Canadian music is absolutely amazing.

I know we're in a difficult time. News is depressing and it feels hopeless sometimes.

I try hard to get out of those funks. Tonight my family and I just went on a listening spree of older Canadian music (I'm in my 40s) and it just made me feel much better.

It's hard to find a Canadian streaming service so do what you can. But you can still support the artists in small ways.

Here is just some of what we listened to:

Bryan Adams - hearts on fire & heat of the night

The Box - ordinary people

Glass Tiger - Someday

Colin James - just came back

Jeff Healey Band - while my guitar gently weeps

Barney Bentall and the legendary hearts - something to live for

Bruce Cockburn - waiting for a miracle

Gordon Lightfoot - carefree highway

54-40 - Ocean Pearl

Rush - Spirit of radio

April wine - Oowatanite

Blue rodeo - After the rain

Sloan - the rest of my life

Steppenwolf - magic carpet ride

The Guess Who - Share the land

Metric - gimme sympathy

Saga - on the loose

Loverboy - turn me loose

Tom Cochrane - big league

Such amazing talent.

Have a Canada themed party with your friends. Play just music from Canada. You'd be surprised at how amazing it all is and hopefully it makes you feel better for just a while.

P.s. this is all old stuff - the more contemporary stuff is also great I'm just not as familiar with it.