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News for September 2nd, 2015
LOCAL
by Saturn de Los Angeles
Quebec doctors will soon be given guidelines to facilitate end of life procedures for terminally ill patients.
According to CTV News, with the passing of Bill 52 last year, Quebec will be the first province to provide doctors with special instructions for the procedure, as well as kits made in collaboration with pharmacists.
The Canadian Medical Association says it is uncertain when other provinces will follow suit, and it is aiming to have a unified set of standards.
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by Patricia Petit Liang
More and more First Nations newborns are being seized from their families in Manitoba.
According to the Globe and Mail, Manitoba has the highest apprehension rates in Canada, with more than 318 newborns being seized by social workers and being put into foster care.
More than 10,000 children are in Manitoba’s care and the province’s system has been heavily criticized following the deaths and assaults of several children.
Many consider the seizing of First Nations newborns to be as damaging as Indian residential schools.
INTERNATIONAL
by Catlin Spencer
Despite paying hundreds of euros for tickets, roughly one thousand migrants are stranded in Budapest on their way to northern Europe.
According to BBC, police sealed off a major railway station terminal in an attempt to enforce European Union law- which states that those seeking asylum must do so in the first EU country they enter.
The majority of the migrants are headed to Germany, which is expecting to see 800, 000 migrants this year, about four times what it saw last year.
Unfortunately, many countries such as Italy and Greece cannot handle the sudden influx of asylum seekers with the number of migrants reaching record levels in Europe.
September 2nd, 2015
Hosted by: Catlin Spencer
Stories by: Saturn de Los Angeles, Patricia Petit-Liang, Catlin Spencer
Produced by: Emeline Vidal
Champions of the Local Scene: New Media Artist Frances Mckenzie w/ Harley Smart from Anteism + "Borealis" Premiere: Wed @ 6pm
On this Wednesday's episode of Champions of the Local Scene- we are happy to bring you a jam-packed episode, full of creativity- fresh for this back-to-school season! We will have new media artist Frances Mckenzie in studio, telling us about her current indiegogo campaign: Glossed Over- her augmented reality book set to come out on Montreal publishing house Anteism. Harley Smart of Anteism will be in studio to tell us more about Anteism, whose catalogue includes an artist book by Adam Tullie & Devendra Banhart and collaborations with art gallery The Hole NYC. Glossed Over will be Anteism's second augmented reality book. ('Augmented reality uses the printed page, hand held devices, inter-activity and digital content to fuse the gap between digital artists and the print and publishing industry. Augmented print is an innovation to the changing face of art books, extending how media art can be communicated and experienced').
Glossed Over will include drawings, animations, 3d pop-up objects and digital collages. Supporters of the indiegogo campaign will not only get an advance copy of the book, but other perks, like a banana latex sculpture mouth if that's your thing! Tune in to hear more about Frances' work, which includes art direction and co-ordination of Pop Montreal's Pop Shots. (listeners will also hear some of Frances' Pop picks!)
Finally, we will hear from Jonas Chernick, lead actor from Borealis, Sean Garrity’s Manitoba-set comedic-drama road trip movie starring veteran comic actor Kevin Pollak and teen superstar Joey King. Borealis is set to premiere on Saturday September 5, 4:30pm at Cinema Quartier Latin as part of the Montréal World Film Festival.
All this and more, Champions of the Local Scene: Wed at 6pm, hosted by Saturn De Los Angeles of Shibuya Crossing- get tuned!
Kaisha Lee on World Beat News: Tues Sept 1: Noon
Tuesday, Sept. 1 at Noon, World Beat News will have a special guest: Montreal reggae sensation: Kaisha Lee. Kaisha's album #IHeartReggae has been a chart-topper at CJLO, and she will do a live performance at CJLO's Live Broadcast Party at The Caribbean Curry House Oct 3 at 1pm as part of CJLO's Funding Drive.
