The chorus of voices blasting the federal Heritage Department’s recent cuts to federal arts and culture programs grew louder on Friday, with critics calling the decision “appalling” and “disastrous” for the community.
Cultural groups blast additional federal arts cuts Outrage after additional cuts to arts, cultural programs Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2008 | 5:55 PM ET …
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Cultural groups blast additional federal arts cuts
Cultural groups blast additional federal arts cuts Outrage after additional cuts to arts, cultural programs Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2008 | 5:55 PM ET …
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Film exposes persecution of Sikhs in early Vancouver, director says (CBC)
A provocative film based on the real-life tale of two Sikh mill workers tried for sodomy in the early 1900s is making its world premiere at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival.
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Film premiere at Innis Town Hall (East York Mirror)
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression hosts the North American premiere of Rex Bloomstein’s An Independent Mind. The film interviews people from diverse walks of life who have faced oppression an…
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Frustration builds over federal cultural cuts - National Post
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Frustration builds over federal cultural cuts
National Post, Canada - 51 minutes ago Stephen Waddell, national executive director of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) reacted to the loss of a pair of … |
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Review: ‘Frozen River’ is a breath of fresh film (Contra Costa Times)
‘Frozen River,’ deserved winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, tells the story of two women who end up unlikely partners smuggling illegal immigrants over the Canadian border
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CRTC approves Canadian porn channel (Global TV Winnipeg)
An Edmonton-based adult film producer has won federal government approval for a new pornography channel with an unusual twist: half of the content is to be Canadian.
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CRTC approves Canadian porn channel (Ottawa Citizen)
An Edmonton-based adult film producer has won federal government approval for a new pornography channel with an unusual twist: half of the content is to be Canadian.
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The Postmodern Works Of Guy Maddin (NPR)
Film critic John Powers looks at the recent work of Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin. His film Brand Upon the Brain is now out on DVD, and his movie My Winnipeg is currently playing in theaters.
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Here Comes the Judge — No one can say Sass Jordan doesn’t practise what she politely preaches on Canadian Idol. The … (The Sault Star)
Don’t bother wasting your breath asking Sass Jordan whether, during her salad singing days, she would have subjected herself toCanadian Idolscrutiny. “I can’t answer that. . . . I have no idea because I didn’t grow up in that world,” says the veteran Canadian rocker, whose latest claim [...]
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Canadian paedophile jailed in Thailand (Channel 4)
A Canadian paedophile has been jailed for three years and three months in Thailand for sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy.
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Simple tale of a complex man (Calgary Sun)
In our cynical world, simplicity is often ridiculed or ignored. Simplicity can be mistaken for simple-minded. Do not make that mistake with Amal. This enchanting Indo-Canadian film is a modern fable.
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Hartwick Tests Her Wits on Canadian Quiz Show (East Aurora Advertiser)
Allie Hartwick, a 2004 East Aurora High School graduate, will soon see if she has what it takes to “make it big” in the television and film industry. Hartwick, who has found success in the last few years acting and performing in Toronto, will now be tested on the big screen with her upcoming appearance on Canada’s popular game show, “Test the Nation.”
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Film gives a fond, last look at Yangtze (Akron Beacon Journal)
Eerie yet earthy, this is an engrossing documentary about the last days of the Yangtze, the great river as China has known it for millennia.
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