Author: Nick Lina

RBC Canada United

Post author By Nick Lina
Post date July 28, 2020

TLN Media Group Supports Local Businesses As A Proud Partner Of #CanadaUnited

TLN Media Group is proud to join RBC, the national network of Chambers of Commerce, Canadian business associations and more than 50 of Canada’s leading brands to support Canada United, a movement to help local businesses re-open and rebuild. Together, we are asking Canadians to buy, dine and shop local, and spread the word using #CanadaUnited. Every time the hashtag is used or a #CanadaUnited post is liked, RBC will contribute 5 cents to the Canada United Small Business Relief Fund.

Local businesses are essential to our economy and communities. These businesses need our help now more than ever. We encourage all of you to join the movement, spread the word and show local some love. Learn more at GoCanadaUnited.ca

@GoCanadaUnited

For more information contact:
Bruna Aloe | Senior Director of Communications & Marketing
416.744.5745 | [email protected]

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Lidia Bastianich’s Italy and Italian cuisine

Post author By Nick Lina
Post date July 24, 2020

We might not be able to travel through Europe right now, but with TLN personality Lidia Bastianich, we get a taste of Italy and her favourite regional Italian dishes. Grazie mille Lidia for a delicious summertime interview!

Lidia’s Kitchen airs Monday to Friday at 6:30pm/et + Saturday & Sunday at 6pm/et

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Canada’s global commitment to flatten the curve

Post author By Nick Lina
Post date July 24, 2020

As Canada moves into its next phases of reopening, Minister of International Development Karina Gould talks to Camila Gonzalez about the federal government's comprehensive approach to address the safety of communities across Canada, the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and the status of Canadian tourism. But her most important message: Canada must continue to flatten the curve in order to move forward. Stay safe and follow health protocols such as wearing masks and social distancing.

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Canada’s migrant workers featured in TLN Original production “The Invisible Men”

Post author By Nick Lina
Post date July 14, 2020

With the plight of migrant workers in Canada in recent news, writer/director Jaime Escallon-Buraglia's TLN original documentary, Los Hombres Invisibles (The Invisible Men) explores how this community is exploited for their labour in one of Canada's most profitable and important industries.

The Invisible Men (Los Hombres Invisibles) airs Sunday, July 19 at 6pm/et on TLN TV and 10pm/et on Univision Canada

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Who You Gonna Call? Sanitizing Places of Worship During COVID-19

Post author By Nick Lina
Post date July 10, 2020

"Who you gonna call?" Father Michael Corcione shows us his unique and effective methods to sanitize St. Peter's Parish in Woodbridge, ON after every mass.

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TD Salsa in Toronto Festival Goes Virtual Inviting Canadians to #KeepDancing!

Post author By Nick Lina
Post date July 3, 2020

TD Salsa in Toronto Festival Goes Virtual Inviting Canadians to #KeepDancing!

Canada’s biggest celebration of Latin culture continues with
TV broadcast event on TLN Television and online stream on tln.ca
Sat. July 18th at 6P/et and Sun. July 19th at 7P/et

(TORONTO, ON) July 3, 2020 – More than ever this summer, we are all ready to put on our dancing shoes and #KeepDancing! The Canadian Salsa Festivals Project (CSFP) and TLN TV have once again joined forces with TD Group to present the first ever virtual TD Salsa in Toronto TV and digital event experience. This year`s festival will be broadcast nationally on TLN TV and streamed worldwide on tln.ca on Saturday, July 18th at 6P/et and Sunday, July 19th at 7P/et.

Amidst the cancellation of most of Toronto’s summer festivals due to COVID-19 safety restrictions, Canada’s biggest celebration of Latin culture is bigger than ever! TD Salsa in Toronto is committed to keeping Canadians across the country connected through Latin music, art and of course mucho dancing!

The virtual salsa party will be hosted by TLN TV personality Camila Gonzalez and Ivan Wanis-Ruiz, who is no stranger to the TD Salsa in Toronto festivities. The vibrant virtual lineup will feature musical performances with some of Canada`s best Latino artists, salsa class instructions, Latin art exhibits, cultural parade features and of course non-stop dancing for the entire family!