Kaisha Lee is a brilliant singer, songwriter, and performing artist born in Canada from Jamaican parents, who captured our attention with her unique look, powerful voice, harmonious melodies and passion for her musical craft. She began playing piano at the age of 6 and was always hearing her dad sing tunes from their native Jamaica, music has always being in Kaisha's life and she gradually found her footing as an artist. It might have been destined then that, at 15, Kaisha (also known as Kaysha) began to nurture her voice through participation in gospel choirs. Eventually, she toured Canada, the U.S. and France with the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, received a Gemini Award as part of the Sharon Riley and Faith Chorale and performed at Barack Obama's inauguration. Kaisha's style of music is a natural fusion between reggae and soul-influenced R&B, Kaisha draws inspiration for her music from life's ups and downs to love and pain. She also works as a vocal and piano theory teacher giving lessons to the younger generation who yearn to pursue a career in music.
BSTB Interview
Chances are good that if you live in Montreal and you're a fan of independent music, you've been to a Blue Skies Turn Black show. Known for bringing some of the best acts to the city, as well as helping excellent local music get its start, these storied local promoters are celebrating their 15th anniversary this year: #BSTB15. How did they get their start? CJLO's Music Director Omar Sonics recently caught up with Meyer Billurcu from Blue Skies Turn Black.
Why did you decide to start BSTB, what was the first event?
In the late '90s, Brian and I were huge music fans working dead-end jobs and DJ-ing a show on CJLO radio in our spare time. We noticed that there were a slew of bands we loved that were skipping Montreal altogether on their tours. Out of sheer desperation to see live shows, we eventually began reaching out to artists and labels using connections that we cultivated through CJLO and started booking shows that way. Our first event actually wasn't a show but a screening of the Fugazi documentary 'Instrument' at the Concordia Hall Building in March of 2000. Our first official 'show' was Sweep The Leg Johnny with North of America at Barfly a few months after that.
Is it crazy to look back and see that you've been around for 15 years?
I truly never imagined that BSTB would last as long as it has. Everything arose very organically and we never had a long-term plan in place when we began booking shows in 2000. I have met some incredible musicians over the years who I feel very lucky to know and to continue working with when they come to Montreal. It's been fifteen years of straight hustling and I look forward to fifteen more!
Why did you choose to mark the anniversary with Modest Mouse, is there a connection?
Brian and I were massive Modest Mouse fans back in college and we were lucky enough to have had the opportunity of working with them relatively early on in BSTB's career in 2004. At that time, it was definitely the most amount of money we had ever risked on a show but it ended up selling out and we were ecstatic. It marked the first time that we had sold over 1,000 tickets on our own and the first time that we had ever worked with Wolf Parade, a band with whom we developed an amazing relationship with over the years and all the projects that sprang from there (Sunset rubdown, Handsome Furs, Operators, etc.).
Montreal is known to be a bit of a fickle city in terms of its musical tastes, how difficult is it to navigate that when booking bands?
It certainly is rough to gauge where Montreal's musical taste is at sometimes. Some bands that for whatever reason do not draw huge crowds elsewhere will attract them here while some bands that are huge elsewhere will have barely any fans here. The truth is that every show we book is a risk, and sometimes they succeed and other times they totally bomb. Nothing is ever a sure thing is this city (except for maybe NOFX lol).
We're gearing up for fund drive in the fall and you guys have still maintained connections with cjlosince your early days as djs here. How important is community radio and stations like CJLO to what you guys do?
Even amidst the today's Bandcamps and SoundClouds and music blogs, I still think that community radio and stations like CJLO represents a crucial part of music promotion. Not only do most bands that we book have their music shared and heard for the very first time on community radio, but many of the people I work with, myself included, got our start in the music industry through our own involvement with CJLO and other community stations.
Why so emo, bro?
No comment!
Meyer Billurcu will join Omar Sonics, this Thursday, September 3rd on Hooked on Sonics, 6-8pm! Tune in for Modest Mouse giveaways, behind-the-scenes scoops, and find out what shows you can look forward to for #BSTB15- including CJLO's FUNdrive: Screening of Fugazi's "Instrument" #BSTB15/ Opening Party Sept 23 at Bar Le Ritz PDB. This was BSTB's very first event, and CJLO is excited to kick-off two weeks of fun & fundraising with this collaboration! 7pm: DJs/ Tacos/ Live Broadcast. 8pm: Film. 10pm: Opening Party with CJLO DJs.
