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Icesis Couture
Icesis Couture is the stage name of Steven Granados-Portelance (born February 3, 1987), Peter Knegt"All in the glamly: These real-life brothers are giving Ottawa drag a jolt of sister queen realness". CBC Arts, February 13, 2019. a Canadian drag queen who won the second season of ''Canada's Drag Race'' in 2021. She later returned to compete on the first season of the spin-off series, '' Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World'', in 2022. Career Granados-Portelance appeared as Icesis Couture on the second season of the documentary series '' Canada's a Drag'' in 2019, and won Ottawa's Miss Capital Pride pageant in 2020. In 2021, he competed in the second season of ''Canada's Drag Race'', winning two challenges over the course of the season and ultimately winning the competition over finalists Pythia and Kendall Gender. On the night of the ''Canada's Drag Race'' finale, all three finalists were at a viewing party at Toronto's Danforth Music Hall, on a bill that also included ...
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Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the fourth-largest city and fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Ottawa is the political centre of Canada and headquarters to the federal government. The city houses numerous foreign embassies, key buildings, organizations, and institutions of Canada's government, including the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme Court, the residence of Canada's viceroy, and Office of the Prime Minister. Founded in 1826 as Bytown, and incorporated as Ottawa in 1855, its original boundaries were expanded through numerous annexations and were ultimately ...
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Xtra!
''Xtra Magazine'' (formerly ''DailyXtra'' and ''Xtra!'') is an LGBTQ-focused digital publication and former print newspaper published by Pink Triangle Press in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The publication is a continuation of the company's former print titles ''Xtra!'', '' Xtra Ottawa'', and ''Xtra Vancouver'', which were all discontinued in 2015."Gay newspaper Xtra to stop printing, go digital only"
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''Xtra'' was founded in Toronto on February 19, 1984 (with a March cover date) by Pink Triangle Press, a not-for-profit organization. It was introduced as a ...
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French Canadian
French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the twentieth century; french: Canadiens français, ; feminine form: , ), or Franco-Canadians (french: Franco-Canadiens), refers to either an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to French colonists who settled in Canada beginning in the 17th century or to French-speaking or Francophone Canadians of any ethnic origin. During the 17th century, French settlers originating mainly from the west and north of France settled Canada. It is from them that the French Canadian ethnicity was born. During the 17th to 18th centuries, French Canadians expanded across North America and colonized various regions, cities, and towns. As a result people of French Canadian descent can be found across North America. Between 1840 and 1930, many French Canadians immigrated to New England, an event known as the Grande Hémorragie. Etymology French Canadians get their name from '' Canada'', the most developed and densely populated region of ...
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El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2022 is estimated to be 6.5 million. Among the Mesoamerican nations that historically controlled the region are the Lenca (after 600 AD), the Mayans, and then the Cuzcatlecs. Archaeological monuments also suggest an early Olmec presence around the first millennium BC. In the beginning of the 16th century, the Spanish Empire conquered the Central American territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. However the Viceroyalty of Mexico had little to no influence in the daily affairs of the isthmus, which was colonized in 1524. In 1609, the area was declared the Captaincy General of Guatemal ...
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CTV Northern Ontario
CTV Northern Ontario, formerly known as MCTV, is a system of four television stations in Northern Ontario, Canada, owned and operated by the CTV Television Network, a division of Bell Media. These stations are: * CICI - Greater Sudbury (flagship station) * CKNY - North Bay * CHBX - Sault Ste. Marie * CITO - Timmins Since 2005, all four stations refer to themselves on-air as simply CTV instead of their call letters; however, they remain legally licensed as separate stations, and continue to have common local programming. Station information and history is discussed on each station's own page. History Background Each of the four cities served by the CTV Northern Ontario system saw the launch of a locally owned television station in the 1950s: Sudbury's CKSO-TV was launched by the owners of the ''Sudbury Star'' in 1953, Sault Ste. Marie's CJIC-TV was launched by Hyland Broadcasting in 1955, North Bay's CKGN-TV was launched by Gerry Alger and Gerry Stanton in 1955, and ...
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Suki Doll
André Pham, better known by the stage name Suki Doll, a Canadian drag performer who competed on season 2 of ''Canada's Drag Race''. Career Pham competed as Suki Doll on season 2 of ''Canada's Drag Race''. She impersonated Yoko Ono for the Snatch Game challenge. Following the show, Suki Doll toured with her fellow cast members. She also participated in the Courage Across Canada tour with ''Canada's Drag Race'' contestants Eve 6000, Icesis Couture, Kimmy Couture, Kimora Amour, and Océane Aqua-Black. Russ Marin of ''Xtra Magazine'' has described Suki Doll as "one of very few drag performers of Asian descent working regularly" in Quebec. She has also performed in Toronto's Queens of Dim Sum event, which highlights Asian and Pacific Islander drag artists. Personal life Pham is from Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', ...
