, which has been viewed over 200,000 times — that's approximately five and a half times the population of Nunavut. For Fraser, singing in Inuktitut is an ear-catching way to bring her language and her culture to those who may have lost it. 'I've been told: "What you're doing is not traditional, you shouldn't be using our clothes and singing our language in such a manner that it's not traditional." And I'm like: "I don't think any of us live very traditionally." But I believe we have traditions and we can modernize it, because culture is always changing.'"

Iconic Sam the Record Man sign shines in Toronto for the first time in over a decade (CBC News)

"Toronto's landmark Sam the Record Man sign is shining again in the Yonge and Dundas area more than a decade after the iconic music store shut its doors. Sam the Record Man opened in 1959 and it quickly became a hangout for music lovers in Toronto, becoming a mecca for millions of Toronto music aficionados that lasted almost half a century. The flashing sign that towered over it was regarded as a symbol of Yonge Street and a cultural touchstone of the city's music history. 'I think you knew you were free as a teenager when you were allowed to go to Sam the Record Man by yourself and then you went in there and it was like being in a candy store,' Toronto mayor John Tory told CBC Toronto. 'It's part of the heritage of the city.'"

280 artists back Albert Schultz's accusers, ask Soulpepper board to acknowledge 'harm' (CBC Toronto)

"Some 280 artists are throwing their support behind the actresses accusing Albert Schultz of sexual misconduct, saying they believe there are 'more stories like theirs that have not been told.' Sarah Polley, Ann-Marie MacDonald and Soulpepper Theatre founding member Ted Dykstra are among 280 people who attached their names to an open letter sent to the company Monday. The letter, titled 'Harassment at Soulpepper Theatre Company,' says the artists say they were prepared to refuse to work with the company 'as a sign of solidarity' with the four women alleging harassment by Schultz, its former artistic director, as long as he had some role with the company."

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