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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Churchill Nothern Studies Centre is hoping to make polar bear research easier with an $83,000 grant from Canadian Polar Bear Habitat, a charity, which the centre is using to buy buses to take researchers and visitors into the field. “We’re located …
Read More »Arctic cruise ship docks in Churchill for first time in over a decade – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A cruise ship originating from Greenland has made a stop in Churchill — something the northern Manitoba town’s mayor says hasn’t happened in well over a decade. Michael Spence told 680 CJOB’s The Start that the arrival of the Silver Endeavour, a …
Read More »Churchill named one of “World’s Greatest Places” by TIME Magazine – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Manitoba town is being recognized by TIME Magazine as one of 2023’s “World Greatest Places”. Churchill has made the list of 50 destinations and is being touted as a “northern wonder”. American journalist Nicholas DeRenzo nominated Churchill after visiting the town …
Read More »Crowd-sourced detective work narrows window for disappearance of Winston Churchill portrait
Thanks to a sleuthing public, the Château Laurier has announced that a famed portrait of Winston Churchill appears to have been taken off the hotel’s walls this past winter, during a span of a week and a half over the holidays. After news of the theft broke on Monday, people started sending the hotel …
Read More »Famous portrait of Winston Churchill missing from Ottawa hotel in suspected art heist
One of the most famous portraits of Winston Churchill is missing from the Château Laurier’s Reading Lounge after apparently being replaced with a copy, but exactly how long ago it disappeared is a mystery. A staff member at the storied downtown Ottawa hotel, just steps from Parliament Hill, discovered on Friday night that …
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