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CJRU is commissioning news features/documentary series that share stories of Toronto with our listeners. These will be 4-part series, which will include audio and corresponding wri…
Leila Dey outlines how the her three-year break has helped develop her music and how turning 30 has spurred her productivity.
After coming together in early 2019 the Toronto based group, bloom, blurs the line between hip-hop, R&B and pop.
Johnston discusses the process of writing a song, as well as acting and writing music for horror film, The Strings, and how that differs from an album.
Text-based dim sum menu. Many restaurants that do not use cart service will have this type of menu. Photo courtesy of Charlie Lin. In 2020, the food service industry across…
The start of 2020 included many postponed concerts and cancelled festivals, leaving many musicians relying on government funding and grants. Many musicians have had to adapt their…
Last February, Chinatowns across Canada saw a decrease in business due to fears of COVID-19. The Toronto Chinatown Business Improvement Area (BIA) is a not-for-profit agency that w…
Since the pandemic, the lives of refugees and asylum claimants has changed. For many people that make a claim between Nov. 2020 up to Jan. 2021, they are in limbo. The number of As…
As March 2021 approaches, it is nearly the one year mark since Toronto went into the first lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreaks. Toronto experienced an increase of anti-East Asia…
