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Double Sided

The first time I met Roveena Jassal, we were both performing at the same showcase, “Conscious Songs 4 Conscious Minds,” in the summer of 2023 at Content Day Studios. I don’t remember how our conversation started—it was probably something like, “I loved your set”—but I definitely remember how it ended.

Baseball, Birding, and Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Looking back, where did I get the audacity to do that?” asks Emma McIntosh, reflecting on her early days as a journalist in high school. “There was this quote that went along the lines of ‘Mr. V. declined to comment, stating a desire to keep his professional life and community work separate.’ I was crazy.”

Anchored in Community

Ginella Massa’s push into journalism began with her mother’s advice: “Just because it hasn’t been done before, doesn’t mean you can’t be the first to do it.”
An illustration of Bob McKeown, sitting behind a CBC desk, with a martini in his hand, toasting to the camera which is live, on air.

Last Toast

On the crisp evening of Nov. 28, the Toronto Reference Library is quiet with anticipation as images from five decades of The Fifth Estate illuminate the walls. As the hundreds of guests in the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon settle, a voice calls for everyone to take their seats.

Her Authentic Self

How Lela Savic, founding editor of La Converse, reinvented francophone journalism