Category Archives: Human Interest
Maple Leaf flies at protests, the flag is a collective symbol with individual meaning
VANCOUVER — The symbolism attached to national flags often revolves around patriotism, but experts say the Maple Leaf’s prominent appearance at COVID-19 mandate protests comes at a moment of reflection for Canada. Canadians might not be known as ferve...
Senate celebrates Black artists; minister says ‘do more’ to promote black history
OTTAWA — The first art historian to be appointed to the Senate says the work of Canada’s Black artists is not sufficiently recognized or celebrated. But now Sen. Patricia Bovey, former director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery and a National Gallery
Platinum Jubilee: First Nations leaders reflect on treaty relations with Queen
Dave (Sabe) Courchene remembers first hearing in his early teens the story of how his grandfather met the Queen during her 10-day tour of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories in 1970. It was his father and uncles who would explain how
Central Alberta city to close homeless camp as future plans unknown
WETASKIWIN, Alta. — A central Alberta city is closing a homeless encampment with help from Mounties because of safety risks it says will persist if it remains open. Wetaskiwin voted last week to close "tent city" as most, if not all,
Joe Biden gave Justin Trudeau and Vladimir Putin same aviator sunglasses as gift
OTTAWA — Gifts by heads of state to other world leaders are not just a gesture of friendship, but a tool of diplomacy, carefully chosen by protocol advisers to reflect the recipient’s taste. So when President Joe Biden gave Prime Minister
Montreal’s Chinatown, threatened by development, to be granted heritage status
MONTREAL — The shrinking heart of Montreal's Chinatown will be granted heritage status by the province to protect it from excessive development and gentrification, municipal and provincial officials announced Monday. Culture Minister Nathalie Roy told...
Ottawa beacon, pipe bands, town criers to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
OTTAWA — The Queen has made no secret of her affection for Canada, which she has visited 22 times during almost seven decades on the throne Now Canada is preparing to honour the 95-year-old royal — Canada's head of state
B.C. premier ‘feeling better every day’ after treatment for throat cancer
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he is "less robust" but he's feeling better every day after completing 35 radiation sessions for throat cancer. Horgan posted the update on Twitter, saying he is "so grateful" for the compassion
Plan to use crossbows to kill nuisance deer in Nova Scotia town challenged by critics
HALIFAX — Fed up with nuisance deer raiding gardens and colliding with vehicles, a town in central Nova Scotia has hired four crossbow hunters to kill up to 20 of the animals inside town limits. "There been a lot of property
Most support workplace diversity but not if it’s a job qualification: national survey
REGINA — Most people in a new Canada-wide survey say equal representation in government is important, but they don't support employers taking demographic characteristics into account in hiring and promotion decisions. The survey by the Canadian Hub fo...