Caryn Lieberman is one of Ontario’s most recognizable faces reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic as a broadcast journalist at Global News. You might have seen her out in the field on your TV, covering everything from breaking news to crime stories. We chatted with Lieberman about how she met her husband, Brian Lafleche, as a … Continued
By Ron Johnson
A new documentary, Fresh Water, shines a light on Brazilian surfer Antonio Lennert who would peace, love, and the surfing community of his dreams far from the ocean in Toronto. Growing up as a queer man in a small conservative town in southern Brazil, Antonio Lennert endured bullying and prejudice throughout his youth. He later … Continued
One of the Greater Toronto Area’s top gold medal hopes is ramping up the training with his eyes on the podium at the Summer Olympics. Post City touched base with the sprinter to talk training and his new charitable initiative Race With Me! Congrats on the recent podium finish. How does it feel to get … Continued
By Nikki Gill
Husband and wife duo Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg founded Opera Atelier 35 years ago and have brought award-winning opera and ballet productions to Toronto audiences and beyond. When the pandemic hit last year, their planned presentation of The Resurrection for April 2020 was cancelled, and now after overcoming many obstacles and adhering to … Continued
By Nikki Gill
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The critically acclaimed Toronto series Kim’s Convenience has officially come to an end, and we caught up with Andrew Phung who plays the character Kimchee. Phung is also nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Canadian Screen Awards which will air May 20. Originally from Calgary, Phung moved his family to T.O. while filming the … Continued
By lindsaylow
Charlie Iscoe and Laya Bail spent years in high-paced New York careers in finance and luxury fashion marketing, respectively, so it might be surprising to hear they started a company devoted to providing sustainably raised, non-GMO, local farm-to-table meat through subscription boxes in the GTA. “[Laya and I] started to have this crazy idea of … Continued
By Ron Johnson
The artistic director of Canada’s National Ballet Karen Kain has spearheaded the country’s dance world for decades as a leader, innovator and champion of the arts. Today, Canada Post is honouring her longstanding commitment and dedication with the release of a new commemorative stamp, coinciding with International Dance Day. Kain’s dance career began when she … Continued
By Ron Johnson
Toronto-born artist STORRY received her second Juno nomination last month for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year for her debut album CH III: The Come Up. The new honour followed on the heels of her first nomination in 2020 for Reggae Recording of the Year for her song “Another Man.” STORRY said that being nominated … Continued
By Ron Johnson
Toronto saxophonist Joseph Shabason is set to release his new instrumental album The Fellowship on April 30 via Telephone Explosion and Western Vinyl. The ambient jazz album follows a chronological arc that spans three generations covering his parents’ early lives, his own spiritual and physical adolescence, and his subsequent struggle to eschew the problematic habituations … Continued
By lindsaylow
Toronto’s own country sweethearts Steven Lee Olsen and Shannon Ella started their love story in the city before heading to Nashville. Olsen is a Grammy-nominated songwriter and country artist, and Ella hosts a radio show on Bell Media’s Pure Country station. Here’s how country music brought them together. How they met Shannon: We met at … Continued
By lindsaylow
Maya Tisdale is a Toronto artist who goes by the name of Maya Zita. She launched her music career during the pandemic with her first single and music video dropping back in January. She says she was one of those people who always knew she would pursue music. It clicked when she was just seven … Continued
