For those of you who remember the 80s,

there was a humanitarian crisis at the time known as “Ethiopia”. Lots of starvation due to a Marxist government’s attempts to centralize agriculture & eliminate rural opposition, combined with Cold War attitudes about starving opponents into switching sides.

Well, North America did what it does best during times like these – ignore it until the last moment, and then raise a bunch of money to assuage our guilt until something else comes along to distract us. After Bob Geldof got the whole thing rolling overseas, the US finally got on board with “We Are The World”.

Well, that wasn’t the only charity fundraiser from this side of the pond! A crop of Canadian musicians – and, because Canada, English & French – got together to record a fundraising song of our own. Written by Bryan Adams, “Tears Are Not Enough” showcases Canadian music from the 1980s, and sends a message that dammit, we care too!

Well, in the face of COVID-19, and last week’s GaGa-initiated festival, Canadian artists are getting together to do our own thing once again. The “Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble” TV special will run 90 minutes on all Canadian broadcast networks. To quote the press release,

Airing commercial-free across all markets on Sunday, April 26 at 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. NT, as well as hundreds of platforms, Canadian artists, activists, actors and athletes will share their stories of hope and inspiration in a national salute to front-line workers combatting COVID-19 during the 90-minute show.

and the funds raised will go to support food banks across Canada.

Also because Canada, it will only air live in the Atlantic time zones. It starts at 6:30PM AT, 7:00PM NL, and runs 90 minutes. It will start at 6:30PM everywhere in Canada after that, no matter your time zone. So don’t worry about rushing home on the West Coast because 6:30ET usually means 3:30PT, it will be available once the rest of the country has gone to bed.

Tonight’s other entertainment?:

• Spy Wars with Damian Lewis – 8:00 PM | Smithsonian Channel
  • A spotlight on Vladimir Vetrov, who was once the star in the KGB but eventually helped in taking down the Soviet system.
• “The Last Dance” – 9:00PM | ESPN
  • Episodes 3 & 4 – The Worm Cometh
• Bob’s Burgers – 9:00 PM | FOX / City
  • When Teddy finds himself doubting his abilities as a handyman, the kids build up his confidence.

There’s other stuff available, but really these are your only viable options.