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All Silvana de Oliveira Schramm ever wanted was to become a mom. She and Cilneu Machado had met in her hometown in Brazil and she had moved to Canada in 2014 before they got married. They welcomed what Machado called “their one per cent miracle baby” Leonardo in 2021. The …
Read More »75 years of Alberta’s mission to keep rats at bay
Twice a year, a patrol team scrutinizes barns, straw bales and grain storage bins along a 600-kilometre stretch of the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary. They’re looking for rats, continuing a 75-year mission to stop the rodents from making themselves at home in the province. “My grandfather,” says Lincoln Poulin, the president of Poulin’s Pest …
Read More »Hudson’s Bay to seek court permission to auction off charter, art and artifacts
Hudson’s Bay Co. is expected to seek court permission today to auction off its art, artifacts and the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the company, which announced Wednesday it will liquidate all its remaining stores. The department store company, which is Canada’s oldest business, filed a notice of motion last …
Read More »Lender open to giving Hudson’s Bay more time to save 6 stores so far spared from liquidation
One of Hudson’s Bay’s lenders says it’s willing to back changes to a restructuring agreement that would give the retailer more time to find a way to save six stores it has so far spared from liquidation. A lawyer for Restore Capital LLC says his client is open to revising …
Read More »Ontario plans for tougher encampment rules stir emotional debate, including among Thunder Bay shelter users
Although she’s had no permanent home for two years, Bunny Chief says she often gives up her space at the overnight shelter so others have a warm place to sleep. “I try to make room for everybody else because I do have a little heater in my tent,” she said. But …
Read More »Thunder Bay may join Canadian communities with temporary villages that help ease rise in encampments
Erland Missewace says if the City of Thunder Bay, Ont., goes forward with creating a temporary village for the unhoused population, he would finally get a sense of safety. City council approved a new 10-step plan earlier this week to respond to the growing number of people in encampments, which peaked …
Read More »Community of Sandy Bay evacuated after more than a month of fighting nearby wildfire: SPSA
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 15, 2024 1:19 pm Updated August 16, 2024 11:06 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says it has spent more than a month fighting a fire near the community of Sandy …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays blast Toronto Blue Jays 13-0
TORONTO – Chris Bassitt declared everyone in the Toronto Blue Jays organization should bear the blame for its shoddy season. Bassitt (8-9) made his remarks after the Tampa Bay Rays (52-51) throttled the Blue Jays (46-56) 13-0 with 16 hits in the rubber match of their three-game series on Thursday. …
Read More »BC Ferries cancels two sailings between Tsawwassen, Swartz Bay – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size BC Ferries has cancelled two sailings between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay. On Thursday, the 6 a.m. departure from Tsawwassen and the 8 a.m. departure from Swartz Bay were cancelled because of an issue with a rudder on the Queen of New Westminster. …
Read More »Missing Portage la Prairie teen has connections to Sandy Bay First Nation: RCMP – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba RCMP officers are searching for a teen they say went missing from Portage la Prairie earlier this week. Police said 13-year-old Brianna Whitford-Levasseur was reported missing on June 6. According to them, she had left a residence on 11th Street Northwest …
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