Universal Language is big winner in film categories on first night of Canadian Screen Awards
Charlie Smith
June 1, 2025
Universal Language can add to its haul of Canadian Screen Awards on Sunday (June 1).
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Ten Drum and Cross Metal blend Taiwanese traditions with hard rock in high-energy show
Charlie Smith
May 29, 2025
One group of musicians performed in two different entities, which each blew the roof off a theatre in Richmond, B.C.
Canadian writer-director Jerome Yoo embeds western and Korean folklore into Mongrels
Charlie Smith
May 24, 2025
Yoo attended recent screenings of Mongrels at the Beijing International Film Festival and the Jeonju International Film Festival.
SERIOUS BIZ: FADO, imagineNATIVE, Reel Asian, SAVAC, and Vtape offer free short film screenings as part of Doors Open
Charlie Smith
May 23, 2025
SERIOUS BIZ will be screened in the Bachir-Yerex Presentation Space at The Commons @ 401 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday (May 24).
Dr. Evan Adams sheds understanding on systemic roots of addiction in Indigenous communities in The Conversation
Charlie Smith
May 23, 2025
Malcolm (right) tells Dr. Adams how he was able to free himself from drugs and alcohol by coming to terms with intergenerational trauma.
National Film Board of Canada–produced “Saturday” delivers delightful narrative on overcoming limits imposed by society
Charlie Smith
May 21, 2025
Jessica Hall’s film focuses on shared interests of her mother, Frances, and sister Katherine, who has an intellectual disability.
Jerome Yoo’s Mongrels depicts how immigration to Canada drives a wedge within Korean family
Charlie Smith
May 19, 2025
The three main characters in Mongrels are a widowed father, his teenage son, and his young daughter.
Journalist Karen Attiah draws huge waiting list for new online course on race, media, and international affairs
Charlie Smith
May 18, 2025
Attiah, the Washington Post’s global opinions editor, says that all 500 spots Resistance Summer School sold out within 48 hours.
Aiko Tomi celebrates the power of being true to yourself with “blueberries”
Charlie Smith
May 14, 2025
Aiko Tomi, a self-described weirdo pop alien, demonstrates an obsession for blueberries in her zany and imaginative new video.
Actor Terry Chen shares insights on playing a gambler in Lucky Star and growing up Taiwanese Canadian in Alberta
Charlie Smith
May 11, 2025
In Lucky Star, a father of two feels drawn to casinos after he suddenly encounters a serious financial setback.
Legendary Indian playback singer Asha Bhosle dies
Charlie Smith
April 12, 2026
Indigenous JUNO-winning artist Sebastian Gaskin and six other GTA musicians play Jade Music Fest in Asia
Charlie Smith
April 11, 2026
The Room Upstairs inspired by John Coltrane’s music and creative process
Charlie Smith
March 26, 2026
David Suzuki: Renewable energy saves lives and money
David Suzuki
March 24, 2026
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