Editor’s Picks

Sled Island Day 4: Performers electrify the crowd at The Palace Theatre

By Laura Beldor, June 21 2026—

The fourth day of Sled Island featured a series of highly impactful performances at The Palace Theatre, including this year’s guest curators clipping. Along with 2 acts handpicked by them for the festival: Jairus … Read the rest

Sled Island Day 3: With friends like these, it makes for a special night for music 

By Matthew Johnson, June 20 2026—

When it’s your first time “sledding” (the common parlance for those attending the Sled Island festival), it’s the friends that make the experience truly one of a kind.

At the Palace Theatre, friendship was … Read the rest

Sled Island Day 2: a night of dark, industrial and electronic music at Commonwealth

By Laura Beldor, June 19 2026—

On the second day of Sled Island 2026, CJSW presented a show at Commonwealth Bar and Stage featuring elements of hip-hop, experimental, industrial, punk, and electronic music.

The first performer of the night was … Read the rest

University of Calgary served in lawsuit by organizers of May 2024 encampment

By Matthew Johnson and Hannah Caparino, May 12 2026—

It has been two years since the police removed a pro-palestine encampment on University of Calgary campus, now nine people who were removed from campus are suing the university, Calgary Police … Read the rest

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