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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 29, 2024 6:11 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto entrepreneur Mohammad Al Zaibak is the latest addition to Canada’s Senate. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced the appointment today, describing Al Zaibak as a community leader who …

Nolan Thiessen has gone from decorated athlete to Canadian curling’s big chair. The 43-year-old from Pilot Mound, Man., was introduced Wednesday as Curling Canada’s chief executive officer. He replaces Katherine Henderson who departed in August to become Hockey Canada’s CEO. Danny Lamoureux served as interim CEO. Thiessen is a world …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A University of Guelph professor has a seat on the United Nations Food Security Panel. Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute and a geography professor, has been appointed to the steering committee of the High-Level Panel of Experts on Food …

Margo Greenwood said she was “in shock” after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced she will become the newest member of the Senate. A professor at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, Greenwood is an internationally recognized expert in health research, specifically Indigenous health and well-being, says a press …

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir, Canadian soccer legend Christine Sinclair and outspoken former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould have all been appointed to the Order of B.C. The three women are among 14 new appointees to the province’s highest honour, Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin announced in a written statement on …