Ongoing History Daily: Too old to go clubbing?

When are you too old to hit the dance clubs? Let’s face it: There comes a time for men and women when you look around a club, and you think to yourself, “I just don’t belong here anymore.”

According to a survey in Britain—and remember that the British are different from us when it comes to club culture—the age at which you’re officially too old to go to dance clubs is 37. I’m trying to imagine what a 22-year-old might think if they saw a person in their upper 30s hanging around their club.

No judgement from me, here—but I am asking. Keep in mind that this survey only dealt with dance clubs and not going out to see a band. But then there’s this:  The survey also says that the age at which people begin to think that staying in is better than going out is 31.

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Ongoing History Day: The history of lip-syncing (part 2)

Last time we spoke of lip-syncing, the act of miming along to a pre-recorded backing track. Being caught lip-syncing was once considered a public evil, especially after Milli Vanilli was exposed as a fraud after winning a Grammy Award. Since then, we’ve seen technical embarrassments by Ashley Simpson, Mariah Carey and a host of other people who rely on programmed bits.

But others just don’t care. Cher admits she does it. If you’ve seen Justin Bieber live, you’ll know that he often seems to keep singing even when the mic is nowhere near his face. And now, many pop audiences don’t seem to care if the vocals are live or not. They’ve come to see a show with lots of dancing, costume changes, and theatrics. But when it comes to rock audiences, lip-syncing is still considered to be inauthentic, fake and evil.

I wonder of the attitude of pop fans will filter down to rock fans? We’ll see.

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Ongoing History Daily: The history of lip-syncing (part 1)

We’ve all seen when artists pretend to sing a song when they’re just miming the words to a pre-recorded track.

Once upon a time, lip-syncing was considered to be a massive cheat, both on the part of the artist and when it came to audiences who went to concerts expecting to see a real performance. The outrage was such that there were even laws passed outlawing lip-syncing at concerts.

In fact, you still can’t lip-sync legally in New Hampshire because of a 1993 law that imposed “duties on promoters, places of musical entertainment and ticket agents to disclose whether all the lead vocals of a musical performance featuring vocals are pre-recorded.” No one can seem to find any record of the law being enforced, but the fact that it’s still on the books tells you something.

More on lip-syncing next time.

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Ongoing History Daily: Some milestones in radio

A hundred years ago, radio was still a wild new invention. Commercial broadcasts had only been around for a few years. This brings me to a couple of milestones.

On May 13, 1897—130 years ago this month—inventor Guglielmo Marconi sent the first wireless radio voice message from Cardiff, Wales, to Flat Holm, which is an island in the Bristol Channel. The message was “Can you hear me?”

Three years later, Marconi sent a wireless message from Cornwall, England, to St. John’s, Newfoundland. And then 25 years after that—this is 1925—Canada figured into another milestone. The first shortwave transatlantic transmission was sent from Somerset, England, to Drummondville, Quebec.

All modern telecommunications grew from these three successful experiments.

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Five Songs You Must Hear This Week (25 May 2026)

This week’s Five Songs You Must Hear list features two Canadian acts, two from the UK, and the return of an American band after 14 years.

1. All-American Rejects, King Kong
Sandbox (Epitaph)
Recommended If You Like: The end of a long hiatus

The last time All-American Rejects released an album, Barack Obama was still president. Fourteen years after Kids in the Street, they’re back with Sandbox and seem to be filled with a new energy. The group just wrapped up their Mike’s Dirty Lemon Presents The All-American Reject House Party Tour (hey, sponsorship helps pay the touring bills). Next up is Europe with the RECESS TOUR.

2. Madlands, Armageddon
Symphony For the End of Time (Independent)
RIYL: The end of the world, apparently

This is the first official radio single from Madlands, a Toronto-based group that channels the rawness and power of 90s alt-rock. So yeah, more evidence of a strong alternative revival. And given the state of the world today, I think we can identify with the bleakness of their point of view.

3. Cameron Whitcomb, Kingdom of Fear
Deep Water (Atlantic Outpost)
RIYL: Canadians invading the United States

A couple of weeks ago, this song by Peace River native/Nanaimo-based Cameron Whitcomb, was the most-added single at American alternative radio. You might remember him from season 20 of American Idol after he was recruited when a producer saw a clip of him on Reddit. Since then, there have been three albums and five JUNO awards. This is set to be his biggest hit yet.

4. Pigeon, Black James Dean
OUTTANATIONAL (Memphis Industries)
RIYL: Montana traffic hazards

Pigeon, from the Margate area of London, are Afro-funk futurists who may be one of the most talked-about bands in the UK right now. They first turned heads with an EP entitled Backslider, which whetted appetites for this debut album, which appeared back on March 31. The frontman, Falle Nioke, performs with a fierceness that might scare you at first, but that’s the point. Go with it.

5. Little Granddad, Sleepwalking
Single (Communion)
RIYL: Dramatic darkness

More talked about music from London. Little Grandad. This four-piece has been playing around the UK for a while, opening for bands like Man/Woman/Chainsaw, and other dark-sounding groups. This introduction to the band has plenty of people freaking out in a good way.

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Caroline Mulroney set to resign from Ford government in early June

Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney will resign her post and step down as an MPP in early June, according to a publicly released statement, dealing a significant blow to Premier Doug Ford.

Mulroney has served in Ford’s cabinet since the Progressive Conservatives first took office in June 2018, taking on high profile roles such as transportation minister, attorney general and president of the Treasury Board overseeing spending decisions across the Ontario government.

On Sunday, Mulroney said she told Ford that she has decided to “resign from Cabinet” on June 5 and will walk away from her York-Simcoe seat triggering a by-election.

“It is not a decision I have made lightly,” Mulroney said in a statement posted on social media.

