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		<title>Julie Tepperman Honoured with Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, November 3, 2026 – Julie Tepperman is the recipient of the $15,000 Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award. The award is given annually to an Ontario resident who exemplifies excellence in arts education. About Julie TeppermanJulie Tepperman is an actor, playwright, and passionate arts educator, deeply committed to working with youth, seniors, and emerging [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Composers Alice Ping Yee Ho and Elienna Wang awarded the Kathleen McMorrow Music Award</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, October 27, 2026 – Composers Alice Ping Yee Ho and Elienna Wang are the 2026 recipients of the Kathleen McMorrow Music Award. These $10,000 awards recognize the composition and presentation of contemporary classical music by Ontario composers and is given annually to two applicants of the Ontario Arts Council Music Creation Projects program. Alice [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Time for a Change</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[As readers will no doubt be aware, our investment performance in the past year or two has been less than satisfactory.  Accordingly, our board undertook a review of our managers and their performance. This process was not undertaken lightly as we have had a long-term relationship with Burgundy Asset Management, who, historically, have served us [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Don Thompson Awarded the Louis Applebaum Composers Award</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, October 20, 2026 – Celebrated jazz musician Don Thompson is the recipient of the 2026 Louis Applebaum Composers Award. This year’s $15,000 award recognizes excellence for a body of work in the field of jazz. About Don ThompsonDon Thompson is an acclaimed Canadian multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator. His career spans over six decades as [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Gina Wilkinson Prize 2027 &#8211; Call for Nominations Now Open</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, October 1, 2026 – Gina’s Prize is now accepting nominations for 2027 Gina Wilkinson Prize. ELIGIBILITYTheatre artists from underrepresented genders which includes cis women, trans women, and non-binary people who have acquired foundational training (from a training program or through experience) and have worked for at least 5 years are eligible for Gina’s Prize. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rachel Forbes Honoured with the Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, September 14, 2026 – Costume designer Rachel Forbes is the 2026 winner of the Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design.  Celebrating its 20th anniversary, this annual $30,000 award recognizes exceptional achievement by a mid-career professional costume designer in Ontario. Beginning this year, the Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award is introducing an annual [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Global equities advanced strongly during the quarter as easing geopolitical concerns, resilient earnings, and continued capital spending tied to artificial intelligence supported investor risk appetite. Market leadership was concentrated in technology, semiconductors, and related infrastructure companies, while emerging Asian markets with exposure to the semiconductor supply chain were notable contributors. Fixed income returns were more [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The 2026 Jini Stolk Creative Fellowship is now open for submissions</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, August 5, 2026 – The Ontario Arts Foundation is now accepting nominations for the Jini Stolk Creative Fellowship. The Fellowship encourages the development of the field of arts management by providing $20,000 over two years ($10,000 each year) to an arts manager of a small to mid-sized Toronto arts organization. Nomination ProcessIndividuals must be [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Composers Corey Butler and Ted Runcie awarded the Kathleen McMorrow Music Award</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, June 30, 2026 – Composers Corey Butler and Ted Runcie are the recipients of the Kathleen McMorrow Music Award. This $10,000 award recognizes the composition and presentation of contemporary classical music by Ontario composers and is given annually to two applicants of the Ontario Arts Council Music Creation Projects program. Corey Butler is being [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Toronto, June 22, 2026 – The 2026 winners of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were announced today during a school assembly at Brock Public School in Toronto, Ont. The winners were selected by two juries of young readers from the school – a jury of grade 4 students selected the recipient of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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