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Article content Toronto Pearson Airport is about to get a whole lot safer. Article content It was just announced that Canada’s busiest airport has increased its security infrastructure with an artificial intelligence-powered security system that can suss out concealed weapons and other threats. Article content Hexwave is a system in which travellers walk through screening portals that use 3D imaging and AI tech to detect and identify dangerous or prohibited items, giving airport security agents a little extra…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Music Rock icons hitting four Canadian cities on massive tour Axel Rose, left and Slash of Guns and Roses seen during the Vive Latino music festival in Mexico City, Saturday, March 13, 2020. Photo by Christian Palma /AP Article content Guns N’ Roses are set to hit the road for an extensive headlining tour that will find the veteran rockers headlining stadiums, festivals, and arenas throughout the summer and fall. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not…

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Canadian hip-hop group Rascalz’s game-changing song “Northern Touch,” a pop-up event named after the single will take place at the Northern Touch Vintage store in Toronto.The pop-up event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the store located on Richmond Street in downtown Toronto.MuchMusic alumnus Master T will host the event which will see guest appearances by Red 1 from Rascalz, Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, Checkmate, and Thrust, all of whom…

Article content The Wild Boys are back …. a little older and maybe a littler wiser? Article content British pop veterans Duran Duran will play the only date of their Future Past tour — named after their latest album — on Sept. 19 at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena with special guests Bastille and Nile Rodgers and Chic. Article content Frontman Simon Le Bon, 64, said in a statement: “It’s remarkable to me that as a band, we are still hitting new milestones, and introducing the sound of DD to new generations of music…

Beyoncé is headed on the road this summer for her Renaissance World Tour and will be performing in Toronto and Vancouver.Beyoncé is set to stop in Toronto on July 8 at the Rogers Centre before returning to Canada to perform in Vancouver on Sept. 11 at BC Place.Purchasing the tickets requires registering on Beyoncé’s website where different cities fall into different registration categories. Both the Toronto and Vancouver dates fall into Registration Group A with spots open until Thurs, Feb. 2 until 11:59 p.m.The…

Lil Wayne is headed on tour this spring and his lone Canadian stop will be in Toronto on April, 12 at History⁠—the venue co-founded by Drake.Wayne took to Instagram to announce the 28-city tour.“#WelcomeToThaCarterTour coming to a city near you. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 am EST Lilwayneofficial.com”Tickets go on sale on Friday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m., while the presale begins today at noon on Ticketmaster.Lil Wayne hasn’t released any new music since his 2021 collaborative album with Rich Tha Kid, but given the…

Ontario Court Justice Lori-Anne Thomas has found that Toronto police racially profiled rapper LocoCity and his friend when they arrested them under the pretext that they had been loitering inside a downtown apartment building. “By no definition could this be considered loitering or hovering,” Thomas explained, according to The Star. In her description of the situation, Thomas noted that the two men had exited an elevator in the building approximately 20 seconds before the two officers approached them. The video also…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Toronto & GTA News Music Entertainment Celebrity Shania Twain will make her return to the Toronto concert scene with three shows this year. Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content After the musical famine, comes the feast. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues…

Rising rents and redevelopment were major culprits even before the pandemic put gatherings on hold for months.On the bright side, as the city reopened, so did the music scene. In fact, two of the grandest spots got up and running within days of each other. The historic El Mocambo at Spadina and College Aves., which granted had been undergoing extensive renovations long before the pandemic, returned with a bang in sparkling fashion with an Our Lady Peace concert on Oct. 30, 2021. Days later, the Beaches made history with…

After dropping a slew of singles over the past few months, Killy has finally dropped his latest project, an EP titled Crazy Life of Sin.The eight-track EP features the previously released tracks “CEO,” “Vince Carter,” with Smiley, and “Y?”Crazy Life of Sin doesn’t stray too far from the aesthetic established by the singles, but Killy experiments with different sounds across the EP especially on “Shot Caller” where he incorporates electronic instrumentals readying it for plays in the club. Killy mostly handles the rest of…