March 31st is Indigenous Languages Day. To commemorate today, several members of the Canadian government, including Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, the Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Marc Miller, and the Minister of Northern Affairs, Daniel Vandal, put out a statement. The statement reaffirmed “…the Government of Canada’s commitment to support[ing] Indigenous Peoples in reclaiming, […]
Nature is healing! For the first time since 2019, visitors from all over will be able to come to the Greater Toronto Area to view the cherry blossom trees. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people looking for some beautiful scenery or some selfie opportunities were forced to visit the cherry blossom trees virtually over the […]
Hollywood actor Bruce Willis is retiring from a 42-year career in acting. According to a statement from his family on social media, the actor has been diagnosed with aphasia. This disease is known to impact cognitive ability and affect a person’s communication verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Willis first rose to prominence as one of […]
Harry Styles is celebrating the announcement of his latest album, Harry’s House, with a series of scavenger hunts. A website that was launched alongside the album announcement included coordinates for a number of different cities, including Toronto. Those coordinates will guide fans to promotional posters for the new album, which drops on May 20th. Eagle-eyed […]
Canada’s Wonderland has announced its rules for the 2022 season, and it’s going to look a lot more like it did in 2019 when the park opens back up next month. For starters, guests at the park will no longer be required to wear a mask, which falls in line with the provincial government’s recent […]
Mobile developer King‘s Candy Crush Saga is among this year’s finalists for the Video Game Hall of Fame. Other finalists this year include Ubisoft‘s Assassin’s Creed, Minesweeper, Capcom‘s Resident Evil, and Nintendo‘s The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Voting will take place among a panel of international judges, as well as the general public. Members of the […]
In case you missed it, Mark and Jem were joined this morning by their first in-studio guest. Award-winning Celebrity Chef Roger Mooking joined them to talk about the power of music as a language, his experience cooking salmon on an Indigenous reservation outside of Seattle, and what he is doing for Ukraine relief efforts. You […]
Ashley Callingbull will make history as the very first Indigenous woman to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated‘s swimsuit edition. Ashley is from the Enoch Cree Nation. In 2015, she was the first Indigenous woman to ever be crowned Miss Universe. She shared the news on Twitter on International Women’s Day: I’m so excited […]
Britney Spears has signed a $15M deal with publishing house Simon & Schuster for a tell-all memoir. While both parties are tight-lipped on details, the book is expected to cover her rise to fame, as well as the struggles she faced under her conservatorship. This book deal comes only three months after a judge dissolved Spears‘ […]
Family Day is about spending time with your loved ones. So, if you’re planning on going out to spend time with your loved ones, here’s a look at what’s open and closed this Monday in Toronto. All banks, government buildings, and libraries will be closed on Family Day. However, the TTC will be running on […]