Category Archives: Human Interest
Quebec river granted legal rights as part of global ‘personhood’ movement
MONTREAL — With its kilometres of rapids and deep blue waters winding through Quebec's Cote-Nord region, the Magpie river has long been a culturally significant spot for the Innu of Ekuanitshit. Now the river, a majestic, world-renowned whitewater raft...
Edmonton council approves first step for gondola across North Saskatchewan River
EDMONTON — A proposal from a private company to build a gondola across Edmonton's river valley will keep moving forward after city council approved an important step Monday. Council members, in an 8-5 vote, supported a framework for a working relations...
‘I’ve been pushed to my absolute breaking point;’ Canadian zoos struggle to survive
Last week, Paul Goulet's 10-year-old daughter quietly went to his wife with worry about her father. "It's like he's here, but he's not really here," she said. That nearly broke Goulet, the owner of Little Ray's Nature Centre, a zoo and animal
Apology sought after woman kicked out of N.B. hospital for holding husband’s hand
FREDERICTON — A Riverview, N.B., woman wants an apology after her mother was kicked out of a hospital by security for holding her father's hand. Kim Crevatin says her father, Kendyl Terris, has Alzheimer's and is living at the Moncton Hospital
More details on new quarantine measures for travellers set to be unveiled
OTTAWA — The federal government is promising more details on new quarantine rules for incoming travellers today. A mandatory three-day quarantine for air travellers arriving in Canada was announced last month. But details of how the program will work a...
Feds roll out promised funding for LGBTQ groups to 76 organizations
OTTAWA — Seventy-six LGBTQ projects in Canada have received $15 million in federal money.The money follows up on a promise in the 2019 federal budget to set up a fund to encourage and support the development of LGBTQ organizations.Programs across
B.C. premier ‘alarmed’ by systemic racism allegations, promises anti-racism law
VICTORIA — British Columbia's premier says the government is working on anti-racism legislation that may be introduced this year. John Horgan also said Wednesday he was "alarmed" to hear allegations of racism at the Royal B.C. Museum, which should be a...
New Brunswick groups ask province for protection from rent increases and evictions
FREDERICTON — A coalition of 32 groups representing tenants and low-income New Brunswickers has written to the provincial government seeking help to address what they call worsening housing conditions in the province. In the letter, sent Monday, the g...
Valentine’s Day contest scrapped by Halifax Transit following public outcry
HALIFAX — A public backlash has forced the Halifax Transit authority to scrap plans for a Valentine's Day contest it called "Love in Transit." When the municipal agency asked the public to share stories of love on the city's buses and
New, silver Mint coin commemorates history of Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — A new, $20 silver coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint to coincide with the start of Black History month commemorates the Black Loyalists who landed in Nova Scotia as a result of the American Revolution. The new coin