For the first time under the patronage of UNESCO, the maltabiennale.art 2024 will be held to explore the Mediterranean, reflected in the theme for the biennale's first edition: Baħar Abjad Imsaġar taż-Żebbuġ (White Sea Olive Groves) through contemporary art. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, is considered a high form of recognition for …
The Toronto Jewish Film Festival returns with 77 offerings from 20 countries. The Toronto Jewish Film Foundation produces programming and projects offering the best feature films, documentaries and shorts from Canada and around the world, on themes of Jewish culture and identity. The foundation is dedicated to using films for their contemporary popular value and …
Thousands of people across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) have fallen victim to a new financial scam that plays on their emotions. In the past several years, there has been a surge in scam attempts. Most of us have been on the receiving end by phone or email. It occurs so often that many of …
Homeless at 14 years old, Rae Ripple had been struggling to survive and working at reconciling her childhood trauma. As a single mother, she went on to hold many jobs back then, working as a waitress, tow-truck driver, Walmart associate and firefighter. Today she is a world-renowned metal artist, author, actress and stunt rider. Rae …
The American actor, model and musician talks about growing up beside a regional park, working in Europe and not getting broken by show business. Ed Quinn describes his childhood as a dream. He talks of growing up in California’s Berkeley Hills, besides the 2,079-acre Tilden Regional Park. He shares stories of being able to look …
This feature has been graciously sponsored by Hero Certified Burgers. Team Hero gives thanks to the front liners for their heroic efforts and for risking their lives to protect the lives of others. The Town of Caledon Fire and Emergency Services team knows the dangers of their occupation and chooses to face them every day …
The Canadian actor discusses superheroes, getting into character and deciding to join the Armed Forces. Whether it’s an audition, chemistry read, or he’s working on set, Damian Romeo’s process for creating a character remains the same: “I try to find out as much as I can about that character and start developing my own backstory, …
Art has the power to express the unspoken. When it comes to the work of world-renowned artist Alice Pasquini, her admiration for storytelling has always been a vital part of her esthetic and projects. From alleyways to enveloping buildings with her enchanting graffiti work, Alice Pasquini’s message has always been to spread stories of kindness …
World-renowned philanthropist and Canadian activist, David Suzuki is the man behind the Butterflyway Project. David has made it his mission to create sustainable environments and habitats for some of the nation’s hardest workers, our beloved pollinators. Wild pollinators, including butterflies and bees, are crucial to human survival. Humanity relies on them and they ask nothing …
Canadian actor, Erin Karpluk talks about her journey from a small town to the big screen and her secret to learning lines. When Erin Karpluk talks about the small town she grew up in, she describes it as a place you’d see on a Canada postcard. Her graduating class contained only 32 people, everybody knew …