Category Archives: Human Interest
Tributes to victims on 32nd anniversary of Montreal’s Polytechnique mass shooting
MONTREAL — Fourteen beams of light pierced upward through the foggy night sky on Montreal's Mount Royal Monday as the city ended a day's worth of ceremonies to honour the 14 victims of the École Polytechnique shooting. The sombre events marking
Quebec town chooses mayor by pulling name from hat after result ends in a tie
MONTREAL — A small town near Quebec City has a new mayor after an unusual election that ended with the winner's name pulled from a hat. The mayoral race in St-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans was decided by draw earlier this week, after a judicial
Smaller in-person ceremonies mark Remembrance Day in Atlantic Canada
HALIFAX — Most towns and cities in Atlantic Canada returned to in-person Remembrance Day ceremonies this year — a marked change from 2020, when strict limits were placed on public participation at local cenotaphs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Ha...
Ford says pit bull ban not changing, expresses sympathy for boy bitten by dog
Ontario's pit bull ban isn't going to change at the moment, Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday as he expressed sympathy for a teen bitten by a dog whose case had earlier drawn his attention. The dog, an American Bully named Dwaeji,
‘We miss our friends’: N.Y. town eager for Canadians to return as land border reopens
MONTREAL — Residents of a New York border town say they're eager to welcome Canadians now that the United States has eased land border restrictions, but they worry that costly COVID-19 testing rules will keep many travellers away. On Monday, Christmas
Ford government changes regulations related to pit bull ban
Doug Ford's government has eased regulations related to the province's pit bull ban, allowing seized dogs that look like the prohibited breed to be released - and several dog owners say the premier has indicated he'll go even further. Ontario banned
Quebec City honours victims on first anniversary of deadly sword attack
MONTREAL — Officials in Quebec's capital held ceremonies and urged residents to come together on Sunday to honour the victims and survivors of a deadly sword attack that unfolded one year ago. The Halloween night attack that shook the province played
North America’s first whale sanctuary is taking shape in rural Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — The plan to build North America's first wild refuge for whales retired from marine parks took a big step forward Friday in a remote corner of northeastern Nova Scotia. The Whale Sanctuary Project officially opened its visitor and operations
Residents of project that gives homeless tiny cabins describe what community is like
KITCHENER, Ont. — Fifty people who used to be homeless now live in small cabins on an industrial lot in Kitchener, Ont. The residents of A Better Tent City have an independent home, meals on site and access to washrooms
Montreal protesters urge government to allow dance floors to reopen
MONTREAL — A large crowd of Montrealers held a large dance party on Mount Royal on Saturday to urge the Quebec government to reverse its ban on dancing in bars and clubs. A DJ blasted music over a loudspeaker as protesters