While performing in front of a live audience on The Kelly Clarkson Show, New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) announced their upcoming Mixtape Tour 2022 with artists Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue.
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Breakdown of ‘Stay’ by Zedd, Alessia Cara
Four years after the song was released I found myself writing an out-of-this-world comment on the video for Zedd’s track Stay featuring singer Alessia Cara on YouTube and it got so wordy that I decided to turn it into a post for Core.
Continue reading Breakdown of ‘Stay’ by Zedd, Alessia CaraThe Difference Between the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day
- New statutory holiday in Canada – September 30, 2021
Orange Shirt Day is based on the story of Phyllis Webstad, a Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, who was sent to St. Joseph Mission Residential School when she turned six. The shiny new orange shirt she was wearing when she arrived at The Mission was taken away from her and she was forced to wear a uniform. Webstad introduces each video on the Orange Shirt Day website and she tells her own story.
Continue reading The Difference Between the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt DayEvents to commemorate NDTR
These are some events and things to do on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) including the special lighting on federal buildings, Indigenous films, radio and TV programming, art exhibitions and connecting with authors online.
Continue reading Events to commemorate NDTRNe-Yo’s new single release video is dance floor inspiration
R&B singer Ne-Yo’s just released video and single evokes a sense of nostalgia for what could have been. The song captures a sentiment many people are feeling these days and it’s a classic scenario they’ve come to expect in Ne-Yo’s videos over the past two decades – with guilty pleasure.
His songwriting skills remain top tier but is it possible that his delivery has gotten better?
Continue reading Ne-Yo’s new single release video is dance floor inspirationMuhammad Ali left a vacancy that no one can fill
The day Muhammad Ali died in the summer of 2016 was a beautiful and sunny day much like the personality that shone from the man himself. After hearing the news I continued on with my day in a haze of disbelief thinking that it wasn’t true even though his departure was not so unexpected.
Continue reading Muhammad Ali left a vacancy that no one can fillPfizer-BioNTech releases brand new name for COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty® is registered as a new drug and has a new brand name that most people have not seen or heard before but it is the same vaccine that Canadians have been using throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue reading Pfizer-BioNTech releases brand new name for COVID-19 vaccineHealth Canada approves new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for age 12 and up
Today Pfizer-BioNTech announced that they have approval from Health Canada to use Comirnaty® to prevent COVID-19 in young people age 12 and over.
Continue reading Health Canada approves new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for age 12 and upSpeak up on Caribbean climate change issues
A communications campaign labelled Speak Up encourages citizens to lend a voice to climate change issues affecting the livelihood of people who live and work in Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries.
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Walk Off The Earth’s depth defying show from atop the CN Tower
Did anyone call the Guinness Book of World Records on this one? Walk Off The Earth and Amazon Music are hosting a livestream performance from the top of the world record-breaking heights of one of the most recognized buildings in the world.
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