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It was 75 years ago — in April 1948 — the freight-carrying vessel Administratrix was cut down off Cape Race, costing five Grand Bank seamen their lives.  I was only nine years old at the time, but I can vividly remember my father coming home with the sad news. Like …

After losing his sister, Joanne Orliffe, in January which left him the last surviving member of the family he grew up in, Dr. Brian Goldman reflects on his experience and coping with grief.  Losing my sister, who was a friend, rival, confidant and witness to our early family life, was …

Farmers lost land and crops following the flooding and heavy rainfall on Monday. Some are concerned their farms may not fully recover.  Farmers in Baie-Saint-Paul are tallying the losses after this week’s deluge. It took Claude Méthot a couple of days to fully comprehend the extent of the damage to …

The federal government is under pressure to expel a foreign diplomat from Canada — a move that, while rare, is not without precedent.  Diplomats have special protections under the law – but they have to leave when they’re no longer welcome. The federal government is under heavy political pressure to …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he shared the “best information” he had when he told Canadians a report about a Chinese government plot to target MPs was never shared outside of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, despite information to the contrary.  MP Michael Chong says CSIS report was sent to …

There’s no ambivalence about the coronation, or the monarchy, for New Brunswick politician Kathy Bockus.  The Progressive Conservative MLA for St. Croix and longtime ardent fan of the Royal Family will mark the crowning of King Charles III with a coronation tea in St. Stephen on Saturday. She even persuaded …

The World Health Organization has ended the global COVID-19 emergency, citing increased immunity, fewer deaths and less pressure on hospitals. But while the situation with the virus has improved worldwide, it has also exposed major issues with Canada’s health-care system. Crisis exposed flaws in health-care system that must urgently be …

The number of Albertans fleeing their homes continues to grow as out-of-control wildfires burn across the province, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.  Town of Edson, Drayton Valley among communities forced to evacuate. The number of Albertans fleeing their homes continues to grow as out-of-control wildfires burn across the province, …

The discipline decision highlights how vulnerable cancer patients and survivors can be to false promises of miraculous results, according to one academic. It comes less than a year after an Ontario oncologist lost his licence for giving cancer patients an unproven “side effect-free chemotherapy.”  Ontario discipline case highlights how false, …

A man originally from Manitoba has safely made his way out of Sudan with his family, but said the exhausting and terrifying journey happened without help from the Canadian government.  ‘My daughter can now tell the difference between an AK-47 and a PKM and a 12.7 just by the sounds …