Did you miss this Canada Day Heritage Minute with the Tragically Hip?
They’re still doing Heritage Day spots for TV and online. The latest arrived in time for Canada Day 2025 and features a soundtrack from The Tragically Hip. (Via Sean)
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Want to contribute to the O Canada! station for July 1? Here’s how.
As usual, there’s a big Canada Day event in Ottawa on July 1, complete with wall-to-wall all-platforms covered by the CBC. They’ve set up a Speakers’ Corner type thing where Canadians can record
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Ottawa’s Canada Day 2025 lineup has been announced
Canada Day is always a big deal in the nation’s capital, but given all the noise, abuse, and disrespect we’ve had to endure from south of the border, this year’s festivities at LeBreton
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Canada Day is coming up. There’s a big concert planned for Ottawa.
If you find yourself in Ottawa this July 1, there’s a big Canada Day event at LeBreton Flats Park. This year’s lineup features: If you want to familiarize yourself with the performers, there’s
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The Hip open a Poster Cellar with new art, reissues and “reimagined” pieces
Six years after The Tragically Hip took a final bow in Kingston, do you regret not picking up a poster from the tour? Is there a show or tour that played a pivotal
Read MoreThis could be the most Canadian thing you see this Canada Day
This is pretty Canadian: The Tragically Hip, performing at a Canada Day concert featuring a little kid imitating Gord Downie and then getting a shout-out from the stage.
Read MoreMOST COMMENTS: Weekly survey: Who is the greatest Canadian artist (solo or band) of all time?
It’s Canada Day on Wednesday–an awkward day for a national stat, but never mind–so our thoughts are naturally turning to what makes this country so special. Simple question this week: Who is the
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Because tomorrow is Canada Day, you may need this musical look at our country
Canada turns 153 tomorrow. That calls for a song.
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Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 190: Canadiana Day
Okay, so we’re a little late with this. Or maybe we’re celebrating Canada Day on July 4 as a poke in the eye to Donald Trump. Most likely, though, this is just the
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[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] Despite being next to the largest exporter of popular culture in the known universe, Canada’s domestic music market is not just thriving but kicking
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The Original Edgefest, The Precursor of Today’s Alt-Rock Festivals, 30 Years Ago This Summer
It was 30 years ago this year–July 1, 1987–that the old crew at CFNY-FM decided that it was time for a big summer blowout. The station had just turned 10 and someone
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