Forget what we now know. Forget that Croatia beat Canada in today's World Cup match. Forget that we've been eliminated from contention, and will not advance past this stage. Forget all of that. In the second minute of the game, 67 seconds in to be precise, something happened that had
Canadian men's national soccer team head coach John Herdman has named his 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. GoalkeepersMilan Borjan (Red Star Belgrade/Serbia)James Pantemis (CF Montreal)Dayne St. Clair (Minnesota United)DefendersSam Adekugbe (Hatayspor/Turkey)Derek Cornelius (Vancouver Whitecaps - Panetolikos/Greece)Alistair Johnston (CF Montreal)
I've been slow to update the list of Canadian songs to top the Billboard Hot 100, because Drake is just too damn prolific. Since his his ninth #1, a collaboration with Future and Young Thug called "Way 2 Sexy," he's tallied two more. "Wait for U" is a Future song
Tomorrow night at HISTORY, Drake is offering "A celebration of the music that paved the way for all of us…" He's calling this lineup "All Canadian Northstars" and it includes: ChoclairKeshia ShantéK-OSGlenn LewisMaestro Fresh WesIn EssenceRascalzJully BlackSaukratesKardinal OffishallShawn DesmanThat's a solid all-Canadian line-up. Frank-N-Dank are also on the bill, but
The Canadian men's national team have qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. A tidy 4-0 victory over Jamaica at BMO Field in Toronto sealed the deal. We haven't been to the World Cup since 1986. WE ARE CANADA! 🍁 WE ARE GOING TO QATAR!#CANMNT #ForCanada #WCQ pic.twitter.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved,
Drake has his ninth #1, a collaboration with Future and Young Thug called "Way 2 Sexy." Here's the complete list of 61 songs performed by a Canadian citizen to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love by Guy LombardoCry by Johnnie Ray and The Four LadsSh-Boom by The Crew-CutsDiana
Just Bieber has his eighth #1, a collaboration with Aussie The Kid LAROI called "Stay." Here's the complete list of 60songs performed by a Canadian citizen to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love by Guy LombardoCry by Johnnie Ray and The Four LadsSh-Boom by The Crew-CutsDiana by Paul
Toronto's The Weeknd has his sixth #1, but this time it's a collaboration with Ariana Grande called "Save Your Tears." Here's the complete list of 59 songs performed by a Canadian citizen to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love by Guy LombardoCry by Johnnie Ray and The Four
Toronto's Daniel Caesar has his first #1 with "Peaches", the latest single from fellow canuck Justin Bieber. The song debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became Bieber's seventh number one. Bieber also became the first solo male artist to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Niel Scobie just tipped me off to a fun fact I did not know. The first hip hop single in Canadian music history is Ladies Delight by Mr. Q. Mr. Q was Jay W. McGee. I write "was" because sadly Jay McGee died of COVID on January 8, 2021. There's
Toronto's Drake is the first artist ever to debut three songs in the top three simultaneously. With "What's Next," Drake adds his eighth Hot 100 No. 1, while the three songs up his total to a record-extending 45 top 10s. Drake also joins The Beatles and Ariana Grande as the
Today, we remember the sacrifices that our Veterans made so we can enjoy the freedoms we have today. Wear your Poppy as a pledge to never forget and at 11:00 am please pause to Remember.
Streaming has changed this chart forever. It's as if MLB expanded their regular season to 200 games and then celebrated a new single-season HR record. The new rules are certainly benefiting Canadians, however, and Drake in particular. With "Toosie Slide" he becomes the first male artist to accomplish three number-one
Back in October 2005, I wrote this about Larry Walker. The greatest position player this nation has ever produced may have played his last game. I'm speaking, of course, about Maple Ridge, BC native Larry Walker. If he has indeed played his last game, and he hasn't made that fact
Sorry I'm a little behind on this one, but the 12:36 newsletter just informed me that Toronto's very own The Weeknd had the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 last week. That's the good news for him. The bad news is that "Heartless" recorded the biggest drop
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved,
I've been taking my kids trick-or-treating for 16 years in row. It just so happened that my second born retired from the custom the year before my third born started. It was a perfect handoff, and it looks like I could be doing it for another 8 years. That would
Bianca Andreescu has become the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title. She stunned Serena Williams with a 6-2, 7-5 victory to capture the 2019 US Open title.
I've spent a lot of time lately reading about Woodstock, listening to recordings from Woodstock, and watching both the 1970 documentary film recorded at Woodstock and the recent PBS documentary about Woodstock currently streaming on Netflix. Woodstock was 50 years ago today. As a Canadian, I'm naturally curious about Canadian
Drake's In My Feelings has reached number one. That means there have now been 51 songs by Canadians to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Here's the complete list of 51 songs performed by a Canadian citizen to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love by Guy LombardoCry
FIFA member associations gathering in Moscow on Wednesday voted 134-65 in favour of the joint North American bid by Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup, beating out Morocco. This means we'll likely have a team in the 2026 World Cup. Canada’s only appearance