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Kimora Amour
Kimora Lee Simmons (née Perkins) is an American model, business woman, fashion designer, venture capitalist, entrepreneur, TV personality, philanthropist and author. Early life Kimora Lee Perkins was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Stephen M. Silverman with Tiffany McGee (March 31, 2006Russell, Kimora Lee Simmons Split''People''. Accessed December 20, 2007. Growing up in the northern St. Louis suburb of Florissant, Missouri, Simmons was a frequent target of bullying at school. Because of her height - 5'10" by age ten - and multiethnic background (she is African-American on her father's side and Japanese-Korean on her mother's), Simmons struggled to find confidence and felt, in her own words, "different." In an effort to bolster Kimora's confidence, Kimora's mother enrolled her in modeling classes when she was eleven years old. Two years later, Simmons attended a model search event in Kansas City, where she was discovered by the event's organizer, Marie-Christine Kollock, an ...
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Stephanie Prince
Stephen Pasay (born November 4, 1997), better known by the stage name Stephanie Prince, is a Filipino-Canadian drag performer most known for competing on season 2 of ''Canada's Drag Race'' and the spin-off '' Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World''. Born in the Philippines, she resides in Calgary, Alberta. Career Stephanie Prince competed on the second season of ''Canada's Drag Race''. Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News said of her time on the show: "Stephanie Prince gave a remarkable showing on the runaway with her Jollibee-inspired entrance look. She was also praised during the design challenge with her high fashion dress made of posters." Stephanie Prince returned to compete on the spin-off '' Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World'' in November 2022. She was placed in the bottom two alongside fellow ''Canada's Drag Race'' Season 2 contestant Kendall Gender in the first episode following a girl group challenge, however she was saved by Vanity Milan, who represented the Brit ...
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Drag Race (franchise)
''Drag Race'' is a drag queen reality competition television franchise, created by American drag entertainer RuPaul with production company World of Wonder. The franchise originated in the United States with ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', where it premiered in 2009. The series primary objectives is finding the first (or next) "Drag Superstar" who possesses the traits of "charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent". The original series is often credited for bringing drag into the "mainstream" media. As of 2023, ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' has produced fifteen seasons and has spawned several spin-off series such as: ''RuPaul's Drag U'' (2010–2012), ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'', and ''RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race''. With the series being popular, three drag fan conventions have been created: RuPaul's DragCon LA, RuPaul's DragCon NYC, and RuPaul's DragCon UK. With the American series being popular, a Thai production company acquired the rights to create their own Thai adaptation of ...
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Ottawa Citizen
The ''Ottawa Citizen'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. History Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris, it was renamed the ''Citizen'' in 1851. The newspaper's original motto, which has recently been returned to the editorial page, was ''Fair play and Day-Light''. The paper has been through a number of owners. In 1846, Harris sold the paper to John Bell and Henry J. Friel. Robert Bell bought the paper in 1849. In 1877, Charles Herbert Mackintosh, the editor under Robert Bell, became publisher. In 1879, it became one of several papers owned by the Southam family. It remained under Southam until the chain was purchased by Conrad Black's Hollinger Inc. In 2000, Black sold most of his Canadian holdings, including the flagship National Post to CanWest Global. The editorial view of the ''Citizen'' has varied with its ownership, taking a reform, anti-Tory position under Harris and a con ...
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CBC News
CBC News is a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca. Founded in 1941, CBC News is the largest news broadcaster in Canada and has local, regional, and national broadcasts and stations. It frequently collaborates with its organizationally separate French-language counterpart, Radio-Canada Info. History The first CBC newscast was a bilingual radio report on November 2, 1936. The CBC News Service was inaugurated during World War II on January 1, 1941, when Dan McArthur, chief news editor, had Wells Ritchie prepare for the announcer Charles Jennings a national report at 8:00 pm. Readers who followed Jennings were Lorne Greene, Frank Herbert and Earl Cameron. ''CBC News Roundup'' (French counterpart: ''La revue de l'actualité'') started on August 16, 1943, at 7:45 pm, being replaced by ...
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National Gallery Of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada (french: Musée des beaux-arts du Canada), located in the capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, is Canada's national art museum. The museum's building takes up , with of space used for exhibiting art. It is one of the largest art museums in North America by exhibition space. The institution was established in 1880 at the Second Supreme Court of Canada building, and moved to the Victoria Memorial Museum building in 1911. In 1913, the Government of Canada passed the ''National Gallery Act'', formally outlining the institution's mandate as a national art museum. The museum was moved to the Lorne building in 1960. In 1988, the museum was relocated to a new building designed for this purpose. The National Gallery of Canada is situated in a glass and granite building on Sussex Drive, with a notable view of the Canadian Parliament buildings on Parliament Hill. The building was designed by Israeli architect Moshe Safdie and opened in 1988.
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