The end of summer for Patricia Mason-Levasseur means another season has come and gone without the changes she’d like to see at private beaches in Ontario. Mason-Levasseur’s husband, Patrick Keith, drowned at a beach on Lake Erie in 2016. Since then, she says she falls apart each time she hears …
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Charlottetown experiments with mini forests to speed up growth
A new project in the city of Charlottetown is trying to grow small forests faster, using high density planting and native species. The technique is called the Miyawaki method, named for the Japanese ecologist and botanist who developed the idea of mini forests, and how to grow them, in the …
Read More »Unifor begins strike at some GM facilities in Canada
Canadian labour union Unifor said on Tuesday it will initiate strikes at General Motors facilities in the country as negotiations with the automaker hit a roadblock. Strike affects facilities in Oshawa, St. Catharines and Woodstock in Ontario. Canadian labour union Unifor said early on Tuesday it would begin strikes at …
Read More »Debate on school pronoun policy scheduled to begin in Sask. legislature Tuesday
The Saskatchewan government is expected to introduce a bill Tuesday afternoon to invoke the notwithstanding clause — part of an effort to fast track its controversial school pronoun policy. Premier Scott Moe intends to use notwithstanding clause to override courts on controversial policy. The Saskatchewan government is expected to introduce …
Read More »‘He was murdered saving people,’ says mother of Montreal man killed in Hamas attack on Israel
Alexandre Look, 33, was among thousands in attendance at an outdoor techno music festival near the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday when it was attacked by Hamas gunmen, his family says. Alexandre Look, 33, was at an outdoor techno music festival when gunmen attacked. Canadian killed while saving others at Israel …
Read More »After losing their home in N.W.T. wildfires, this family is grateful to be together for Thanksgiving
For years, the Neadzo family has always hosted extended family at their home in Behchoko, N.W.T. But since that home burned down in the wildfire that hit the community this past July, they will celebrate at a different home this year for the first time. ‘[I’m] just going to be …
Read More »Man thought to be impersonating police, actually off-duty officer, say RCMP
RCMP say a man who approached a woman claiming to be a police officer on Saturday was in fact a constable with the Prince Edward Island RCMP. On Sunday, RCMP issued a release saying they were looking for a man in a blue SUV who was accused of impersonating a …
Read More »What’s inside this shipping container in downtown Ottawa?
On the outside, the 40-foot solid steel box sitting in a downtown parking lot might look like any regular shipping container. But on the inside, it’s home to hundreds of growing mushrooms. The container is where Kanata-based company Heartee Foods grows gourmet mushroom varieties before delivering them to local restaurants. …
Read More »Military cadet’s family hopeful for answers with latest probe into mysterious 20-year cold case
An OPP investigation is underway into the disappearance and death of Royal Military College cadet Joe Grozelle in 2003. The investigator assigned to the case says he’s come across some things of interest he wants to explore further. Joe Grozelle’s body was found 3 weeks after vanishing from his RMC …
Read More »A shifting electoral map could boost Conservatives in the next election
The federal Conservatives may be set to benefit from a shifting electoral landscape in Canada — but that potential boost has nothing to do with the polls, or the latest twists and turns in Ottawa. Candidates will battle to win ridings with new boundaries, demographics. The federal Conservatives may be …
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