Music festival Coachella has announced their 2024 lineup, which includes Canadian acts Nav, AP Dhillon, Grimes and Blond:ish. It’s not the first time for all but one of the Canadian artists featured to have performed at the festival. Grimes — the singer-songwriter and DJ originally from Vancouver — last performed there in 2016, while rapper and singer … Read more
CEO pay in the oil and gas sector has soared with the industry’s post-pandemic resurgence and will likely increase even more with the completion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion this year, a new report projects. The report released Wednesday by the Bedford Consulting Group looked at C-Suite salaries, bonuses and other forms of executive … Read more
Gabriela Cowperthwaite is the first to admit her new film, I.S.S., is out of step with her career to date. The director of Blackfish (a documentary about the cruel treatment of orcas in captivity, Children of the Underground (about a covert network built to smuggle families away from abusive partners) and Our Friend (a true story of … Read more
The National Health Service (NHS) is grappling with a severe shortage of essential medicines, putting the lives of patients at risk across the United Kingdom. Unreleased data discloses that the quantity of products facing shortages has increased twofold within two years. The shortage has been attributed to a complex combination of factors, including disruptions in … Read more
A Bank of Canada survey finds Canadians are increasingly cutting back on spending while mortgage holders remain confident they can keep up with higher payments when their loans renew. The central bank released its fourth-quarter consumer expectations and business outlook surveys Monday, revealing how Canadians are faring amid higher borrowing costs and rising prices. Roughly … Read more
Months after holding a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has opened North Korea to international tourists since closing the borders due to COVID-19 in May 2020, per reports by local Russian news outlets. According to Russian news agency TASS, Russian tourists will be among the first to visit … Read more
THE billionaire husband of bra tycoon Michelle Mone is reportedly preparing to have a new superyacht delivered. Doug Barrowman, 58, who is at the centre of a PPE scandal with his wife, has bought 285ft-long blue-hulled “Vento”. 5 Michelle Mone’s billionaire husband Doug Barrowman is reportedly preparing to have a new superyacht deliveredCredit: Getty 5 … Read more
Some small business owners in Canada are asking for the federal government to reckon with the challenges they face as they confront a looming deadline to repay a portion of emergency government loans issued during the pandemic. Businesses face a Jan. 18 deadline to pay back up to $60,000 in loans received through the Canada Emergency Business … Read more
The UK government was busy ensuring its guests had the finest wines at reasonable prices when common Britons were struggling with COVID-19, per a recent report by the Foreign Office. It has been revealed that the government used 1,433 bottles of wine and spirits from its cellars between 2020 and 2022. This was done to … Read more
Canada’s Drag Race has crowned its new queen after a glitzy season filled with heated moments thanks to cast members who weren’t afraid to speak their minds. On Thursday night’s season finale, Vancouver’s Venus joined the ranks of past winners Priyanka, Icesis Couture and Gisèle Lullaby after weeks of fashion, acting and comedy challenges against the … Read more
