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Luke Combs Delivers Ford Pickup to Veterans Loaded with Gibson Guitars
Luke Combs Delivers Ford Pickup to Veterans Loaded with Gibson Guitars uke Combs performs with his Gibson J-200 in White at The Bluebird Café during the ACM Awards — photo credit: Gibson Guitars. Gibson, Ford and country music artist Luke Combs recently teamed up to support American military veterans through Guitars4Vets, an initiative that provides…
TIFF Slate Features Films About Lack of Female DJs, Greta Thunberg, COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples
TIFF Slate Features Films About Lack of Female DJs, Greta Thunberg, COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples A scene from I AM GRETA. Courtesy of Mongrel Media The on-going Coronavirus pandemic has forced the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to go mostly online for its slimmed down 45th edition Sept. 10 to 19. The 2020 festival will screen just over…
Statement from WE Charity’s Kielburger Brothers On Closure in Canada
Statement from WE Charity’s Kielburger Brothers On Closure in Canada Samaritanmag's 2016 panel at Canadian Music Week in Toronto. (L to R) Billy Talent's Aaron Solowoniuk , NKPR's Natasha Koifman, Nelly Furtado, and WE Charity's Craig Kielburger — photo credit: Samaritanmag. WE Charity has closed down its Canadian operations after becoming entangled in…
NBA Launches Initiatives To Support Social Justice And Racial Equality
NBA Launches Initiatives To Support Social Justice And Racial Equality photo credit: NBAThe National Basketball Association and National Basketball Players Association have come up with a three-pronged program to further their collective efforts and actions in support of social justice and racial equality. In response to recent police shootings and…
NBA, WNBA, MLB, MLS Athletes Strike To Support Black Lives Matter, Social Change
NBA, WNBA, MLB, MLS Athletes Strike To Support Black Lives Matter, Social Change Milwaukee Bucks issue statement — photo credit: screenshot. The Toronto Raptors announced this afternoon that the opening game of their National Basketball Association (NBA) round two playoff series against the Boston Celtics set to take place in Orlando, Florida has been…
The Tragically Hip Release 'Courage' Face Mask To Support Unison Benevolent Fund
The Tragically Hip Release 'Courage' Face Mask To Support Unison Benevolent Fund The Tragically Hip'sRevered Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip have released a "Courage"-themed face mask with proceeds going towards the Unison Benevolent Fund. The reusable non-medical cloth masks are available for purchase for $15 from the band's web store.…
Unison Benevolent Fund COVID-19 Relief Program Surpasses $2 Million Raised
Unison Benevolent Fund COVID-19 Relief Program Surpasses $2 Million Raised iSplash photo credit: Sebastian IrviThe Unison Benevolent Fund's COVID-19 Relief Program, which supports music workers amid the pandemic, has to date raised over $2.1 million. The assistance program that offers discreet relief to music industry professionals in times of crisis,…
5 Ways To Support Lebanon As it Struggles to Recover from Beirut Blasts
5 Ways To Support Lebanon As it Struggles to Recover from Beirut Blasts Damage from Aug. 4 blast in Beirut — photo credit: Islamic Relief Centre The widespread devastation in Beirut from the Aug. 4 twin explosions on its dockfront has Lebanon requiring urgent aid and relief efforts to support ongoing recovery efforts. That Middle Eastern country's…
Toronto Raptors Norman Powell Selling T-Shirts With Proceeds Going To Black Lives Matter Causes
Toronto Raptors Norman Powell Selling T-Shirts With Proceeds Going To Black Lives Matter Causes The Toronto Raptors'Toronto Raptors basketball player Norman Powell has released three t-shirts through his Understand The Grind clothing line to support the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Powell, who's been with the world champion Raptors since 2015, says…
The City of Toronto and Slaight Family Foundation Make $2 Million Pact to Support Black Music Industry Professionals
The City of Toronto and Slaight Family Foundation Make $2 Million Pact to Support Black Music Industry Professionals The announcement was made Aug. 10 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre — (L to R); Slaight Music's Derrick Ross; Universal Music Canada's Kardinal Offishall, Phoenix's Lisa Zbitnew; Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson, Sony Music's Craig Mannix,Mayor…
WATCH: Barbra Streisand Backs U.S. Vote Proud Campaign Targeting LGBTQ+ Community
WATCH: Barbra Streisand Backs U.S. Vote Proud Campaign Targeting LGBTQ+ Community Barbra Streisand — photo credit: screenshot from Vote Proud.Barbara Streisand is backing a LGBTQ+ get-out-the-vote campaign, Vote Proud, ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in November. Vote Proud is chaired by Laverne Cox, Sharon Stone, Elton John, Andy Cohen,…
Donations In Memory of Salome Bey Go To Freedom School’s Liberatory Education For Black Children
Donations In Memory of Salome Bey Go To Freedom School’s Liberatory Education For Black Children Salome Bey — photo credit: Graham Bezant.The family of Canada’s First Lady of the Blues Salome Bey, who died Aug. 8 at Toronto’s Lakeside Long-Term Care Centre, at age 86, chose The Freedom School Toronto for anyone wishing to make a donation in her honour.…
Rape Survivor Daisy Coleman, of Netflix Doc, Dies by Suicide at 23, Leaves Important SafeBAE Legacy
Rape Survivor Daisy Coleman, of Netflix Doc, Dies by Suicide at 23, Leaves Important SafeBAE Legacy Daisy Colement: photo credit: Facebook, 2019.Catherine "Daisy" Coleman, a rape survivor whose story was told in the 2016 Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy, and co-founder of the comprehensive SafeBAE (Safe Before Anyone Else) focusing on ending sexual…
Singer Tara MacLean Reveals What Inspired Her To Write The Powerful Post That's Gone Viral
Singer Tara MacLean Reveals What Inspired Her To Write The Powerful Post That's Gone Viral Tara MacLean – photo credit: Jared Doyle. A week after Canadian musician Tara MacLean posted an incredibly vulnerable, incredibly honest and incredibly written personal reflection about sexual assault, body image, and societal pressures of beauty, the 46-year-…
Metallica Frontman James Hetfield Holds Charity Sweepstakes For Classic Car Book Box Set
Metallica Frontman James Hetfield Holds Charity Sweepstakes For Classic Car Book Box Set Metallica frontman and car collector/restorer James Hetfield is holding a sweepstakes to win a limited edition box set of his new book on his classic car collection, with 100 percent of the proceeds from each entry going to the metal band’s All Within My Hands…