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Over the last two seasons, we’ve heard a lot about the culture of the Winnipeg Jets. Most of it, frankly, has been derived from the media, and by extension, echoed through the fanbase. And the perception of it is not always favourable. Of course, there have been moments when players …
Read More »‘Lead with culture’: Indigenous youth share how they learn from doing so
What does it mean to lead with culture? It’s something both Ferrada Lightning, a 26-year-old from Maskwacis, Alta. and Megan Metz a 24-year-old from Kitimat, B.C. do every day. “When we come back to culture, we come back to reconnecting with our ancestors wisdom, their strength and the connection of …
Read More »Ontario’s Supercrawl to absorb shortfalls in funding amid increasing demand for government grants
A successful southern Ontario art crawl, which draws as many as 250,000 people in a weekend, will have to run its 2023 event with less financial help from two levels of government. Supercrawl, which turns Hamilton’s downtown into a music and arts festival every September, is set to run with …
Read More »Celebration of Metis culture takes place at Back to Batoche Days
Thousands of people gathered over the weekend for Back to Batoche Days, a celebration of Métis heritage that recognizes the culture with music, dancing and various performances. Organizers said this year’s four-day event had record-breaking numbers of attendees. “Yesterday, I think we had somewhere around 47,000 people here come through …
Read More »Italian Day on the Drive returns after 3 years along with long-time performer – BC
Commercial Drive was awash in red, white and green Sunday for the return of Italian Day on the Drive since it was sidelined during the pandemic. All the trappings of the event were back from pasta eating contests to a fleet of food vendors and trucks to musical performances and …
Read More »Can Canadian sports achieve sustainable culture change? Minister to detail plans – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 11, 2023 7:37 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal sport minister is expected to announce changes to improve accountability and encourage sustainable culture change in Canadian sports. Pascale St-Onge is due to outline specifics of the plan at …
Read More »Masai Ujiri wants to change Raptors’ culture
TORONTO – Masai Ujiri believes that change has to start at the top. That includes him, the Toronto Raptors team president. Ujiri was insistent that the Raptors have to refresh their culture after a disappointing season led to the firing of head coach Nick Nurse on Friday. Ujiri said that …
Read More »Winnipeg ice carver excited to display work after months of preparation – Winnipeg
Winnipeg ice carver Corby Pearce is excited to display his work in the city at The Forks as well as some walking trails on Sunday. He says he is using ice he harvested a couple of weeks ago. “I am cutting it into pillars that will be lining the walking …
Read More »How this all-Indigenous production of Grease brings Indigenous humour, culture to the 1978 classic
Crystle Lightning says she never saw people like herself reflected in the arts and media. So along with her husband, MC Redcloud, Lightning thought there was no better way to celebrate their identity, in spaces where they felt Indigenous representation was excluded, than by revamping one of their favourite musicals — Grease. Their travelling …
Read More »Study examines culture of silence in professional men’s hockey when it comes to mental health
WARNING: This article contains details of suicide A new study from a group of University of British Columbia researchers takes a deep dive into the pressures professional men’s hockey players feel to stay silent despite serious personal problems. The study, published last month in the journal Qualitative Research in Sport, …
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