(Maybe you saw an excerpt of this in our latest September print issue? If not, pick up a copy ASAP! Lots of CJLO fun to be had in September, and it can be your guide!)
News for August 31st 2015
LOCAL
by Patricia Petit Liang
A new pilot project will make sex education mandatory for all students from kindergarten to grade 11 in the province of Quebec.
According to CBC News, Quebec’s Ministry of Education is going to implement sex education classes in 15 schools for the next two years.
The sex education classes will be taught without any exceptions to students of all religious and cultural backgrounds.
NATIONAL
by Catlin Spencer
The idea of building a wall between Canada and the United States was brought up during the 2016 U.S. presidential debate on Sunday.
According to the Gazette, Republican candidate Scott Walker agreed that it was a legitimate issue during a talk-show interview.
The context of the conversation, however, was the U.S.-Mexico border debate, which has been known to lead to questions about the Canadian border as well.
While it is a highly unlikely scenario, Canadian Defence Minister Jason Kenney says Canada will oppose any thickening of the border to protect it's trading relationship with the U.S.
INTERNATIONAL
by Saturn de Los Angeles
U.S. President Barack Obama has officially declared to rename Alaska's Mount McKinley back to its original name, Mount Denali.
In a report by Reuters, the renaming symbolizes the peak's historical importance to Alaskan Natives.
Obama's gesture is part of a move to kickstart his campaign for climate change awareness during his remaining days in office.
Known as North America's tallest mountain at 20,000 feet high, it was named McKinley in 1896 in honor of the former U.S president.
However, Natives had been referring to the mountain as Denali, meaning "The High One," long before 1896.
Monday August 31st 2015
Hosted by Catlin Spencer
Stories by Patricia Petit Liang, Catlin Spencer & Saturn de Los Angeles
Produced by Catlin Spencer
This Saturday! Anatomy of Caribbean Music interview with Reggae artist Mikey Dangerous
Do you love upbeat rhythms and traditional vibes with a taste of something fresh? Well, we've got an interview just for you: Tune in to Anatomy of Caribbean Music this Saturday, August 29th when Gee Weekes sits down to chat with award-winning artist Mikey Dangerous! With one Juno Award under his belt for the single "Don't Go Pretending" in 2008, Mr. Dangerous was nominated for a second Juno this year with his timeless recording, "Wake Up". He continues to break barriers and is fast becoming a household name in Reggae music, captivating audiences and generating new fans across the globe! Tune in, it all starts at 8PM EST.
Follow Mikey Dangerous online:
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August 28th, 2015
Hosted by: Julian McKenzie
Stories by: Patricia Petit-Liang, Catlin Spencer, Emeline Vidal
Produced by: Emeline Vidal
News for August 28th, 2015
An outbreak of Legionnaires disease has killed two people and is the focus of a new investigation headed by Quebec’s Health Department.
According to the Montreal Gazette, more than 16 people have contracted the disease by inhaling small droplets of contaminated water.
Authorities say that the disease is most likely the result of deadly bacteria growing in inside of a cooling system at an arena in Quebec City.
Symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease include coughing, fevers and breathing problems but luckily most people have a very low chance of contracting it and it cannot be transmitted from person to person.
After five months of economic decline, Canada will find out next week whether or not it is in a recession.
According to CTV, next Tuesday Statistics Canada will release its GDP figures to show if the country has had two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth- which would qualify as a recession.
Former chief statistician Munir Shiekh says Canada has no one to blame but itself, since three quarters of it's exports go to the US, making for a weak economy
While Shiekh supports the idea of a deficit spending plan to help boost the economy, a recent poll shows that only a little over half of Canadians agree with deficit spending, 36 per cent oppose it and 10 percent remain unsure.
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Supreme Court head, Vasiliki Thanou, was sworn in as Greece's Prime Minister on Thursday, making her the first woman to hold this title.
Thanou replaces Alexis Tsirpas, who resigned due to internal disputes in his party after he agreed to income cuts and tax hikes.
Tsirpas maintained he had no choice but to accept such cuts if Greece were to remain in the European Union, in spite of the fact he had urged Greeks to vote against such measures earlier this year.
Prime Minister Thanou will appoint a cabinet on Friday, when the date of future elections will be confirmed.
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