WINNIPEG − The Winnipeg Jets and centre Mark Scheifele, the seventh overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, have agreed to terms on an entry-level contract. The news was announced on Monday morning.
This year, The Word On The Street will blow out its 11 candles on September 25. Starting at 11 a.m. the day-long event will take place simultaneously in Vancouver, Lethbridge (Alberta), Saskatoon (Saskatchewan), Kitchener (Ontario), Toronto, and Halifax. There will be hundreds of free family-friendly events, presentations and workshops, as well as marketplaces featuring the best selections of Canadian books and magazines.
WINNIPEG − Are you ready for one of the most exciting events of the summer? Folklorama, the largest and longest-running multicultural festival in the world will kick off in style on Saturday, July 30, 2011, at 4 p.m.
Yonge-Dundas Square to welcome an anticipated audience of 20,000 art lovers.
TORONTO ― Youth Day is five this year. To celebrate this landmark, Canadians are invited to gather in the heart of the City of Toronto on Sunday, July 24, 2011, from 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. in support of artistic youth.
OTTAWA – Naomi Campbell, Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo, Yvonne Chartrand, Diane Morin, Nadine Sures, Paul Steenhuisen, and Duncan Thornton. Those are the names of the winners of the 2011 Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards.
Administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, the awards recognize outstanding mid-career artists in seven disciplines: theatre, visual arts, dance, media arts, integrated arts, music, and writing and publishing. Each winner receives $15,000.
Twenty-fourth annual festival invites theatregoers to run away with the circus.
WINNIPEG – The theme of this year's Winnipeg Fringe Festival says it all. Starting July 13, Big Top Fringe: The Greatest Shows on Earth promises 12 days of theatre without a net, astonishing outdoor attractions and thrills for the whole family.
The summer solstice is the perfect time of the year to experience Aboriginal culture.
Celebrated for the first time in 1996, National Aboriginal Day recognizes and honors the rich contribution Aboriginal people have made to Canada. Every June 21 — and during the entire month of June — various venues across the country welcome events and activities, including traditional drumming and dancing ceremonies, fiddle performances, and arts and crafts shows.
