Category Archives: Human Interest
U.S. allows aquarium to import Marineland belugas, but Canadian approval needed
An aquarium in the U.S. has received federal approval to import five beluga whales from Marineland, but the move is still awaiting final approval from the Canadian government. In a deal that's been in the works for well over a year,
Trudeau calls out vandals who toppled Montreal’s Macdonald statue
MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he's "profoundly disappointed" in the vandals who toppled and defaced a Montreal statue of the first prime minister of Canada, as Quebec's premier promised the monument would...
Kingston looking for ways to help homeless during the pandemic and beyond
KINGSTON, Ont. — Peter Hern rolls around Belle Park in his wheelchair. About a dozen tents and a few shacks dot the homeless encampment in Kingston, Ont., that he calls home. "This is a family here and we look out for each other," ...
Hammered by COVID-19, Kingston pins hopes of recovery on returning students
KINGSTON, Ont. — Two weeks after much of Ontario reopened, Aba Mortley was optimistic that her business would recover despite the financial strain caused by the global pandemic. Her hometown of Kingston, Ont., had only reported about 100 case...
Joe Gosnell, Nisga’a chief who led nation to landmark treaty, dies of cancer
NEW AIYANSH, B.C. — Joe Gosnell, a renowned treaty negotiator, politician and leader of the Nisga'a Nation, has died at the age of 84. The Nisga'a Lisims government said Tuesday that Gosnell died in his home in New Aiyansh after a long b...
‘Why not us?’: Asylum seekers on COVID-19 front lines demand permanent residency
MONTREAL — Doll Jean Frejus Nguessan Bi says he couldn't sleep at all last night. The asylum seeker from Ivory Coast works as a security guard in hospitals and long-term care homes in the Montreal area, where he watched many of
Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica faces funding crunch as COVID-19 curbs tourism
MONTREAL — One of Canada's best-known religious landmarks, the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, is seeking urgent government assistance to withstand a budget shortfall caused by COVID-19. Claudia Morissette, director of the historic church in Old ...
CBC ‘timely’ fall podcasts include ‘Seat at the Table,’ ‘Party Lines’
TORONTO — The CBC has announced what it calls a "smart, timely and relevant" mix of podcasts for the fall, starting with a new season of "Seat at the Table," focusing on the Black Lives Matter movement. The special six-episode limited run
Kamala Harris a ‘tangible’ inspiration for women, former Montreal classmate says
A former classmate and friend of Kamala Harris from her years in Montreal says he hopes the California senator and newly minted U.S. vice-presidential candidate can serve as a role-model for his daughters. Trevor Williams knew Harri...
Private school plans including smaller classes show stark inequities in education
TORONTO — With children in both public and private schools, Toronto mom Karuna Satov is weighing two very different back-to-school pandemic plans. Her younger son and daughter's downtown private elementary school is offering smaller class sizes, an exp...