Canadian writers

COVID-19 coverage dominates as National Newspaper Awards winners are announced - Globe and Mail's Tom Cardoso named Journalist of the Year

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Saturday, May 8, 2021

Other organizations winning multiple awards were La Presse and the Canadian Press with three each, and Le Devoir and the Toronto Star with two apiece.

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  • Other organizations winning multiple awards were La Presse and the Canadian Press with three each, and Le Devoir and the Toronto Star with two apiece.
  • They include Michael de Adder (Editorial Cartooning), the Globe\'s Johanna Schneller (Arts and Entertainment) and the Globe\'s Nathan VanderKlippe (Norman Webster Award for International Reporting).
  • Each came into this year\'s competition having been a finalist four times previously.
  • The awards were established by the Toronto Press Club in 1949 to encourage excellence and reward achievement in daily newspaper work in Canada.

Event Rap, Custom Rap Agency, Founded by Award-Winning Rapper Baba Brinkman Launches Kickstarter Fundraising Campaign

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Friday, May 7, 2021

b'NEW YORK, May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Event Rap is the first-ever booking tool for custom rap content.

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  • b'NEW YORK, May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Event Rap is the first-ever booking tool for custom rap content.
  • It was founded by rapper and entrepreneur Baba Brinkman , and is currently raising money via a Kickstarter Campaign .
  • Event Rap has signed 12 accomplished rap artists and offers services such as rap summaries of events, custom rap videos, and freestyles that capture the spirit and key messages of an event.
  • Event Rap offers Custom Rap videos, virtual performances, and Rap Up summaries of events to create unique experiences for event attendees and help clients share their message with the world.\n'

Making it Easier for Middle Class Canadians to Buy Their First Home

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Monday, May 3, 2021

- The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance\n"Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home.

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  • - The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance\n"Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home.
  • The First-Time Home Buyer Incentive supports middle-class Canadians who need more assistance with housing costs.
  • Our government recognizes that making the choice to own for the first time is a challenge, especially in major markets where housing costs are rising fastest.
  • CMHC\'s aim is that by 2030, everyone in Canada has a home they can afford, and that meets their needs.

Canadian Budget 2021: A Métis Woman's Perspective

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

In her affirmation of Minister Chrystia Freeland\'s first federal budget, President Omeniho stated, "We wish to congratulate Finance Minister ChrystiaFreeland on her historic budget submission today, the first budget presented by a female Finance Minister in Canadian History.

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  • In her affirmation of Minister Chrystia Freeland\'s first federal budget, President Omeniho stated, "We wish to congratulate Finance Minister ChrystiaFreeland on her historic budget submission today, the first budget presented by a female Finance Minister in Canadian History.
  • This budget assertively invests in improving the wellness, lives, and safety of Mtis women and girls, as we address key issues such as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, anti-Indigenous racism in Canadian health care, distinctions-based mental health and wellness, and the need for Mtis women to participate fully in a pandemic-impacted Canadian Economy.
  • ".\nOf note, the Canadian Government has committed to responding to the tragedy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
  • Budget 2021 proposes to invest $601.3 million over five years, starting in 2021-22, to advance this plan.An additional 55 million was announced for Indigenous women for gender-based violence prevention.\n'

Houseplant Launches at The Apothecarium's California Dispensaries

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Friday, April 16, 2021

b'Seth Rogen\'s New Cannabis Brand are Now Available at Apothecarium Dispensaries in San Francisco, Berkeley and Capitola\nSAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - The Apothecarium is offering cannabis from Houseplant, the cannabis lifestyle brand founded by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, at its five California dispensaries.

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  • b'Seth Rogen\'s New Cannabis Brand are Now Available at Apothecarium Dispensaries in San Francisco, Berkeley and Capitola\nSAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - The Apothecarium is offering cannabis from Houseplant, the cannabis lifestyle brand founded by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, at its five California dispensaries.
  • Like their founder\'s groundbreaking film "Pineapple Express", Houseplant strains are named after weather phenomena.
  • Each strain will be sold in a custom tin.\n"We are so proud to be one of the very first dispensaries in California to offer Houseplant to our customers," said Ryan Hudson, CEO and co-founder of The Apothecarium.
  • Protocols include strict social distancing inside and outside the dispensaries, a mask requirement for everyone inside the dispensaries, no contact check-in procedures and ongoing sanitizing throughout the day.\n'

TVO’s 'The Agenda with Steve Paikin' and TVO Original 'The Forbidden Reel' nominated in prestigious categories at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Toronto, ON, March 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TVO and its production partners received 31 nominations for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, including nods in two of the most prestigious categories: Best News or Information Series for The Agenda with Steve Paikin , and Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary for TVO Original The Forbidden Reel .

