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The Ultimate Electronic Music Fan’s Canadian Bucket List
With an enormous dance music scene and crowds as passionate as ever, Canada is the perfect hub for rave experiences of all shapes and sizes. If you’re a diehard electronic music fan living in Canada or are thinking of traveling to enjoy the vibrant scene in one of its cultural and metropolitan hubs, we’ve got you covered. Here’s our ultimate electronic music fan’s Canadian bucket list guide for the best cities to visit, clubs to attend and places to stay. Toronto Toronto, Canada’s most populated city, offers a myriad of options for tourists and residents alike. We recommend staying at Samesun Toronto, which is conveniently located in the heart of the city and 15 minutes by foot from the beloved CODA nightclub. Use the discount code “PARTYTIME” for 10%...
Piknic Électronik Is Turning Montréal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau Into a Dance Music Hub This Summer
Piknic Électronik is taking over the summer in Montréal. For the past 19 years, Piknic Électronik has been providing the city with unforgettable live music experiences, curating a bevy of electronic music shows and cultural events while bringing together both international stars and local talent. With its fresh and exciting concept, organizers have also managed to successfully cross Canada’s borders, expanding its diverse programming to Melbourne since 2014, Santiago since 2015 and a brand new Miami edition since 2022. This year, Piknic Électronik has been lighting up Parc Jean-Drapeau—an urban park just 10 minutes from downtown Montréal—since May 22nd with a jam-packed schedule of events that cater to the city’s vibrant electronic dance music community. Taking over Parc Jean-Drapeau...
Italian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Denis Shapovalov to reach quarter-finals
Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal saved two match points to defeat Canada’s Denis Shapovalov in a three-set battle and advance to the quarter-finals of the Italian Open on Thursday. Second seed Nadal won through 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) after nearly 3hr 30min on court against the 13th-seeded Shapovalov. “It was a really difficult match, the score was against me almost all the time, but I was there, I was fighting all the time, I didn’t give away anything,” said the 34-year-old. The Spaniard will be making his 16th last-eight appearance in Rome. It will also be his 97th ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final. Nadal trailed by 0-4 in the opening set, and 0-3 in the second. Shapovalov also broke for 3-1 in the third set but Nadal broke back immediately and held on despite two match points against him in the...
Global Fund: Nigeria receives $890 million to tackle HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria
Nigeria has received an $890 million grant from the Global Fund to reduce the burden of HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria over an implementation period of three years, beginning from 2021 to 2023. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, announced the receipt of the grant at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GF) is an innovative international financing mechanism established by the United Nations in 2002, with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. It is a global partnership of governments, civil society and private donors. It was established for the purpose of attracting, leveraging and investing resources to fund public health interventions to accelerate the eradication of HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in affected high burden ...
