Music NL Country Artist of the Year winner Carolina East admits she would rather be on the road touring and promoting her latest album, but for now she’s settled at her home in St. John’s Newfoundland, waiting out the coronavirus pandemic. Her fourth album is called, Soaked in Whiskey, featuring her powerful, soulful vocals. Q: […]
Thursday July 23rd The Jays are still homeless and looking for a plan B after the state of Pennsylvania said no to their bid to play their home opening game at PNC park. After a four month COVID-19 hiatus, Montreal based Air Transit takes off again today, offering flights to 23 destinations. Mayor John Tory […]
Friday July 10th After months of calls for the collection of race-based COVID-19 data, the information being released shows how the novel coronavirus is disproportionately impacting people of colour, particularly Black communities. York University heights where 69 percent of residents identify as a visible minority, has 20 times the rate of infection than the Beaches […]
June 12th Backyard gatherings can be a little larger in the GTA as of today. Group sizes can double from five to ten, but still with social distancing. If you live outside of the GTA or Hamilton, you can now get a hair cut, have a beer on a patio, or swim in a public […]
After being cooped up for so long in my Toronto condo, driving to the Toronto Zoo to experience the new scenic safari felt like I was going on a vacation. The light traffic was a bonus too. I live downtown, and in pre-pandemic days it would have taken an hour or so to get there. […]
Friday May 29th, a.m. headlines Ontario Premier Doug Ford is announcing a new COVID-19 testing strategey this afternoon. And Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce millions of dollars in extra support today for Indigenous communities, for public health, cost of living, and to help build women’s shelters amid reports of a spike in domestic violence. […]
Canada Post says it assembled a team of experts from academia, communications museums and vintage radio clubs to ensure visual accuracy and an authentic back story for its new stamp honouring radio in Canada. For history buffs, here’s how radio got started. The first ever radio broadcast in Canada took place on May 20th, 1920. […]
Though live music events continue to get put on hold, the spirit of music remains strong! That’s why Tkaronto Music Festival has decided to help keep that spirit alive by moving the debut of its incredible Indigenous talent online! “Artists for Artists”. That’s the motto behind the Tkaronto Music Festival: Online, organized by 50/50 […]
Some people say they like to sing in the shower, but for Rachel Seguin, the shower is where she finds her inspiration for writing poetry. “I’ve always written poetry, and this sounds strange, but one morning several weeks ago when I was in the shower this poem started coming to me,” says Seguin, Ontario Native Women’s […]
If you’re looking to expand your movie viewing while homebound during the pandemic, the NFB is sharing a new release called, Wasekun. Filmed in cinéma vérité style, this feature-length doc follows a group of incarcerated men with troubled pasts as they undergo treatment based on Indigenous philosophy at the Waseskun Healing Center. Director Steve […]