Category Archives: Human Interest
Prime minister should have lieutenant-governor shortlists, constitutional lawyer says
OTTAWA — The COVID-19 emergency and a recent court ruling in New Brunswick show why the prime minister should have a succession plan for lieutenant-governors, one constitutional lawyer says. “The weirdest aspect of the Canadian constitution is that if ...
Prince Charles and Camilla wrap Canadian tour, but calls for reconciliation continue
YELLOWKNIFE — The Dene drum dance features the rhythmic pounding of caribou hide drums, singing, and dancers moving in a clockwise circle following the sun. In the 220-person Northwest Territories community of Dettah on Thursday, the drum dance also f...
Prince Charles acknowledges suffering of residential school survivors
YELLOWKNIFE — Prince Charles says he and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, were departing Canada with "heavy hearts" and a deeper understanding of residential schools after their royal visit wrapped in the Northwest Territories. Charles said he was de...
Animal welfare advocates ask court to stop white-tailed deer cull south of Montreal
MONTREAL — A Quebec lawyer will ask the Superior Court next month to block a cull of white-tailed deer living in a suburban park south of Montreal and approve an alternative plan to relocate them. Anne-France Goldwater, a lawyer and animal-rights
Prince Charles urges Canada to act on climate as Ukraine war hastens need for change
OTTAWA — The Russian invasion of Ukraine has hastened the urgent need to transition to a green economy, Prince Charles said Wednesday during a whirlwind tour of Canada’s capital, where he also met with displaced Ukrainians and lit candles in
Prince Charles nods to ‘darker’ past, need for reconciliation as Canadian tour begins
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, began a three-day Canadian tour Tuesday in St. John’s, N.L., where the prince shared his views on reconciliation with Indigenous people before the couple took part in an
Royal couple to begin three-day Canadian tour amid increasing skepticism of monarchy
Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, are set to begin a three-day tour of Canada this week that will focus on Indigenous reconciliation and climate change — and on connecting with a Canadian public that is increasingly skeptical of the
Dutch Princess Margriet honours Canadian general who liberated her nation in WWII
OTTAWA — Princess Margriet of the Netherlands paid tribute to the Canadian who negotiated the surrender of the Nazis in her country in 1945. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greeted the princess with a fist bump at the National Military Cemetery in
Dutch princess returns to Ottawa, where she was born during Second World War
OTTAWA — Princess Margriet of the Netherlands is visiting Ottawa, the city where she was born during the Second World War. The princess was born at the Ottawa Civic Hospital after the Dutch royal family fled to Canada to escape Nazi
Quebec woman raises alarm after region’s only horse vet forced out over language law
MONTREAL — Horse owners in a part of western Quebec say the province's language laws are forcing them to lose their only veterinarian at a time when there's already a critical shortage of animal doctors. Local farmer Chantal Chrétien said she