Mulroney cited the death of her father, former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, coupled with the recent departures of her university-bound children as moments that “clarify what matters.”

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In a statement Ford called Mulroney a “close personal friend” and said the province is lucky to have had her serve a the cabinet table.

“I will miss seeing her sitting across from me at the Cabinet table and in caucus meetings,” Ford said.

The Premier’s Office said Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy will take on the Treasury Board role on an interim basis.

Sources told Global News, Mulroney’s resignation came as a shock to cabinet members and staff who were not told of her decision to leave while some colleagues learned about her impending departure in a Globe and Mail article.

The resignation also comes as Ford weathers a political storm over his decision to purchase a $28.9 million Challenger 650 jet and controversial changes to Ontario Freedom of Information laws.

Mulroney had been under increased political pressure as well from opposition parties who grilled her during Question Period on cabinet’s decision to authorize the purchase of the jet.

While her departure will likely be cast as a comment on Ford’s leadership, Mulroney offered nothing but praise for the Premier especially on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the trade war with the United States.

“I am proud of what we accomplished together,” Mulroney said in her statement. “It has been a honour to serve in your cabinet.”

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Ongoing History Daily: Damon Albarn takes the family to North Korea

Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz is a curious sort and loves to explore the world. He’s also worried that because of his success, he’s been making it too easy for his children, so he wanted to understand how privileged they are.

That’s why he decided to take his daughter on a vacation to North Korea about a dozen years ago. The goal was to open her eyes to less luxurious circumstances. The trip was revelatory, as they were both exposed to the weirdness of the country. That included walking into a karaoke bar where someone was performing Blur’s “Song 2.”

This also explains the song “Pyongyang,” which can be found on the 2015 Blur album, The Magic Whip.

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Ontario court dismisses appeal to block release of Doug Ford's phone records

RELATED: Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records

The Ontario Appeal Court has dismissed the government’s attempt to cancel an order telling civil servants to access Doug Ford’s personal call logs, reactivating a requirement for the premier to hand over his records.

Earlier this year, a panel of three Ontario judges sided with Global News and upheld a ruling from the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) ordering Ford to disclose the government-related calls he makes from his personal device.

The decision came as part of a years-long transparency battle centring on a week of call logs on the premier’s personal phone from November 2022, when the government decided to allow development on protected lands in the Greenbelt

A divisional court ruling, as well as an order from the IPC, concluded Ford uses his personal device to make official calls and communicate government decisions.

Both ordered the premier to hand his records to civil servants so they could sort through them to determine which calls were in his official capacity as premier.

Days after the ruling came down in January, the government said it planned to appeal the decision.

But on May 19, the appeal court dismissed that request.

A spokesperson for the premier’s office said it was “reviewing the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision and determining next steps.”

The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision has a series of knock-on effects.

After Global News won its appeal to the IPC at the end of 2024, the transparency watchdog penned an order that instructed Ford to give civil servants his call logs for them to work out what calls should be made public.

Lawyers representing both the government and the premier personally sought a judicial review of that order and asked the IPC to suspend its demand until a decision was reached, arguing that going ahead could harm the premier.

The IPC agreed and told civil servants to pause attempts to access the premier’s cellphone until the court challenge was resolved.

Now that the appeal has effectively been lost, the order to get phone records from the premier’s cellphone is active again.

The IPC wrote to the government on Friday, notifying civil servants they must begin work to comply with it again.

“On May 19, 2026, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the ministry and affected party’s request for leave to appeal,” an adjudicator for the IPC wrote.

“Accordingly, I now lift the stay on Order PO-4577-F and reinstate the… order provisions.”

Specifically, the letter told civil servants to “obtain from the affected party any government or departmental related entries from his personal cell phone’s call.”

It also set a 30-day deadline for them to seek the records from the premier, work out which calls must be released and make their decision public.

While the premier must again officially hand over his records, it remains highly unlikely he will actually be forced to do so.

The process will be significantly complicated by a retroactive overhaul of freedom of information rules that the Ford government passed in April.

As part of the 2026 budget, the Progressive Conservatives retroactively changed transparency laws in Ontario to give government staff and cabinet ministers near blanket immunity from freedom of information requests.

The changes exclude the premier, his cabinet, their parliamentary assistants and staff from access to information requests.

They also exclude them from transparency oversight and privacy protections put in place to protect personal data and sensitive government documents.

Because the law is retroactive, it is likely to nullify the court ruling by allowing civil servants to revise their initial decision and decide that the premier’s cellphone records are no longer covered by transparency laws.

It remains unclear when and how the government might do that.

All freedom of information staff in the Ontario government were told to pause their work for more than a week after the new law passed, while leaders belatedly developed guidelines on how to apply the new law.

If privacy and transparency officials with the government do issue a new decision exempting Ford’s personal phone from release, a spokesperson for the IPC pointed out it can be appealed.

“Cabinet Office is responsible for considering and applying the law as it currently stands, including any relevant amendments under Bill 97,” they wrote in a statement.

“Any access decision made by an institution may be appealed to the IPC in accordance with Ontario’s access and privacy laws.”

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May 30 — Live Younger, Medical Aesthetics Clinic

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May 30 - Westend Seniors Activity Centre

Alberta’s biggest Seniors Week celebration returns June 4th!
WE Seniors’ 29th Older, Bolder, Better Exhibition and Symposium, a free event with over one hundred exhibitors, prizes, raffles, and more at the River Cree Resort and Casino.
Saturday, May 23rd on  Talk To The Experts’, Doctor Haidong Liang of WE Seniors discusses this event along with two esteemed guests.
Learn how Caregivers Alberta and the Canterbury Foundation support caregivers and older adults through compassionate care, practical resources, and strong community connections across Alberta.
Learn more at WESeniors.ca

 

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