Noreen Young, a renowned Canadian puppeteer perhaps best known for creating the popular CBC children’s show Under the Umbrella Tree, has died. Young, who was born in Ottawa and worked in puppetry for over 50 years, produced Under the Umbrella Tree from 1987 to 1993 and portrayed Gloria Gopher, one of the show’s main characters. She was also the first artistic…
Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin and goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens rewrote some women’s world hockey championship history ahead of the final against the United States. Poulin’s first-period goal in Saturday’s 8-1 semifinal win over Finland for her 87th career point in the tournament passed Hayley Wickenheiser for the most by a Canadian. The 34-year-old Poulin from Beauceville,…
A handful of residents in the southeast neighbourhood of Belvedere said they were frustrated with the excessive noise being made when the air-handling unit for a nearby condo complex was turned on in early April. According to Kent Henry, who lives near the development, the system was running 24 hours a day. Kent Henry is…
NHL playoff fever had the streets of downtown Winnipeg buzzing on Saturday, with thousands of fans flocking to watch their home team in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. On the ice at the Canada Life Centre, the Winnipeg Jets are facing the St. Louis Blues in the first match of their best-of-seven series. Outside…
Judgment Day has arrived for the Winnipeg Jets. Despite the NHL team’s long list of regular-season accomplishments, many hockey fans will only view this campaign as a success if the Jets go deep in the playoffs. The quest begins Saturday when Winnipeg takes on the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of its best-of-seven Western…
WARNING: Some of the details in this story are disturbing and may trigger some readers. Discretion is advised. Gender based violence is on the rise in B.C., with the province declaring it an epidemic in January. But the policies do not appear to translate into meaningful support for the women fleeing abuse. Global News spoke…
A stretch of Winnipeg’s Disraeli Freeway has been given an honorary name to celebrate an iconic Canadian band that helped put Winnipeg on the rock ‘n’ roll map. The southernmost portion of street, running off Main Street, was officially given the commemorative name Bachman-Turner Overdrive during an unveiling ceremony on Friday morning. Last year, city council’s property committee…
What did I think of Grand Slam Track’s inaugural event in Kingston, Jamaica? Three f-words pop up instantly. Fast. U.S. standouts Kenny Bednarek and Melissa Jefferson were a few tenths of a second off their Olympic-medal winning form, but they’re supposed to be. It’s April. They both looked race-ready anyway, claiming GST’s short sprint titles…
A Shuswap, B.C., compost facility that has grown well beyond its initially approved site will have to reduce its foot print to meet compliance. As per staff recommendation, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) board has voted against the passing of first reading, which would have allowed the Spa Hills Compost Facility to continue operating…
Pipelines, pipelines, pipelines. Indigenous peoples came up just once during Wednesday’s French-language federal leaders’ debate, the first of two official debates before the vote, and the question was this: Would you impose a pipeline on Indigenous nations that don’t want it? First up was Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who sidestepped the question. “At the same…
