Canadian Heritage postpones arts and culture summit

OTTAWA-GATINEAU — The Department of Canadian Heritage announced today it is postponing a national summit on arts, culture and heritage that was announced last month and was originally scheduled to take place in Ottawa on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The focus of the two-day summit was to be on the arts and cultural sectors’ recovery from the pandemic. “Due to recent developments in the Covid-19 pandemic, we have refocused our attention on the immediate challenges facing Canadian artists and cultural workers,” says Canadian Heritage minister Pablo Rodriguez in a statement released by the department. “The Government of Canada will continue to...