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In celebration of International Women’s Day this Mar. 8, Congolese-Canadian singer Lu Kala is joining forces with Spotify to co-curate tracks for its Equal Canada playlist. The playlist aims to highlight Canadian women in music by featuring “a diverse range of inspiring stories of movements around the world, through music and at full volume,” Spotify […]

On Mar. 7, the Chicken Big Mac will officially launch in participating McDonald’s stores across Canada. The idea is simple: picture a Big Mac, but instead of two beef patties, the sandwich will have two chicken patties instead. Jeff Anderson, McDonald’s senior manager of menu innovation in Toronto, met with CTV News to explain that he […]

Nas and the Wu-Tang Clan are set to hit Canada for multiple shows this year following the announcement of their joint N.Y. State of Mind Tour. The first Canadian show will take place in Toronto on Oct. 1 at Scotiabank Arena, followed by a performance in the Montreal suburb Laval at Place Bell the next day.  […]

The Canadian government will prohibit the installation of the popular social media platform TikTok on all government-issued mobile devices for security purposes Treasury Board President Mona Fortier announced via a statement. “Effective February 28, 2023, the TikTok application will be removed from government-issued mobile devices,” the release wrote. “Users of these devices will also be blocked from downloading the […]

In the debut episode of Lil Yachty’s A Moody Conversation interview series, the Atlanta rapper brought out Drake where the two spoke about several Canadian heritage moments, like the time Lil Wayne didn’t realize what Drake’s real name was when he rapped Drake’s email address on one of their first collaborations. In 2008, Drake and Lil Wayne […]

Over the past few years, masculinity has become the subject of debate regarding how men should compose themselves both at home and in public. It’s tricky to tackle, mainly because masculinity isn’t a monolith. It can be aggressive just as much as it is subdued. It can be tender just as much as it is […]

After navigating a series of public transit being either delayed, cancelled, or stuck in a record-breaking snowfall, I stand outside a warehouse slated for demolition in East Van, just outside of Vancouver’s downtown area. After a moment, Tom Robinson comes downstairs and lets me in. This warehouse is the temporary home for a number of […]

Nycesound Production, a Canadian independent record label founded by Terry “T-Nyce” Opoku and Ty “Focus” Manning in 2020, has announced a partnership with Artium Records and Def Jam Recordings. The Black-owned label currently rosters bubbling R&B and hip-hop artists like Mannie and Liyah Katana, and is focused on developing burgeoning artists across Canada. “I am excited that I chose No I.D. as […]

Indigo, Canada’s largest bookstore chain, faced a cybersecurity breach earlier this week leading to the shutdown of its website and payment systems. The company, which also owns Coles and Chapters, said that no customer credit card or debit card information had been compromised in the hack. They also confirmed that customers’ in-store credits, known as […]

It’s hard to keep up with new tracks every week. With a bevy of songs being released every day, we made a list highlighting new tracks from Canadian artists. Planet Giza f/Saba, “WYD” “WYD,” the lead single to Planet Giza’s sophomore effort continues their streak is sugary hip-hop, this time with the help of Saba […]