The special broadcast will also include VIP guests, from Toronto Mayor John Tory showcasing his salsa moves, to celebrity shout-outs as well as sizzling Latin cuisine segments with TLN TV celebrity chefs preparing authentic flavours.

To kick-off this year’s digital festival experience, long-time partner and festival broadcaster TLN TV is hosting a social media contest designed to inspire everyone to #KeepDancing during these unprecedented times. Canadians nationwide are invited to post a video of their salsa moves on Instagram for a chance to be featured in the national TV broadcast on TLN TV. For more details, visit the @tlntv IG account.

For more information on this year’s TV and digital festival, visit salsaintoronto.com.

TD Salsa in Toronto Festival: Keep Dancing
Exclusive TV broadcast: Saturday, July 18th – 6pm/et on TLN TV and streamed on tln.ca
Encore broadcast: Sunday, July 19th at 7pm/et on TLN TV

For more information contact: Monica Dafoe | Canadian Salsa Festivals Project | 647.632.3421 | [email protected]

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About TD Salsa In Toronto
Canada’s #1 Latino-themed cultural celebration, the TD Salsa in Toronto Festival celebrates the Latino culture through music, dance, art and authentic cuisine. The festivities feature Latin dance and art exhibitions, musical performances, authentic cuisine and non-stop salsa dancing! | www.salsaintoronto.com

About Canadian Salsa Festivals Project
The mandate of the Canadian Salsa Festivals Project (“CSFP”) is to develop, produce, support, promote and present ethno-culturally relevant heritage-based works and experiences which elevate public appreciation, understanding and participation in Canada’s rich multicultural traditions. This is a federally incorporated not-for-profit entity and the main organizer of the annual TD Salsa in Toronto Festival, Canada’s largest celebration of Latin arts, music, and culture. | www.canadiansalsafestivalsproject.org

About TLN Television
TLN is Canada’s multiculturally rich English-language TV Channel. Uniting cultures through shared experiences, colourful personalities take us on adventures abroad & at home in the kitchen. Add big movies, music specials & live international soccer & that’s our recipe for bringing more colour into the lives of Canadians. TLN TV is a TLN Media Group TV channel available from coast to coast. | www.tln.ca

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Introducing the Citizen Care Pod: COVID-19 smart screening & testing unit

Post author By Nick Lina
Post date July 2, 2020

Introducing the Citizen Care Pod: a COVID-19 smart screening & testing unit! Invented by Canadians Carl DeMarco and Zenon Radewych, this portable unit is designed to safely test people for COVID-19 in a safe and isolated environment. With benefits like providing safety to front-line healthcare workers and the public and its innovative medical design, this Canadian-made virus testing unit is on its way to revolutionizing the way we screen for COVID-19 and viruses in the future.

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A COVID update from MP Francesco Sorbara

Post author By Nick Lina
Post date July 1, 2020

Reopening the GTA is a daunting task. Checking back in with TLN TV is MP for Vaughan-Woodbridge and parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Revenue, Francesco Sorbara as he stresses how vigilance can keep us safe in the months to come as the country continues to reopen. With the government offering financial assistance to citizens and increased testing across the board, we can and must continue to do our part to flatten the curve.

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Fact not fiction: 1 Euro houses for sale in Italy

Post author By Nick Lina
Post date June 30, 2020

In Italy, 1 Euro can get you an espresso...and a house. TLN journalist Antonio Giorgi speaks with Giovanna Bonomo Blescia – an Italian-Canadian writer and communications specialist living in Puglia – about Italy's innovative push to solve their depopulation crisis in small towns. It's a strategy that is worth talking about in a country that is always full of surprises.

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Laughter is the best medicine

Post author By Nick Lina
Post date June 26, 2020

For comedian and school principal Joe Cacchione, laughter is the best medicine. From social distancing at home to much needed post-isolation haircuts, Joe stresses the importance of staying connected during the pandemic, cultivating a positive and constructive routine and the therapeutic power of comedy in times of uncertainty.