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    Sam Danniels, a multi-sport professional athlete in three para-skiing disciplines, is subject of Beyond The Break — photo credit: screenshot
    Vancouver Mountain Film Fest Promotes Active Lifestyles
    February 24, 2021
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    The 24th annual Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF), running through February 28, continues its mission to celebrate outdoor adv

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    Tragically Hip Instagram post.
    Tragically Hip to Receive Humanitarian Award
    February 24, 2021
    by FYI Staff
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    The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has announced that The Tragically Hip will be honoured with the Humanitarian Award, presented b

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    Dragon Boat Festival Raises Funds Through Shiver 'n Giver
    February 17, 2021
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    The Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival will look a little different this year without the usual frenzy of activity coming from the Rideau Canal.

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    Canada Post early communities honoured in 13th Black History Month Stamp, Amber Valley (CNW Group/Canada Post)
    A Calendar of Black History Month Events
    February 10, 2021
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    February 2021 marks the 26th anniversary of Black History Month in Canada, and it presents an opportunity to celebrate the achievements and contrib

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    BC Place rooftop pic courtesy of Blueprint.
    Artists Fundraise Atop 204-Foot-High BC Place Rooftop
    February 3, 2021
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    With pandemic public health restrictions in place prohibiting live concerts with an in-person audience, Contact Winter Music Festival has come up w

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    Dry Feb and Abstain to Support Canadian Cancer Society
    January 27, 2021
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    Dry Feb has raised more than $2 million for the Canadian Cancer Society over the past five years, and it’s putting on its biggest-ever marketing pu

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    Serena Ryder - photo provided by Black Box.
    Serena Ryder’s Online Concert Tickets Help Homeless
    January 13, 2021
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    New York-based sustainable housing organization Breaking Ground has partnered with Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder to help clothe the city'

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    Massari, Ali Gatie Team for UN World Food Program Initiative
    December 16, 2020
    by Karen Bliss
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    Lebanese-Canadian Massari and Iraqi-Canadian Ali Gatie teamed up for a new song and video, I See The Dream (Badna Salam), promoting a global messag

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    Ruth B. Performance Brought in $160K For MusiCares
    December 9, 2020
    by Aaron Brophy
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    Canadian pop singer Ruth B.'s recent livestream concert performance has helped generate $201,634 to support musicians and music industry personnel

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    Andy Kim's Christmas Special Moves To Citytv, With Live Nation Support
    December 1, 2020
    by FYI Staff
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    Always a highlight of the holiday season in Toronto, The Andy Kim Christmas Special returns this month, but this time as a television special on City TV and streamed globally by Live Nation.

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    A scene from I Am Greta — photo provided by Mongrel Media.
    Q&A with 'I Am Greta' Director Nathan Grossman
    November 4, 2020
    by Karen Bliss
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    I Am Greta director Nathan Grossman could never have known that the pigtailed teenager he chose to film when she sat by the wall of the Sw

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    Unison Launches GoFundMe Campaign With Slaight Support
    October 29, 2020
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    Canadian musicians facing the loss of income, job security and anxiety over their industry's future amid the global coronavirus pandemic has led th

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