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SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne says CTV’s firing of Lisa Laflamme points to the changing job prospects in journalism and encourages more...

BOURNE – WHY FINDING A PLACE TO RENT IN TORONTO FEELS HARDER THAN EVER

Kevin Bourne

Lifestyle Opinion Toronto Travel

SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne writes about why finding a place to rent in Toronto feels harder than ever, especially for Black...

SEAN LEON – GROWING UP IS ABOUT LETTING GO OF FEAR

Guest post

Editorial Music Opinion

Toronto’s Sean Leon encourages creatives to go beyond the current narratives and pop culture norms, and to let go of...

ROOKZ – FROM HOMELESS TO HOMEOWNER: HOW FIXING YOUR MINDSET FIXES YOUR LIFE

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Opinion

Toronto-based entrepreneur Kiana “Rookz” Eastmond talks about how she went from homeless to homeowner by fixing her mindset and dealing...

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DON AYITI – SIX THINGS THAT CHANGED WHEN I TURNED 30

Vladimir Jean-Gilles

Lifestyle Opinion Vladimir Jean-Gilles

Journalist, radio host and SHIFTER columnist, Don Ayiti, shares “6 things that changed when I turned 30 years old”. As...

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REBECCA DICKSON – SOMETIMES IT’S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY

Kevin Bourne

Editorial Lifestyle Opinion

Artist manager, Rebecca Dickson, offers some encouragement to people battling mental health in the music industry and addresses the pressure...

LeFLOFRANCO – 2021 DIMMED MY LIGHT, BUT IT GOT BETTER “ONE DAY AT A TIME”

Guest post

Editorial Impact Music Opinion

Award-winning, Ottawa-based francophone rapper LeFLOFRANCO shares about the inner turmoil he experienced in 2021 and how it got better “one...

OPINION – THOUGH PROBLEMATIC, THERE’S NO NEED TO CANCEL KEVIN SAMUELS

Jhamesha Milord Ashford

Culture Opinion

A petition calling for his cancellation is circulating but according to Jhamesha Milord Ashford, though problematic, there’s no need to...

BOURNE – THE ULTIMATE PROTEST IS SUCCESS AND REFUSING TO STAY IN OUR PLACE

Kevin Bourne

Opinion

Last year, following the murder of George Floyd, I was unexpectedly named to Ottawa Life Magazine’s Best of Ottawa: Activist...

JULIAN TAYLOR – I STAND WITH MY INDIGENOUS KIN

Kevin Bourne

Opinion

As Canada faces its historical and present day treatment of our Indigenous people Mohawk and West Indian singer-songwriter, Julian Taylor,...

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CODY COYOTE – “WE NEED JUSTICE FOR ALL INDIGENOUS CHILDREN”

Kevin Bourne

Opinion

Published with permission from the author Reading the recent news headlines about the remains of 215 Indigenous children found at...

DEAR ARTISTS (PT.2) – 5 WAYS TO LEVEL UP IN 2021

Kevin Bourne

Kevin Bourne Opinion

2021 is just around the corner and I’m excited. Even in the midst of COVID, a new year is an...

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