The Indigenous community is stressing the importance of having a voice in provincial legislation as Saskatchewan nears election night. And while all parties recognize the importance of having Indigenous representation, some appear to be doing more to address it than others. “Indigenous Peoples make up 17 per cent of the population, so we need to…
It wasn’t the first time Virginia Hinch had received a negative email. “I decided not to react to the first,” said Hinch, a candidate for Halifax regional council. “I didn’t want to run on any type of negativity.” But the second email she received from someone who lives in the district she wants to represent…
The BC Conservatives unveiled their full costed platform on Tuesday morning, less than a week before the provincial election. Affordability, along with safety and recovery, anchors the platform and in a letter at the beginning, BC Conservative Leader John Rustad says he will bring back “common sense, refocus government on delivering real results, and build…
The union representing film crew workers in Sudbury says a settlement has been reached to finally pay some members who worked on a multimillion-dollar Canadian feature film shot in the area a year ago. The film, 40 Acres, was produced by 4T Productions, led by Jennifer Holness, and filmed primarily around the northern Ontario city in September and October 2023. It…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 14, 2024 2:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Montreal suburb has received a provincial Environment Department permit to go ahead with a long-awaited white-tailed deer cull in a local park that has become overrun with them. The City of Longueuil,…
By 8 a.m. — as most people begin weekday morning routines or sit down for breakfast — Debbie Marshall’s already got pots heating on the stove and meat thawing, and is prepping fruit and veggies. Every morning, from an apartment-sized school kitchen in St. John’s, she whips up healthy, hot lunches daily for anywhere from 140 to…
Bill Vigars, who led the promotion of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope in 1980, has died at the age of 78. His wife, Sherry MacDonald, confirmed the news in an interview, saying Vigars died of congestive heart failure on Thursday surrounded by loved ones at a hospital in White Rock, B.C. She said he fought…
“Paris has the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben chimes each London hour,” sings performer Al Simmons. “China’s famous for its wall, India, The Taj Mahal. The CN Tower may be tall, but Mr. P.G. tops them all,” he continues, introducing the key character in his song Mr. PG, recorded in 1997. The track goes on to detail…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 12, 2024 1:28 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two men have been charged with second-degree murder and arson after a fire erupted in an Old Montreal building, killing a mother and daughter from France. Justin Fortier-Trahan, 20, and Juventino Hernandez…
For the second time since May, police say shots were fired at a Jewish girls elementary school in Toronto. Around 4 a.m. Saturday, Toronto police received a report of a smashed window at the Bais Chaya Mushka Girls Elementary School, Insp. Paul Krawczyk told reporters Saturday afternoon. Upon further investigation, police determined the window, along with other…
