Music News

CALGARY — Country music superstar Shania Twain, in a white hat and white fringed jacket, sat on top of a white horse that clip clopped to cheers through the downtown Friday as she kicked off the Calgary Stampede and its signature parade.

WINNIPEG — Staples in Winnipeg's music scene and beyond offered condolences and tributes Thursday after learning the bassist in a beloved band died in a highway crash with two others.

SWAN RIVER — The bassist for a Winnipeg band and his partner are dead after a Canada Day crash on a Manitoba highway.

Joni Mitchell has received the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's gold medal for her cultural contributions, including promoting Canada to the rest of the world.

TORONTO — Fans who attended the inaugural concert at Toronto's new Rogers Stadium on Sunday night are calling for better crowd control after some say it took up to two hours to exit the venue.

OTTAWA — While the country will celebrate its birthday next week, O Canada got a head start on Friday as Canada marked its 45th year as the official national anthem.

OTTAWA — Actor Ryan Reynolds and musician Heather Rankin will both be invested as officers of the Order of Canada during Canada Day festivities in Ottawa.

TORONTO — Live Nation Canada is offering a first look at a new open-air music venue set to host some of the world’s biggest acts this summer.

TORONTO — Tom Green’s Canadian comeback continues with plans to host Canada’s biggest country music awards show. The Canadian Country Music Association says the offbeat comedian and actor takes the reins of the CCMA Awards on Sept 13 in Kelowna, B.C.

TORONTO — A couple of years ago, Aysanabee didn't see himself as an alternative music artist, but lately, he doesn't mind the label.