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CBC
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Edmonton's growing ballroom scene is less waltz, more walk
Everyone knows the cliched image of ballroom dancing, but have you heard about the underground queer subculture version? It is where people "walk," perform, model, dance and lip-sync in a diverse range of categories. First created by Black and Latina queer and trans people in the U.S., ballroom culture was built as a welcoming space that allowed participants to be themselves and celebrate each other. On the latest episode of the This is Edmonton podcast, producer Tahirih Foroozan visits YEG Ballroom, a part of the Fruit Loop Society of Alberta which is bringing these spaces to our city. This is Edmonton is posted online every Wednesday. Listen here or get in touch at thisisyeg@
CBC
26-02-2025
- Business
- CBC
How Edmonton's economy is handling tariff threats
The threat of looming U.S. tariffs has many Edmontonians looking closer at where the products they purchase come from. The "buy Canadian" trend is having a real impact, according to businesses — but what could long-lasting trade tensions do to the city's economy? On this week's episode of This is Edmonton, podcast producer Tahirih Foroozan shares what businesses are feeling now. Plus, host Clare Bonnyman sits down with Heather Thomson of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce to look at what this change in behaviour and trade could mean for Edmonton, and beyond.
