ASIAN-CANADIANS REACT TO ATLANTA SHOOTING AMIDST INCREASE IN ANTI-ASIAN HATE CRIME Culture The world is still in shock following yesterday's shooting at an Atlanta spa which saw eight people murdered including s...
CANADIAN MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | FEBRUARY 2021 Canada, Music It's that time again! SHIFTER's Canadian Music Video Roundup for February includes videos from NAV, Dax, Night Lovel...
ARTIST OF THE MONTH // MARCH 2021 – TORONTO MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, DESARAE DEE Artist of the Month, Music About Desarae Dee SHIFTER's Artist of the Month for March is Toronto multi-instrumentalist, Desarae Dee. Dubbed “Toro...
THE WEEKND, NAV, JESSIE REYEZ AND JUSTIN BIEBER AMONG 2021 JUNO AWARD NOMINEES Music Earlier today, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, also known as CARAS, held its virtual press conferen...
CANADIAN ENTREPRENEURS LIDIA TESFAMICAEL AND LUXI MATHI LAUNCH CANADA FASHION NETWORK Fashion Notable Canadian fashion organizations such as The Fashion Group International of Toronto, Toronto Fashion Incubator, an...
REVIEW – ED HILL’S CANDY & SMILEY IS THE MOST PERSONAL AND INTIMATE COMEDY SPECIAL YET Culture, Film/Television For decades, Canada has produced some of the brightest comedic talent in the world, from John Candy to Tom Green. But wh...
BOSLEN DROPS MOODY AND MIND-BENDING NEW VISUALS FOR “TRIP” Music Vancouver artist and former SHIFTER Artist of the Month, Boslen, recently returned with his first release of 2021 titled...
SHIFTER’S HOT TRACKS FOR FEBRUARY | SHIFTER MUSIC Music It's the last day of the month which means it time for SHIFTER's Hot Tracks for February featuring Lil Berete, Young Smo...
VANCOUVER DUO GLO ROMY X LEAH MCFLY RELEASE HIP HOP FASHION EVOLUTION, A PHOTO TRIBUTE TO 90s FASHION Art, Culture, Fashion In celebration of Black History Month, Vancouver duo Glo Romy and Leah McFly have released "Hip Hop Fashion Evolution", ...
ARTIST OF THE MONTH // FEBRUARY – TORONTO RAPPER, SINGER, SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER, MARCUS HARAN Artist of the Month, Music SHIFTER's Artist of the Month for February is Marcus Haran, a rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer born in Pa...
NETFLIX TO OPEN NEW OFFICE IN CANADA TO BE CLOSER TO CANADIAN CREATORS Film/Television Ten years after launching its streaming service in Canada, Netflix has announced it is opening a new Canadian office. To...
CANADIAN MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | DECEMBER 2020 Canada, Music It's that time again! SHIFTER's Canadian Music Video Roundup for November includes videos from Vancouver to Toronto,...
ARTIST OF THE MONTH // JANUARY – VANCOUVER R&B/SOUL AND HIP-HOP ARTIST, MAKADI Artist of the Month, Music SHIFTER's Artist of the Month for January is Makadi - an American R&B/Soul and Hip-hop artist of Zimbabwean descent ...
VANCOUVER DUO IAMTHELIVING X TEON GIBBS TAKE US BACK TO THE EARLY 2000’S WITH “PUPPA” Music On the heels of their summer smash "Between The Groove", which landed them on CityTV Toronto's Breakfast Televsion and C...
BRING YA EH GAME SET TO HOST 6TH ANNUAL HIP-HOP FOOD DRIVE Impact Bring Ya Eh Game is hosting The 6th Annual Hip-Hop Food Drive in six cities this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
CANADIAN MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | OCTOBER 2020 Canada, Music It's that time again! SHIFTER's Canadian Music Video Roundup for October includes videos from The Weeknd, Tory Lanez...
COLE JAMES X WILL RYTE TEAM UP FOR NEW CROSS-CANADA COLLABORATION “I’M LEAVING” Music Vancouver singer-songwriter Cole James and Mississauga artist, producer, engineer and guitarist Will Ryte have come toge...
TOP 20 CANADIAN DJs YOU NEED TO KNOW Music SHIFTER's "Top 20 Canadian DJs you need to know" list is sponsored by You.i TV, the Ottawa-based company and platform th...
CANADIAN-BORN ROOKIE CHASE CLAYPOOL IS SETTING THE NFL ABLAZE Sports Chase Claypool has quickly gone from rookie to household name virtually overnight in a statement game. It’s safe to say ...
CANADIAN MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | SEPTEMBER 2020 Canada, Music It's that time again! SHIFTER's Canadian Music Video Roundup for September includes videos from Drake, Tory Lanez, H...
ARTIST OF THE MONTH // OCTOBER – VANCOUVER RAPPER, TERRANCE RICHMOND Artist of the Month, Music SHIFTER's Artist of the Month for October is Vancouver rapper, Terrance Richmond. Vancouver, B.C.-based, Oakland-rais...
ARTIST OF THE MONTH // AUGUST – VANCOUVER HIP-HOP ARTIST, BOSLEN Artist of the Month, Music SHIFTER's Artist of the Month for August is Vancouver hip-hop artist Boslen. Born and raised on the outskirts of Vanc...
VANCOUVER RAPPER PAUL HERNANDEZ EXPLORES FAITH, LIFE AND ANXIETY ON DEBUT EP DEEPER THINGS Music After taking a hiatus from music to refocus his life, Vancouver rapper Paul Hernandez is back with his debut EP Deeper T...
THERE IS NO INDIGENOUS SELF-DETERMINATION WITHOUT BLACK LIBERATION Opinion Walking in two worlds is arduous when it feels like you are being pulled in different directions and pressured to identi...