For many beer lovers, the changing seasons mark more than just warmer weather and longer days — they signal the return of festival season, when hoppy aromas mingle with laughter, […]
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Category: Spotlight on Industry
ABF’S EDMONTON BEERFEST – Raising a Glass in Alberta’s Capital
Industry Focused Each spring, as the last traces of winter loosen their grip on Alberta’s capital, a different kind of thaw begins inside the Edmonton Convention Centre. The clink of […]
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ABF’s Calgary International Beerfest – A Celebration of Brew, Culture, and Community
Every May, the doors of the BMO Centre at Stampede Park swing open to welcome a flood of craft beer lovers, culinary explorers, and music fans as Calgary transforms into […]
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BUDGET CUTS HIT THE ARTS – Nova Scotia Arts Coalition calls on Tim Houston to reverse cuts to Arts, Culture, Tourism & Heritage
The Nova Scotia Arts Coalition, a non-partisan advocacy group representing arts organizations, individual artists, and culture workers province-wide, is calling on the Nova Scotia government to reinstate essential funding to […]
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TOGETHER WE BREW NS BEERFEST – Nova Scotia’s Craft Beer Industry under One Roof
On a lively spring afternoon in Halifax, the aroma of hops, malt, and freshly poured craft beer fills the air as hundreds of beer enthusiasts gather inside the historic The […]
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INSIDE SAINT JOHN’S PORT CITY BEER RUN – Celebrating a unique blend of athletics, community, and local beer culture
On a lively late-May morning in Saint John, New Brunswick, the sound of shoes […]
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CANADA BUILDS™ ANOTHER AD, ANOTHER EXCUSE – Why Ottawa Keeps Selling Sentiment Instead of Results
The federal government’s latest “Canada is a nation of builders” ad is not policy. It’s tax-funded lip service — heavy on sentimentality, light on meaningful change. This has become the defining habit of modern […]
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THE SELF-INFLICTED DAMAGE OF THE LANGUAGE POLICE – An observation on allyship, intention, and how the policing of words can sometimes eclipse the message itself.
I walked into a house buzzing with excitement. I had just heard a brilliant story on the radio about one of Nova Scotia’s Indigenous communities doing transformative work — creating […]
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WELCOME TO WHISKY WONDERLAND – Canada’s Premier Celebration of Whisky, Culture, and Connection
Each winter, as the chill grips the nation and snow blankets the streets of Ottawa, a different kind of warmth begins to build — one fueled not by heaters or […]
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CANADA’S UNIQUELY PRECARIOUS POSITION – When the Music Stops, Will Canada Still Have a Seat?
I say this as someone who has lived […]
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