A mixed-race couple in an affluent midtown Toronto neighbourhood is asking the city to remove the heritage designation from their century home for an unusual reason: The original owner was, they claim, racist. Original owner Stapleton Pitt Caldecott was opposed to immigration, historian says/ A couple in an affluent midtown …
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Deaf academics say a lack of ASL interpreters specialized in STEM is holding them back
Deaf professors and researchers working in STEM want more opportunities for ASL interpreters to develop their language skills in specialized fields, allowing for better collaboration between colleagues. Association representing interpreters in Canada says the profession is facing an overall shortage. Read audio transcript Without the right interpreter, following along in …
Read More »5 key questions hanging over Friday’s expected guilty plea in deadly Eastway Tank explosion
The families of some of the workers killed in Ottawa’s deadliest workplace incident in decades say the penalty meted out on Friday should include jail time. Families want jail time as part of penalty for deadly 2022 workplace blast. Phil Bertrand was working nearby on Merivale Road on the day …
Read More »Former Conservative leader O’Toole alleges Chinese interference may have played a part in his ouster
Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole believes foreign interference may have led to his removal as party leader, according to documents tabled before the foreign interference inquiry. The party member behind 2021 petition for a leadership review, Bert Chen, vehemently denies allegations. Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole believes foreign interference may …
Read More »Cloudy, with a chance of an eclipse? Odds have changed in these regions
Click here to view the video The much-anticipated solar eclipse is just around the corner, so what is the forecast telling us now about what to expect on Monday, April 8? Well, plenty of new details have emerged since we last took a peek at the forecast on Monday, April …
Read More »Parents of Canadian killed in Gaza say Israeli strike was ‘targeted killing of aid workers’
One of the seven aid workers killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza was 33-year-old Jacob Flickinger, a former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who grew up in Quebec’s Beauce region and was the father of an 18-month-old boy. Quebecer Jacob Flickinger among 7 aid workers killed by Israeli …
Read More »Missing woman victim of murder, police say in announcing charges against 2 men
Two Calgary men have been charged with murdering a woman who was “targeted because of her history as a sex worker,” police say. Investigators believe Chelsea Davidenas, 29, was killed hours after she was last seen on Feb. 17. Steven Aaron Zwick, 26, and Paul Joseph Rushton, 52, each face …
Read More »Family of 4 people who died in murder-suicide near Neudorf, Sask., to host private funeral
The family of the four people who died in a murder-suicide incident on March 23 on a farm near Neudorf, Sask., has announced a private funeral to take place on Friday. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gary Clifford Bender born December 9, 1957, his …
Read More »Striking image of Quebec wildfire fighter amid burnt landscape wins World Press Photo award
Charles-Frédérick Ouellet’s photo of a Quebec forest firefighter standing on top of a rock amid burnt trees has won the North and Central American Single Photograph at the 2023 World Press Photo contest. Charles-Frédérick Ouellet’s photo of firefighter embodies ‘grief and gravity’: jury. Standing on top of a massive boulder, …
Read More »Federal carbon tax ‘has to go,’ Ontario premier says as conservative politicians, protesters voice opposition
Ontario Premier Doug Ford slammed the federal carbon tax hike that kicked in Monday, calling on Canada’s government to scrap it. Drivers will pay extra 3.3 cents per litre at the pump; levy also means higher rebates. Ontario Premier Doug Ford slammed the federal carbon tax hike that kicked in …
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