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After an entire season played outside of Canada, specifically Tampa Bay, the city of parking lots as far as the eye can see and low-ceiling practice ballrooms, the Toronto Raptors seemed to have been as excited to return to the comforts of home as much as their fans were to have them back. A team […]
Don’t confuse this with bragging, but Canada has been crushing it in the pandemic Olympics lately. Daily-infection case records are being broken in provinces from Ontario to Quebec to B.C., and the country just registered its highest new infections figure of 14,456 on Wednesday, Dec. 22, according to Global News’ tally. Today in Ontario, where […]
After a tense and gruelling 120 minutes of action followed by several missed penalties in the shootout, Vancouver’s Julia Grosso stared down both the ball placed on the penalty spot and the opportunity to win her country its first-ever Olympic gold medal in soccer. The Canadian women had huffed and puffed their way past Brazil […]
Canadian films have been stealing the scene in recent years with gems that display the country in all its mosaic-y glory. From a beautifully crafted film like Scarborough, which was the first runner-up for the People’s Choice Award and won the won the Shawn Mendes Foundation Changemaker Award at TIFF 2021, to Night Raiders, a […]
Don’t go assuming your favorite R&B singers are all wounded-hearted balladeers, wailing on the mic and penning tear-stained lyrics about unrequited pining. For Toronto R&B jack of all trades JAHKOY—who is now producing and recording as well as writing his music—joy is the modus operandi. Even on its quieter cuts, his new album Tangible maintains […]
Moula 1st continues to punch out an arsenal of bangers with his explosive new album, Michael. Split into two different discs, the new album’s 17 tracks reaffirm the fiery consistency Moula 1st commits himself to with both his music and demeanor. The Rexdale rapper’s new album watches him shapeshift his brash persona across five famous Mikes—Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson, Mike Tyson, Michael Phelps and Mike […]
Among the many things that 2021 stood for, it was the year live sports returned in full effect. After COVID hit the world in March of 2020, canceling major sporting events and causing professional sports leagues to create “bubbles” in order to carry out their seasons, this year was much more normal. Better than normal, […]
If you don’t have to travel internationally, don’t. This is the latest direction from the Government of Canada as cases of the new COVID variant, Omicron, continue to rise globally. The announcement, which was made at a press conference on Dec. 15, couldn’t come at a worse time. The busiest travel days of the year are always […]
Hope you’re feeling pork for dinner, because Canada may be facing a serious surplus of the other white meat. A type of wild pig originally brought over to a few farms from Europe in the ’80s and ’90s has been reproducing and wreaking havoc across the Canadian prairies after breaking through national park boundaries in […]
Vancouver-born Solomon Irama, 19, got his big break in his first feature series with the Apple TV+ show Swagger, inspired by NBA superstar Kevin Durant’s experiences. Directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood, who also serves as showrunner and creator, the series revolves around prodigy player Jace Carson (played by Isaiah Hill) while O’Shea Jackson Jr. stars as Ike, […]
