Ojibwe filmmaker Jeremy Torrie is at the helm of a re-envisioning of the 1994 movie Once Were Warriors over a decade after acquiring the option rights to the film. Many Wounds features predominantly Indigenous cast, is currently being filmed in Manitoba. Ojibwe filmmaker Jeremy Torrie is at the helm of …
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Nearly 2,000 N.S. public housing tenants need to move to smaller units, says provincial agency
In an effort to accommodate a waitlist that has reached 7,683 households, the agency that runs public housing is using a new strategy. They’re moving single people and couples out of larger units meant for families. But the process is slow, and can be painful for some. Nova Scotia Provincial …
Read More »2024 Oscars: Ryan Gosling’s hot pink ‘I’m Just Ken’ performance called ‘one of the most incredible Oscar musical performances’
Then he got on to the stage with Mark Ronson and 65 dancers to continue his performance, punching through pink, wooden boards as the song picks up the tempo. Eventually, he’s carried back and forth on the stage, then hides under a series of giant cutouts of images of the …
Read More »Calgary police seek public assistance in sexual assault investigation
Warning: This article contains details of sexual assault that could be upsetting to some readers. Calgary police are asking for public assistance in the investigation of a sexual assault that occurred early Sunday morning in the city’s southwest. At approximately 1:15 a.m. a woman was waiting at a bus stop …
Read More »Frozen sperm could help bring these giant sea stars back from the brink of extinction
Melissa Torres spent her Valentine’s Day helping to usher new life into the world — in the form of millions of fertilized sea star eggs. A disease killed more than 90% of sunflower sea stars over the last decade, wreaking havoc on the ecosystem. Melissa Torres spent her Valentine’s Day …
Read More »Endangered sage grouse could soon disappear from the Canadian Prairies
The greater sage grouse, which once numbered in the thousands in Western Canada, is coming perilously close to extinction on the Prairies, new government research shows. ‘They are going to go extinct, it’s almost certain,’ Alberta ecologist warns. The greater sage grouse, which once numbered in the thousands in Western …
Read More »U.S. military aid ship heads to Gaza after Biden promises to build pier
The U.S. Army has dispatched a ship to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday, days after President Joe Biden vowed to build a temporary pier to supply the besieged enclave. Support vessel is carrying equipment to establish temporary pier to deliver aid. The U.S. Army …
Read More »What would permanent Daylight Saving Time look like in Canada?
Click here to view the video It’s a societal upheaval that arrives twice a year like clockwork. Opposing camps argue that this thorny issue is bad for our health, bad for our children, and bad for our economy. What do we do about Daylight Saving Time (DST)? Most organized attempts …
Read More »What happens when a provincial government defies a federal law? We’re about to find out
When Steven Guilbeault suggested it was “immoral” for the government of Saskatchewan to purposefully defy the federal carbon-pricing law, the allegations of hypocrisy came quick. But there is much more at stake here than whether Guilbeault has the standing to lecture anyone on the rule of law. Those cheering on …
Read More »Canada faces a series of ‘crises’ that will test it in the coming years, RCMP warns
The “crises” rocking national and international affairs are likely to get worse over the next few years and could have a significant effect on the federal government and Canada’s federal police force, says an internal report prepared for the RCMP. Report examined ‘shifts in domestic and international environments’ that could …
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