Canadian gymnast Ellie Black’s breakout performance came four years ago in Toronto. Her Pan Am Games encore in Lima was on par and nearly one better. Black’s record-smashing run to the podium continued Wednesday with a silver medal in the… »
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press
Restoration of 18th-century choir book in Abenaki language may help revitalization efforts
The restoration of an 18th century manuscript of liturgical choir songs written in the Abenaki language will be an important resource for language revitalization efforts for Odanak, Que., according to those working to save the endangered language. “These documents are… »
French youth honour Canadian soldiers who died in WW II, one name at a time
A group of young people from Normandy, France are on a journey to honour Canadian veterans. They raise funds for a trip to Canada every four years so they can read the names of those who gave their lives in… »
Slimmed-down dog flown to Ottawa from Bangkok for excess skin removal
The weight-loss journey of a once morbidly obese Thai dog has taken it across the North Pacific Ocean to Ottawa, where veterinarians plan to cut away several pounds of the now-slimmer pup’s excess skin. The story of Mercedes the mixed-breed… »
‘Win-win’: Better fertilizer use by farmers saves money and the environment
This story is part of a CBC News series entitled In Our Backyard, which looks at the effects climate change is having in Canada, from extreme weather events to how it’s reshaping our economy. Bouncing through a durum wheat field… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Shifting ground: How can you maintain your home when you can’t trust the ground beneath your feet?
By Alex Brockman, CBC News Margaret and Edward Kelly’s home is coming apart at the seams. The joints holding their walls, floors and ceilings together expand and contract as the ground underneath moves, a few centimetres at a time. They… »
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Train stations
Montreal Central Station (Québec, Canada) Central Station opened in 1943. It is the second-busiest rail station in Canada, after Toronto’s Union Station (Ontario, Canada). The station is adorned with art deco bas-relief friezes on its interior and exterior walls. The east… »
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