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Nicola Moore says it was the pandemic that triggered her interest in growing food. “My parents have always had a garden my whole life,” she said. “I never put two and two together until I had a family of my own. And then when we went through the pandemic, I think …
Read More »P.E.I. church criticized for post about webinar designed to ‘protect’ children during Pride Month
A member of a Summerside, P.E.I., church is speaking out against a social media post he calls “homophobic,” and looking for a new faith community. In the post, the Summerside Community Church directed its followers to a June 17 webinar offering “practical advice for parents and grandparents to protect children from …
Read More »Will adaptability save the North Atlantic right whale?
Changes to migration patterns are complicating efforts to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale. According to the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts, a new study has found that endangered whales are spending more time in Cape Cod Bay off the coast of Massachusetts before moving north. The study was …
Read More »Pandemic pets ending up in shelters as owners return to office, struggle with rising costs
There is a growing number of animals looking to find new homes in Toronto as owners who bought pandemic pets at the height of COVID-19 return to work — or struggle with the rising cost of looking after them, city officials warn. According to Toronto Animal Services, a city-run agency, there has been a 63 …
Read More »‘Flushable’ wipes causing growing number of clogs for Calgary wastewater crews
They might be out of sight, out of mind once they’re flushed down the toilet, but single-use wipes are causing a headache for Calgary wastewater crews. “For the wastewater treatment plants and just even our our collection system, they are becoming more and more of a problem,” says Marissa Mitton, leader …
Read More »Memorial bike ride held in Vancouver for cyclist killed in dump truck collision
A memorial bike ride was held Sunday in downtown Vancouver to honour a well-loved cyclist who lost his life in a crash in the West End last week. Agustín Beltrán, 28, was killed in a collision with a dump truck at the intersection of Hornby Street and Pacific Boulevard on Wednesday. Beltrán was a first-year PhD student …
Read More »Air travellers face cancellations, delays throughout long weekend
Many passengers are facing delays, lost baggage and missed connections through the Canada Day long weekend. Staff shortages, in the air and on the ground, have been blamed for the chaos. News Source link
Read More »Graffiti artist completes world’s tallest mural in downtown Calgary
It looms on the edge of downtown a stone’s throw from the Calgary Tower, a splash of colour amid aging buildings, railway tracks, parkades and a steady stream of traffic. It’s billed as the world’s tallest mural, painted by one of the globe’s top graffiti artists, and is part of …
Read More »Their sister died in December and was buried in January. Why weren’t they notified?
It breaks Candice Wheeler’s heart to know she missed her big sister’s funeral in January. It’s not that she didn’t want to be there — she simply didn’t know it was happening. Now, Candice and her family in Calgary are searching for answers about how authorities failed to notify them …
Read More »5 nonfiction books that inspired Son of Elsewhere author Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Elamin Abdelmahmoud has a way of making everyone else look lazy. The Toronto-based, Kingston, Ont.-raised culture writer for BuzzFeed News is also the host of CBC’s pop-culture podcast Pop Chat, the founding co-host of the CBC Politics podcast Party Lines, and a contributor to The National’s At Issue panel. His writing has appeared …
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