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A year before her death in 2019, Jackie Shane decided it was finally time to tell her life story. The trailblazing transgender soul singer was a mystery ever since vanishing from the spotlight in 1971 after dominating the Toronto music scene throughout the 1960s. For decades following her retirement, the Nashville-born artist lived in obscurity until a 2017 retrospective album, which earned a Grammy nod, catapulted her back into public attention.

TORONTO - A year before her death in 2019, Jackie Shane decided it was finally time to tell her life story.

The new documentary, premiering at Hot Docs this week, sees transgender soul pioneer Jackie Shane finally tell her life story — posthumously.

As Alberta wrestles with moral panic over 4L jugs of vodka, 19-litre jugs of the hard liquor enjoy immense popularity in Saskatchewan

Can’t someone who drives a car also ride a bike? Can’t someone who owns a car or rides a bike also take public transit? No. Not unless you want to lose the next election