Jackie Shane
As a pioneering trans soul singer in the 1960s, Jackie Shane’s unapologetic and authentic presence in Toronto contributed to the local R&B music scene and made her an enduring queer icon in Canada.
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Canada's first newspaper, the Halifax Gazette, was printed by John Bushell. Like most colonial newspapers in North America, it was an adjunct of a commercial printing operation. Moreover, it was dependent on the printing and patronage largesse of the colonial government. This reliance on revenues from sources other than readers — from governments, political parties and advertising — would remain a characteristic of Canadian newspapers.