For Canada Day, the story of Alex Cuba, a Cuban-Canadian musician living in Smithers who decided to learn some of the indigenous language of Wit’suwet’in so he could sing it when he was invited to perform on Parliament Hill.
The Tragically Hip taught me the difference between being from Canada, and *being Canadian*.
As Toronto becomes a global player in the hip-hop world, Vancouver no longer holds its status as the second centre of the Canadian scene.
I disagree with the premise that either you live in a city with an NHL team or you accept worse outcomes for you and your loved ones. I disagree with the premise that we should give up on any place that isn’t a major urban centre.
It’s part slushie and part ice cream, but is it all-Canadian?
Here’s a story about being a white guy in Canadian media.
Who is allowed in to your space, and what are they allowed to say?
Even though the Liberal candidates in Prince George lost in both ridings last night, they made huge gains for the party- taking it to levels of support not seen since 1974.
When xenophobia is in play, nobody wins.
Where to go, what you need, how to get there, and who to vote for.
So I’ma go ahead and criticize Rick Mercer here in his rant on national vision, or lack thereof, from our current leaders. “Is he the kind of guy who would’ve said ‘let’s build a national railway?’” Mercer asks of Harper. “Nation building is for everyone.” But was it? Take a look at the historical record […]
He is being accused of what Canadian legislation now defines as Barbaric Cultural Practices because of what he looks like and people are uncomfortable with the clothes his wife chooses to wear.
A brown man who says he’s a Muslim rapes a woman.
A white man who says he’s an Atheist or a Christian rapes a woman.
But only one of them needs a tip line.
Canadians care more about what Canadians have to say about Canada if they are saying it to Americans.
Canada is often thought of as a nation that is safe, accommodating, and apologetic. Some might even call us boring, but Andrew Kurjata argues that, our history is anything but boring. Instead, our nation’s dark and tumultuous history has largely been erased from the collective identity. Join Andrew as he explores just some of local history in the city of Prince George that challenges our boring narrative.
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