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Read More »Cannonballs and grilled-cheese sandwiches: Ontario summer camp helps Ukrainian kids keep war at bay
Photos by Carly Thomas After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, a group in Ontario’s Northumberland County helped 31 families who fled the war settle in the area, about 120 kilometres east of Toronto. Now, some of the children who came to the county are about to start a new school year in a new …
Read More »Why a cellist with some of Canada’s most prestigious orchestras is herding goats in Thunder Bay
When the owners of the Mount Baldy ski hill in Thunder Bay, Ont., posted an unusual help wanted ad for a summer goat herder, the resumes poured in from across Canada and as far away as Australia. As they sifted through applicants, Daniel Kardas, a former member of Canada’s ski-jumping team, and …
Read More »Etobicoke father of 2 ‘lucky to be alive’ after road rage incident leaves him severely injured
An Etobicoke father of two says he’s “lucky to be alive” after a road rage incident that left him severely injured. “It was by far the scariest moment of my life,” 39-year-old Justin Smith told CBC Toronto. “I’m lucky I’m not dead.” Toronto police say it happened around 5 p.m. last Friday at …
Read More »Zero kills to date in Alberta’s bounty hunt on invasive wild boar
A bounty program touted as a remedy to Alberta’s wild boar problem has resulted in zero kills in the five months since the province declared open season on the invasive swine. Since April 1, the province has offered Albertans rewards for proof of boar kills through two pilot programs — …
Read More »August was one of the hottest months on record in B.C.: meteorologists
August 2022 was one of the hottest on record in Vancouver, according to meteorologists. Environment Canada meteorologist Ken Dosanjh says it was about 18.3 C on average in Vancouver last month — and temperatures in August usually sit at about 17.2 C. Vancouver’s hottest month on record remains July 1958, when temperatures averaged …
Read More »Environment Canada says online reports of ‘climate police’ are false
Environment and Climate Change Canada is responding to online reports it says are falsely accusing the ministry of recruiting officers to police climate change. “We are aware of some misleading reports on social media suggesting that we are creating a new enforcement function,” the ministry wrote in a series of tweets on Thursday. “This is …
Read More »Many Americans still aren’t coming to Canada. Is the ArriveCAN app to blame?
Post-pandemic, tourists have returned to Niagara Falls. But something’s missing — a lot of Americans, even though the popular Ontario tourist destination sits right next to the U.S. border. “It’s devastating,” said Anna Pierce, vice president of Niagara Helicopters, which offers rides over the falls. Pierce says bookings are down 35 per …
Read More »How a rural Nova Scotia village found a new doctor amid widespread shortage
A housing shortage, large patient rosters, and a lack of support are some challenges for recruiters looking to attract doctors to rural areas of Nova Scotia. That challenge is underscored by a doctor shortage that’s left more than 100,000 Nova Scotians without a family doctor. Despite those challenges, Sacred Heart …
Read More »Toronto organizations raise funds, pack kits to help flood victims in Pakistan
Relief organizations in Toronto are working to provide aid to Pakistan where unprecedented flooding has displaced tens of millions of people. International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF), a registered charity dedicated to empowering the world’s disadvantaged people, is aiming to raise $3 million in donations for Pakistan and has delivered food …
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