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This article is the third in Global News’ Ontario Road Trips series, offering getaways to some fun locales across the province. Our first adventure took us to Paris, and our second stop was Elora. When is a square not a square? The answer to the question can be found when …
Read More »Mother of Kelowna crane collapse victim on mission to establish memorial with country star’s help
Danielle Pritchett’s son was one of five men killed in downtown Kelowna nearly three years ago when a crane being dismantled collapsed to the ground in one of the most significant workplace accidents the city has ever seen. Her son Cailen Vilness, as well as Jared Zook, Brad Zawislak, Patrick …
Read More »Country music star Tenille Townes to open 37th annual Peterborough Musicfest – Peterborough
The 37th annual Peterborough Musicfest season will kick off with country music flavour as Tenille Townes will take to the stage in late June. Organizers say Townes, the five-time reigning Canadian County Music Awards’ Female Artist of the Year, will be the first act for the free summer concert series …
Read More »Smoke’s Poutinerie founder honoured across the country
Ryan Smolkin, the Ontario entrepreneur best known for founding Smoke’s Poutinerie who passed away Sunday, will be honoured in Ottawa this week. Mark Cunningham, the company’s chief operating officer and Smolkin’s successor, said there has been an outpouring of love and support from people across the country following the news …
Read More »‘Poison in every puff’: Canada becomes 1st country to have individual cigarette warnings – National
“Poison in every puff.” Those words and others will eventually appear on every individual cigarette in Canada given that as of Tuesday, a new set of Health Canada regulations requiring warning labels on individual cigarettes comes into effect. By doing so, Canada becomes the first country in the world with …
Read More »Cottage country, eastern Ontario blanketed in forest fire smoke: Environment Canada
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Parts of eastern Ontario and cottage country to the north of Toronto were blanketed by air quality warnings Sunday as forest fires continue to burn in Quebec and Ontario. An air quality statement was issued by Environment Canada for large parts of …
Read More »Burt Block Party goes country with Brett Kissel announcement – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Burton Cummings Theatre in downtown Winnipeg will be going country with its latest block party announcement. The historic theatre is bringing award-winning country star Brett Kissel to its fifth Burt Block Party night of the summer on Friday, Aug. 18. Kissel, …
Read More »Ukrainian musician rocks Kelowna in support of home country – Okanagan
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one Ukrainian rock musician is touring across Canada to raise money for his home country. “We are supporting a project from a Ukrainian fund in Toronto called Second Front Ukraine Foundation, so they are raising funds for drones for the army …
Read More »China tightens security in Shanghai after anti-lockdown protests erupt across country
What you need to know: Protests erupted after a fire killed at least 10 in the city of Urumqi, where some people have been locked in their homes for four months. Widespread public protest is extremely rare in China, the world’s second-largest economy. The protests roiled global markets on Monday, …
Read More »Calgary’s Pakistani community in ‘agony’ as floods devastate country
Mian Khalid Jan has watched in agony as devastating floods raged through his home province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. For 24 hours he couldn’t sleep, eat, or work. Jan is in Calgary, but much of his family, including his brother and sister, are among hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis who have been …
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