Two poems by a Canadian poet convicted for killing an Indigenous woman in 1995 have been removed from the parliamentary poet laureate website. The poems were posted to the Library of Parliament website in 2017 when George Elliott Clarke was… »
Highlights / Year: 2020
Canadian aid worker in Nepal may have appeal heard today
A prominent Canadian aid worker convicted of sexually assaulting two children in Nepal is expected to have his appeal heard in court this week–perhaps, as early as today. Peter Dalglish, who has been lauded for his charity work and is… »
Tim Hortons launches Timbits breakfast cereal
If you’re a lover of Tim Hortons’ Timbits, the tiny bite-sized doughnuts, then you might appreciate their new breakfast cereal inspired by the classic puffs. The iconic Canadian coffee and fast-food chain has joined forces with Post Consumer Brands, the… »
NATO hopes to resume Canadian-led training mission in Iraq
NATO plans to stick around in Iraq and resume the alliance’s Canadian-led training mission of the country’s military, despite a recent parliamentary resolution calling for the withdrawal of all foreign troops, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. NATO suspended… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
Helium: the new ‘oil’ for western Canada
As there is a slowdown in the western Canadian oil industry, a new player is picking up the slack; helium. In the universe, helium is the second most common element after hydrogen, but that’s in the universe. Here on Earth,… »
Following contentious debate, noted poet cancels university lecture
The contentious dispute over a controversial poetry reading and lecture at the University of Regina appears to have come to an end. The man invited to deliver the reading, renowned poet George Elliott Clarke, said Friday he won’t be taking… »
Ex-NHL coach Montgomery describes dismissal as ‘wake-up call’
Many, many years ago, I broke into the newspaper business under a city editor named Brodie Snyder, whose lessons remain with me today. One of them: complete the story from start to finish, no matter how long it takes. Which… »
NATO emergency meeting over killing of top Iranian general
After the U.S. drone strike on Friday that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, and several other important Iranian military or militia leaders on Iraqi soil. U.S. President Trump said Soleimani’s “reign of terror” was over. The U.S. action appears to… »
More Canadian firefighters arrive in Australia to battle inferno
A new group of Canadian firefighters and wildfire experts has arrived in Australia to help fight devastating bushfires that have already killed 25 people and destroyed more than 2,000 homes, scorching an area the size of Nova Scotia and Prince… »
A vigil honours Kelly Fraser: ‘You’re a diamond in the sky now.’
They gathered around a flame at sunset Saturday at Oodena Circle at the Forks in Winnipeg, a place Indigenous peoples have gathered for at least 6,000 years. It’s where the Assiniboine and Red rivers converge They were there to honour… »
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