Hoping to find the treasure he borrowed from his dad and lost, Rowan MacLachlan turned to social media Up on the stage from left to right are B.C. Read, Ron Grace and David MacLachlan. (Submitted by Rowan MacLachlan) Rowan MacLachlan was a teenager when he asked to borrow a guitar strap …
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‘Get their act together’: Freeland on U.S. relationship with others on world stage
Former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland says when it comes to the U.S. and its relationships with other countries on the world stage, it needs to “get their act together.” Since his 2025 inauguration, U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened several countries, including Canada, with annexation and tariffs on goods, creating …
Read More »Man behind the Clarity Act has choice words for Alberta separatists and Danielle Smith
‘No patience for separatist blackmail,’ says former Liberal minister Stéphane Dion Stéphane Dion, who served as a Liberal cabinet minister under Jean Chrétien, is shown at the Canadian Embassy in Paris, when he was Canada’s ambassador to France, on Feb. 10, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Former federal Liberal leader and …
Read More »No desks, no strategy: Experts say government’s latest return-to-office order ignores reality
Federal public servants mandated back to the office 4 days a week starting in July Federal public servants have been ordered back to their offices four days a week starting in July, but their unions and some experts are questioning the feasibility of that new mandate. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) With …
Read More »How Scholastic became a cultural rite of passage for Canadian kids
From classroom catalogues to crowded book fairs, the mega book publisher continues to thrive in a digital age Kids look through books at a Scholastic book fair — an integral part of elementary school for many Canadians. (Scholastic) For many Canadians, Scholastic brings about an instant wave of nostalgia. Memories come …
Read More »Doctor, virologist caution against attending large public gatherings if unvaccinated against measles
As thousands were likely exposed to measles at a Brandon festival, a doctor and a virologist are warning those who have not been vaccinated against the disease to avoid large public gatherings to prevent getting infected. (JGA/Shutterstock – image credit) With the number of measles cases in Manitoba swelling, experts …
Read More »Yes, headlights have become blindingly bright in Canada. Here’s what the experts are saying
Vancouver city councillor Sean Orr introduced a motion to council recently that he admits is “a little personal.” “My mom absolutely hates these (head)lights,” he said in council chambers late January, “and from what I’ve been hearing, a lot of people do as well.” Advancements in North American headlight technology …
Read More »‘Who’s protecting us?’: Victims react after Regina cop gets community sentence
Robert Semenchuck pleaded guilty to breach of trust and unlawful use of a computer Robert Eric Semenchuck, a former officer with the Regina Police Service, leaves provincial court in Regina on Nov. 21, 2025. Semenchuck pleaded guilty to using police databases to pursue intimate and personal relationships with women. (Alexander Quon/CBC) …
Read More »Building an Arctic highway is hard. Doing it on thawing permafrost is even harder
Proposed Arctic economic and security corridor would mean dealing with permafrost The federal government has signaled the proposed Arctic economic and security corridor could be recommended for fast-tracking in the future. The 900-kilometre all-season utility corridor would stretch from Yellowknife to Grays Bay, Nunavut, pictured here, the site of a …
Read More »Anger, grief at sentencing of impaired man who drove 172 km/h before fatal Hants County crash
Drake Brown previously pleaded guilty in 2023 deaths of Brayden Lemmon, 20, and Victoria Cousins, 20 Tracy O’Handley, left, and Kyla Loane are shown with family and supporters outside provincial court in Kentville, N.S., on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Richard Cuthbertson/CBC) One by one, friends and family of two 20-year-olds …
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