Mike Blanchard

It was during a long and cold isolating Winnipeg winter that Samantha Selci bunkered down to immerse herself in the rarified world of music production, audio editing, mixing, synthesis and sound design. It didn’t come from nowhere. The previous year, the musician had graduated from the University of Manitoba’s music program, where she had studied […]

Creepy. It’s the buzzword Calgary artist Katie Green has heard the most from people describing Bridge, her bold and colourful public art installation made up of giant portraits of East Village residents hidden behind papier-mâché masks. These 13 characters adorn 16 surfaces along the RiverWalk in East Village, staring out from bridge abutments, sheds and […] […]

What a remarkable coincidence that the federal minister of agriculture announced a $1.75-billion payout to dairy producers just before a federal election in the province that has the most small-scale dairy farmers. It will help Liberal party fortunes not only in Quebec but in Ontario and the Maritimes. You can guarantee that those cheques will […]

Russian contortionist Aleksei Goloborodko’s jaw-dropping performance in Cirque du Soleil’s Luzia almost defies description and certainly challenges credibility. In a highly balletic routine, he twists, bends, shapes and reshapes his limbs and torso as if there isn’t a bone in his body, which is ironic because Goloborodko insists “what I do has absolutely not […]

Making Treaty 7 promises to be loud and proud with its Pride celebrations. Marking Treaty 7’s artistic director Justin Many Fingers has programmed three special events at The Grand to celebrate Indigenous queer culture during Calgary Pride. Many Fingers will host a panel with guests playwright/actor Waawaate Fobister and performance artist Marshall Vielle to […]

Angelo Muredda: Once it trusts viewers not to need explanatory catchup, the film becomes a modestly effective tale about what it takes to endure

Authorities recovered a man's body Friday afternoon, noting that evidence from an investigation 'confirms a bear encounter,' CBC reported

When she was reminded these are details she should know as a company CFO, Meng responded that the company does have an office in Iran, according to the CBSA officer

After months of silence, our government finally managed a statement against the Butchers of Beijing that made you wish they’d shut up again

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Jack Letts should remain locked up in a Kurdish jail