Rising opera star Charlotte Siegel is a destined diva
Siegel, the Canadian Opera Company’s new star soprano, workshopped her own songs at small shows in Toronto, with plans to go pop. If she’s honest, it was always going to be opera.
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The Rise and Fall of a Chinese-Canadian Pop Star
Kris Wu, an ordinary kid from Vancouver, transformed into one of China’s biggest celebrities, with chart-topping albums, movie roles and lucrative brand partnerships. Then a series of social media accusations brought him down.
Why this Canadian author wants AI companies to pay up
“If you’re going to feed our books into some computer, then we want consent and compensation”
These vintage photos celebrate Black communities in Canada through the decades
“There is an onus for us to document ourselves. I certainly wasn’t waiting for anyone to tell me about Black Kitchener-Waterloo—it was incumbent upon me to do so.”
A look inside the new Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver’s Chinatown
The grand opening exhibit traces the exclusion of Chinese communities across the nation
Just outside of Edmonton, the striking Diwan Pavilion is a feat of Islamic architecture
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As a kid, I was the main translator for my immigrant parents. It wasn’t easy.
“I dealt with bank statements and insurance papers, paid hydro bills and translated during doctor visits.”
Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan doesn’t know what’s next. She likes that.
"By the time I was 10, I knew exactly which high school courses I was going to take to get my college animation portfolio done. Now? Yeah, we don’t do that."