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Buffy Sainte-Marie: Declaration

Posted by John Kelly
|Date: January 31, 2020
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Buffy Sainte-Marie: Declaration

A flash in the pan: when an old musket’s gunpowder flared up without a bullet being fired. Ineffectual, n ...

A flash in the pan: when an old musket’s gunpowder flared up without a bullet being fired. Ineffectual, no consequence. That was the literal meaning. Today, the meaning, the figurative one, refers to ...

January 31, 2020
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Colin Mochrie: We Do Goofy

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: January 01, 2020
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Colin Mochrie: We Do Goofy

Goofy is not a derogatory term in the Mochrie household. In fact, it’s revered. Colin and his wife, actor ...

Goofy is not a derogatory term in the Mochrie household. In fact, it’s revered. Colin and his wife, actor Deb McGrath, are true, blue, certified goofballs. They both honed their craft at Second City, ...

January 01, 2020
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Susan Musgrave: The Poet

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: November 01, 2019
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Susan Musgrave: The Poet

Writer and poet Susan Musgrave’s life is a far cry from the mundane. In fact, she says her role as a “soc ...

Writer and poet Susan Musgrave’s life is a far cry from the mundane. In fact, she says her role as a “social misfit” started early in life, when she was kicked out of her kindergarten class for laughi ...

November 01, 2019
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Donnie, Mr. Downchild, Walsh: It’s Been A While

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: September 01, 2019
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Donnie, Mr. Downchild, Walsh: It’s Been A While

Often cited as the “Father of Canadian Blues,” Donnie Walsh co-founded Downchild (known as Downchild Blue ...

Often cited as the “Father of Canadian Blues,” Donnie Walsh co-founded Downchild (known as Downchild Blues Band until the early 1980s) with his late brother Richard “Hock” Walsh in 1969. A whopping 50 ...

September 01, 2019
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Smoke And Mirrors

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: August 01, 2019
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Smoke And Mirrors

He will forever be known as the Cigarette Smoking Man, the creepy and sinister operative in the TV series ...

He will forever be known as the Cigarette Smoking Man, the creepy and sinister operative in the TV series The X-Files. While heroes Scully and Mulder were investigating the paranormal, the Cigarette S ...

August 01, 2019
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Tony Parsons: My Life In News

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: July 01, 2019
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Tony Parsons: My Life In News

He didn't want to be an anchor. At least initially. “I thought law would be my main choice. People seemed ...

He didn't want to be an anchor. At least initially. “I thought law would be my main choice. People seemed to make money from it and enjoy it, so I had my eye on that,” says Tony Parsons, the man who b ...

July 01, 2019
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Dancing Into 50

Posted by Thelma Fayle
|Date: July 01, 2019
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Dancing Into 50

“Are you a dancer or here for the leadership program?” someone asks at the communal breakfast on the firs ...

“Are you a dancer or here for the leadership program?” someone asks at the communal breakfast on the first morning of the five-day Hollyhock Dancing from the Inside Out workshop. “I’m not really ...

July 01, 2019
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Getting Ready For Big Magic

Posted by J. Kathleen Thompson
|Date: July 01, 2019
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Getting Ready For Big Magic

One of my favourite quotes is “All the arts we practise are apprenticeships, the big art is our life,” pe ...

One of my favourite quotes is “All the arts we practise are apprenticeships, the big art is our life,” penned by M.C. Richards, an American poet and potter. While it may resonate with many readers, ot ...

July 01, 2019
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David Vest: Still A Blues Master

Posted by Hans Tammemagi
|Date: June 01, 2019
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David Vest: Still A Blues Master

How long can a piano player’s fingers keep tickling those ivories? How long can he continue to belt out b ...

How long can a piano player’s fingers keep tickling those ivories? How long can he continue to belt out blues tunes to packed houses? How long can he win awards and write songs? Surely it must slow do ...

June 01, 2019
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Murray McLauchlan: From a Kid From the City to You

Posted by John Kelly
|Date: May 01, 2019
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Murray McLauchlan: From a Kid From the City to You

“Would you like to do a piece on Murray McLauchlan?” the editor asked. I couldn’t say ‘sure’ fast enough. ...

“Would you like to do a piece on Murray McLauchlan?” the editor asked. I couldn’t say ‘sure’ fast enough. I was all set, then my father went and had a heart attack. The nerve of him. The interview, th ...

May 01, 2019
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Janet Austin: For Queen and Country

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: April 01, 2019
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Janet Austin: For Queen and Country

Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legisla ...

Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legislative Assembly, Victoria’s Government House is a local landmark. The surrounding gardens featuri ...

April 01, 2019
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Cynthia Dale: Entertainment’s Triple Threat

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: March 01, 2019
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Cynthia Dale: Entertainment’s Triple Threat

“I’m the lowly producer. That’s what they call me. I’m learning.” Actor Cynthia Dale, well-known for her ...

“I’m the lowly producer. That’s what they call me. I’m learning.” Actor Cynthia Dale, well-known for her mastery of stage, screen and television, reflects on her new role. Not only is she the lead in ...

March 01, 2019
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Gathie Falk: It’s the Simple Things

Posted by Toni O'Keeffe
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Gathie Falk: It’s the Simple Things

As I step over the threshold into the home of Canadian artist Gathie Falk, there is an immediate understa ...

As I step over the threshold into the home of Canadian artist Gathie Falk, there is an immediate understanding that this is no ordinary place. The foyer expands into a bright, airy, open concept sitti ...

February 01, 2019
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Evelyn Hart: En Pointe

Posted by John Kelly
|Date: January 01, 2019
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Evelyn Hart: En Pointe

“My sister has an exceptional voice, a natural voice. My other sister has quite a wonderful voice, and my ...

“My sister has an exceptional voice, a natural voice. My other sister has quite a wonderful voice, and my brother had perfect pitch. That’s why I ended up in dance. Everyone else had their particular ...

January 01, 2019
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Dan Hill: A Craving for Real Songs

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: December 01, 2018
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Dan Hill: A Craving for Real Songs

“If I had to pick between songwriting or performing, I think I would pick the songwriting,” says Canadian ...

“If I had to pick between songwriting or performing, I think I would pick the songwriting,” says Canadian music legend Dan Hill. “I find it to be more mentally, intellectually and creatively challengi ...

December 01, 2018
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