Gilles Fluet narrowly escaped death in 2013, leaving the bar where he’d been with friends just moments before a runaway train derailed and exploded nearby. A decade later, he and other residents say what was once a lively downtown still hasn’t fully recovered. Quebec town’s main street was once lively, …
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Aline Amisi Alembe came to N.L. as a refugee. Now, she’s training in the Canadian Army
Aline Amisi Alembe came to Newfoundland and Labrador from Tanzania when she was 15. She begins her military training on Monday. (Submitted by Aline Alembe) A St. John’s woman who came to Newfoundland as a refugee starts her basic military training next week, giving her a chance at her dream …
Read More »Man arrested, charged after Toronto man found dead in compactor
A man has been arrested and charged after Toronto police found the body of a man in a compactor near a Liberty Village townhouse complex. In a news release Friday night, police said they investigated a suspicious death that happened on June 8 around East Liberty Street and Western Battery …
Read More »When will Canadian news disappear from Google, Facebook? What the Bill C-18 rift means for you
How will you get the news now? That’s a question many Canadians may be asking after tech companies Google and Meta, which owns the social media giants Facebook and Instagram, vowed to remove links to Canadian journalism. Government says law will apply to companies with ‘significant bargaining power imbalance.’ How …
Read More »How to watch the country’s biggest Canada Day party
Canada Day celebrations in 2023 will include speeches, a special citizenship ceremony and musical performances — though the weather in the capital may not be so festive. CBC will broadcast specials featuring July 1 festivities on television and online. Canada Day celebrations in 2023 will include speeches, a special citizenship …
Read More »No s’mores or swimming? Summer camps may look different this year due to wildfires
Camps across Canada and the U.S. are having to adjust everything from moving activities indoors and rerouting canoe trips to cancelling campfires and outdoor swimming. There were 499 wildfires burning in Canada as of Thursday, 230 of them out of control. Sleeping bags? Check. Flashlights? Check. N95s and air purifiers? …
Read More »Notes of wildfire? How some B.C. winemakers are grappling with smoke
Smoke from wildfires in winegrowing regions like the Okanagan is creating a challenge for winemakers who may sometimes resort to methods for removing the contamination that aren’t disclosed on a wine bottle’s label. Wine labels don’t reveal the struggle to keep smoke from sneaking into the bottle. When wildfire raged …
Read More »100 years after Exclusion Act, anti-Chinese racism in Canada remains
Decades after the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed, many Chinese Canadians say they continue to feel excluded and stigmatized in a country that remains conflicted over their presence. Legacy of legislated anti-Chinese racism is still being felt today, say community members. Henry Yu’s grandparents’ marriage started out like a …
Read More »Team from New Zealand helping with wildfire recovery outside Halifax
Alastair Jeffrey was ready to get to work despite having just travelled 15,000 kilometres. Donning a beige collared shirt emblazoned with the name of his humanitarian organization — Taskforce Kiwi — Jeffrey met with a resident whose home was recently destroyed in a devastating wildfire outside Halifax. He said he …
Read More »Woman dead, man taken into custody in northwest Calgary, police say
Calgary police say the homicide unit is investigating a suspicious death in the northwest community of St. Andrews Heights. In a release, police said they were called at approximately 3:30 a.m. Friday to the 1400 block of 29th Street N.W. after receiving reports of a deceased woman. On arrival, officers …
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