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  • Toronto, ON, March 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TVO and its production partners received 31 nominations for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, including nods in two of the most prestigious categories: Best News or Information Series for The Agenda with Steve Paikin , and Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary for TVO Original The Forbidden Reel .
  • TVO Original There Are No Fakes also received an extraordinary six nominations, including Best Direction, Best Writing, and Best Photography.
  • The Forbidden Reel, There Are No Fakes, and The Agenda with Steve Paikin exemplify the very best of TVO and our co-production partners, said John Ferri, Vice President of Current Affairs and Documentaries at TVO.
  • The TVOkids team is so proud of our nominated producing partners, said Marney Malabar, Director of TVOkids.

Marvel & D.C. Comic Book Artist Rob Prior to Create Unique Film-Inspired NFTs to be Auctioned on the Mogul Productions Platform

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

TORONTO, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mogul Productions partners with famed Marvel and D.C. Comics artist Rob Prior to create film-inspired non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that will be auctioned on the decentralized film financing (DeFiFi) platform.

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  • TORONTO, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mogul Productions partners with famed Marvel and D.C. Comics artist Rob Prior to create film-inspired non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that will be auctioned on the decentralized film financing (DeFiFi) platform.
  • Artist Rob Prior, who is also joining Mogul Productions as an advisor, expressed, "It's incredible that we can now make art immortal by giving it a permanent digital life on the blockchain.
  • As a comic book artist, Rob has worked with Marvel, D.C., Todd McFarlane, Kevin Eastman and Image Comics.
  • STARS holders are key governing bodies of the Mogul platform, including the profit-sharing pool of capital accruing from Mogul-funded movies.

Announcing the 2021 Lionel Gelber Prize Shortlist: Five Books in Contention for Prestigious Global Book Prize

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

The winner of the 2021 Lionel Gelber Prize will be announced in mid-April and be celebrated during a virtual event, hosted by the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and Foreign Policy magazine in early May.

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  • The winner of the 2021 Lionel Gelber Prize will be announced in mid-April and be celebrated during a virtual event, hosted by the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and Foreign Policy magazine in early May.
  • The Lionel Gelber Prize Podcast Serieswill feature all five of this year's finalists in conversation with jury chair Janice Gross Stein.
  • Listen to the full conversations on the Gelber Prize website or via your audio streaming platform beginning on March 16, 2021.
  • The Lionel Gelber Prize, a literary award for the world's best non-fiction book in English on foreign affairs that seeks to deepen public debate on significant international issues, was founded in 1989 by Canadian diplomat Lionel Gelber.

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Launch Houseplant, A Lifestyle Brand Rooted In Cannabis

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Monday, March 1, 2021

LOS ANGELES, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Houseplant , a lifestyle brand rooted in cannabis founded by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, today announced its launch in the United States.

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  • LOS ANGELES, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Houseplant , a lifestyle brand rooted in cannabis founded by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, today announced its launch in the United States.
  • "Houseplant was born out of our love and passion for cannabis, design and art," said Rogen.
  • "Evan and I also recognize that our lifelong dream of starting a cannabis lifestyle brand like Houseplant comes with a commitment to changing the unjust and racist cannabis laws that still exist in today's society.
  • Founded by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Michael Mohr, James Weaver, and Alex McAtee, Houseplant is a lifestyle brand rooted in cannabis that creates and curates thoughtful design-led, innovative products.

Slinger Bag Enters into Partnership with Peter Burwash International

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Landmark global agreement reached with Peter Burwash International to feature Slinger Bag's innovative sports technology across its prestigious tennis resort portfolio

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  • Peter Burwash International is renowned for its management of the tennis operations at many of the top hotels, resorts and clubs around the world.
  • Slinger Bag is lightweight, wheeled like a trolley bag, and easily transported in the trunk of the smallest saloon or sedan car.
  • "Slinger Bag is truly honored to have the endorsement of such a prestigious and established tennis organisation as Peter Burwash International."
  • The Slinger Bag is available to order now - to find out more about Slinger Bag, visit https://slingerbag.com .