Following her induction into Canada’s Walk of Fame, the singer-songwriter and entrepreneur talks about her new album and how the pandemic taught her not to lock down, but lock in. Jully Black is a Canadian success story. As well as being named by CBC Music as one of the 25 greatest Canadian singers of all …
Crurated, a new membership for the wine community, marries new technology with rare collectibles. The scenario plays out at dinner parties the world over: the host brings to the table the wine they’ve chosen to serve with the main course, pours the glasses and sets this featured vintage on the table, then the dining begins. …
Jewelry heiress Valérie Messika shares the story behind Maison Messika’s newest collection in collaboration with Kate Moss, the secrets of a French woman and her eternal connection to diamonds. Growing up, Valérie Messika didn’t play with dolls. Instead, as the daughter of world-renowned diamantaire André Messika, she was drawn to something a bit different. “I …
When Judy Cameron’s mom told her she could grow up to do anything she wanted, she believed her. So, at just 23 years old, Cameron became the first female pilot hired by Air Canada. She’s had an amazing 37-year career, logging more than 23,000 hours in planes, such as the Lockheed 1011, DC-3 and the …
Vancouver native Garfield Wilson, who stars as Henry in the new musical comedy series, Schmigadoon!, shares the difference between performing onstage versus onscreen, starring in Netflix’s movie series Ivy & Bean, and advocating for the BLM movement. Although experts debate the science supporting graphology — the psychological analysis of handwriting — one thing is completely …
The co-founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power talks about renewable energy and how 1986’s Chernobyl disaster led to her founding her company 24 years later. Two weeks after Inna Braverman was born in the Ukraine, she had a respiratory arrest. It was a result of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion and the severe pollution …
A Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, actress and playwright, Salome Bey’s music came from the heart. A recent inductee into Canada’s Walk of Fame, Bey was a pioneer of Black Canadian theatre and music, but her influence stretched around the world, with a legacy that’s woven into the jazz cafés of Paris and the theatres of Broadway. Even …
Doconomy co-founder Mathias Wikström is working toward a world where products display their carbon footprint in the same way food labels display calories. If Mathias Wikström had to summarize the intention of his start-up Doconomy, he’d do so with one word: educational. “We want everyone to understand what’s going on, so they can make their …
For Danilo Giorgianni, what started out as playing basketball professionally in Germany turned out to be simply a door to more opportunities. He was brave enough to keep going when he was unhappy and now he has carved out a niche for himself on social media. Who knows where life will take you? For Danilo …
Roméo A. Dallaire has spent a lifetime giving a voice to the voiceless as a tireless advocate for human rights. Soldier, general, senator, author and humanitarian, Lt.-Gen., the Honourable Roméo A. Dallaire has fulfilled all those roles with honour and distinction, befitting his induction into Canada’s Walk of Fame in recognition of his lifetime of …
