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Justin Bieber’s Global Smashes Rises To A New Peak Amidst His Musical Hiatus
Forbes
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Justin Bieber’s “Let Me Love You” with DJ Snake hits a new peak at No. 138 on the Billboard Global ... More Excl. U.S., nearly a decade after its release. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Justin Bieber attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In...
Mr. Dressup actor and musician Beverly Glenn-Copeland brings 'pure love' back to the screen with kids TV pilot
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 5, 2025
When Beverly Glenn-Copeland and his partner Elizabeth first conceived of a new children's TV show a few years ago, they set out to teach kids about caring for the planet, the importance of community and adapting to change. A few years into the...
Stay in this retired 1912 train car rock stars have used for a green room
MLive - Michigan
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July 5, 2025
PAW PAW, MI — Love live music, wine, trains and history? Michigan’s second-oldest winery, Warner Vineyards, offers a unique place to stay onsite after an evening of wine tasting and perhaps even a live show at its onsite amphitheater. Those...
Ontario group marks 40 years of keeping the history of Canada's WW II 'pilot maker' alive
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 5, 2025
For prospective young pilots intending to join the Allied effort during the Second World War, the Harvard was the ultimate training plane — but it also posed a key test. The single-engine aircraft, with its distinctive yellow paint, was equipped...
MacDougall: Can Carney keep the Canadian dream from becoming a nightmare?
Ottawa Citizen
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July 5, 2025
Only Parliament Hill remains out of commission. So the party happened at LeBreton Flats, the black hole of Ottawa. With Prince Edward joining Mark Carney, and Sarah McLachlan leading the musical entertainment. “We’ve decided not to pull apart and...
Galway musician unveils her new hybrid instrument with city concert
Connacht Tribune
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July 5, 2025
A Galway musician who has performed all over the world has come up with a new version of the traditional harp, which she is unveiling this weekend at a special concert at the home of Irish music in the city’s Westend. Úna Ní Fhlannagáin is an...
Canada Day around the Boundary
Grand Forks Gazette
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July 4, 2025
Grand Forks, Midway celebrate the nation's birthday. As Canada turned 158 years old on July 1, the Boundary communities joined the rest fo the country in celebrating the nation's history and values with grand parades, free events, music, food and...
‘Joy, happiness, inspiration and positive vibrations’: Montreal Jazz Festival serves up another epic music party
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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‘We’re so happy to be with you, so happy to see all these smiling faces,” said Chicago gospel and soul great Mavis Staples, who proved she’s as vital as ever at the Montreal International Jazz Festival’s free opening night blowout last week....
The (alleged) anatomy of the $10-million heist that rocked Canadian music
The Globe and Mail
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July 4, 2025
At the exact moment on June 11, 2024, that Canada’s musical cognoscenti gathered at a Toronto record store to celebrate the past year’s most significant albums, someone, or some group, was getting ready to siphon nearly $10-million from the music...
Oasis setlist for reunion tour revealed at Cardiff concert - what to expect
Bury Times
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After 16 years, Oasis is finally back! Noel and Liam Gallagher took to the stage at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Friday (July 4) in what was their first gig together in 16 years. The performance was the first show in their long-awaited...
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa Opens with Legendary Guitar Smash and Star-Studded Celebration
Breaking Travel News
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July 5, 2025
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa officially opened its doors today with a signature guitar smash, marking the arrival of Canada’s first fully integrated Hard Rock resort, a bold new destination where entertainment, hospitality, and music take...
New Brunswick’s Festival Acadien--poignant homage to French Canadian culture
KCBX - California
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Annually more than 20,000 participants from across Canada and around the world arrive in the New Brunswick Canada, village of Caraquet to participate in the two-week long Festival Acadian (August 3-15 2025). When French settlers first homesteaded...
Canadian country superstar Shania Twain helps kick off Calgary Stampede
Global News
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July 4, 2025
She’s one of the most recognizable names in the music industry — a proud Canadian, a five-time Grammy Award winner who has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide. On Friday, more than 300,000 people lined the streets of downtown Calgary to...
Canadian Pilot Recalls Ethiopia Mission That Helped Spark Historic Live Aid Concert 40 Years Ago
The Epoch Times
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July 4, 2025
William Rew flies a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter during an aid mission in Ethiopia in 1984. Provided by Mission Aviation Fellowship of Canada When William Rew left Montreal at age 30 in 1983 to fly aid missions in Ethiopia, he never...
White Rock studio owner adds bass line to classic yacht rock
Abbotsford News
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July 5, 2025
He's going to be rocking his own backyard. When nostalgic soft rock group The Crew sails back to Blue Frog Studios (1328 Johnston Rd.) Friday, Aug. 15 and Saturday, Aug. 16 for Yacht Rock The Dock, longtime White Rock resident and impresario Kelly...
'One Day This Kid' explores Queer identity through an Afghan-Canadian lens
The Ubyssey
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July 4, 2025
Alexander Farah began his filmmaking journey in a film studies course that he enrolled in at UBC, despite his degree mainly being focusing on science classes. In a statement to The Ubyssey, Farah explained he “fell in love with the academic part...
Canada Day festivities held in Donalda
The Stettler Independent
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The Village of Donalda celebrated Canada's 158th birthday in fine fashion on July 1. A pancake breakfast started festivities off at Sharon Free Church from 10 a.m. until noon. Following breakfast, the Donalda Drop-in Centre hosted a...
Canadian musician who led 'simple life' gets 15 years for smuggling 12.2 kg of heroin
Kingston This Week
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News World His sentencing was delayed by two years 'due to the backlog of demands' for enhanced pre-sentence reports from social workers A Canadian musician who smuggled 12.2 kilos of heroin into Canada has been sentenced to...
Shania Twain Foundation Tackles Food Insecurity With Singer Donating $25,000 To Canadian Food Bank
American Songwriter
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July 4, 2025
Celebrating her country music career, which included selling over 100 million albums, Shania Twain hit the road with her Shania Twain: Live in Concert Tour. Scheduling concerts throughout the United States and Canada, Twain wanted to do more than...
Canadian pop artist Elijah Woods in Manila and Cebu this July
Manila Standard
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July 4, 2025
Canadian singer and songwriter Elijah Woods is set to return to the Philippines this July with two concert dates in Manila and Cebu, following the success of his debut Manila show in 2024. The pop artist will perform at Samsung Hall in SM Aura...