Category Archives: Human Interest
Moving to Canada didn’t ease this American’s election-induced stress
Melanie Gardner moved to Canada to escape Donald Trump's presidency, but even on the other side of the border she said the stress of the U.S. election is taking a physical toll. "I just went to the dentist this morning. I've
‘Emotional support Canadians’ extend online comfort to election-stressed Americans
To Americans in need of a little comfort while anticipating the results of the last night's election: Canada's got you covered. Social media users are volunteering to be "emotional support Canadians" to their southern neighbours as the anxiety of U.S. ...
Quebec attack brings back bad memories of 2017 mosque slaying that killed six
MONTREAL — For Mohamed Labidi, the deadly attack in Quebec City Saturday night brought back memories of that cold January night in 2017. Back then, he was president of the mosque in the provincial capital that was attacked by a gunman
Canadian ‘Billionaire Donald’ rooting for Trump to win again, COVID to lose
LONDON, Ont. — It takes Donald Rosso four minutes to turn into Donald Trump. The 63-year-old from London, Ont., is one of several people around the world who work as impersonators of the United States president. Rosso says his features are so
COVID-19 underscores need for Canada to approve HIV self-tests, says researcher
A researcher says she's hopeful that the push to make rapid COVID-19 testing kits available in Canada will help hasten the regulatory approval of devices that let people to check their HIV status at home. A new paper published in the
Returning land defenders, new faces take up familiar fight in Caledonia, Ont.
CALEDONIA, Ont. — The more things change in Caledonia, Ont., the more one group of long-standing land defenders says things stay the same. Tense tableaus played out for months in the southwestern Ontario town in 2006 as Indigenous protesters clas...
City of Moncton looking to use flashing lights to solve its goose problem
Moncton, N.B., has a goose poop problem, and the city's director of parks says he may need strobe lights to solve it. Dan Hicks says the Canada goose population around Jones Lake and nearby Centennial Park increases every summer, and the
Ho, no, no: Experts advise preparing for a scaled-back COVID holiday season
TORONTO — It's unlikely most Canadians will enjoy a holly jolly Christmas season of gatherings, carolling and travel, say public health experts who encourage those who revel in holiday traditions to accept more sacrifices ahead. As the pandemic's secon...
As N.L.’s oil industry sputters, the emotional toll of the cod moratorium looms large
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Dave Mercer spent the early 1990s roaming around Newfoundland and Labrador, trying to get enough hours to qualify for unemployment insurance in an economy levelled by the collapse of the cod fishery. Like many other workers in
Canada, Alberta agree on caribou protection deal that gives them years to take action
EDMONTON — Canada and Alberta have signed a deal on caribou protection that gives them years to take action but could allow energy drilling to resume on some ranges. "I'm very concerned that development is in the fast lane, caribou conservation