Kathleen Wynne, the current premier and leader of the provincial Liberal Party, conceded defeat on Saturday, acknowledging that voters appear to so strongly dislike her, that she felt she needed “to get out of the way”. On Saturday, Wynne made… »
Kathleen Wynne, the current premier and leader of the provincial Liberal Party, conceded defeat on Saturday, acknowledging that voters appear to so strongly dislike her, that she felt she needed “to get out of the way”. On Saturday, Wynne made… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Joni Mitchell, one of Canada’s greatest singer-songwriters, is being honoured and celebrated in Saskatoon, the place she spent her childhood, and where she began her career. The University of Saskatchewan, in the central prairie province, bestowed an honourary degree on… »
Egg sales are increasing across Canada as more fast-food chains add all-day breakfast sandwiches to their menu. Tim Horton‘s, the once iconic Canadian brand, is following the lead of McDonalds and A&W in offering the egg meal around the clock,… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Politics, Society
Toronto City Council will be considering the benefits and need for sunshine in a new document this week. It’s one of many other recommendations in a document called “TOcore”, described as a 25-year blueprint for growth in downtown Toronto. “Livable… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Manitoba is now dealing with rescue missions to save First Nations people from dangerous forest fires. There were 160 forest fires burning in the central-Canadian province in this first heat wave of the spring. Rain is in the forecast but… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
The ‘Newfoundland Curse’, as a heart condition became known, focused the efforts of four researchers who were honoured today in Ottawa. Passed down in particular families through several generations, the “curse”, led to the sudden death of 80 per cent… »
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Rachel Notley, the left-leaning premier of Alberta, will not attend the Western Premiers’ Conference that begins this evening in Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories. Notley, who is locked in a heated dispute with John Horgan, the premier of… »
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‘Hosanna’ the moving story by Quebec playwright, Michel Tremblay, is the final show of the season at Montreal’s Centaur Theatre. The first English translation of the play that was written in 1971, was produced in 2015. “love, betrayal and, ultimately,… »
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are settling in to their new titles, and new life together. The wedding in Windsor this past weekend was another globally televised event for the British Royal Family. When Prince Harry married Meghan Markle,… »
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Churchill, Manitoba, 1,000 kilometres north of the capital, Winnipeg, may eventually be connected to the southern region of the province again, following the news last Friday of a potential sale of the railway. Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. of Toronto and… »