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After eight years of living in tents, a car, and homemade structures in B.C. and Alberta — and over a year on the B.C. Housing waiting list for shelter — Philip Hathaway and his wife took to the sea. “I said, you know what? They don’t want us in the …
Read More »Bob Rae says Ukraine should get all the weapons Canada can find
The word “hawk” and the name Bob Rae are seldom found in the same sentence — except when it comes to Ukraine. Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations said recently that the federal government should give Ukraine every weapon it asks for. Ever since the onset of major hostilities last winter, Rae — the former …
Read More »At Rolling Loud, Canadian rappers fighting for radio play and stage time find space to perform
Toronto rapper Smiley’s welcoming energy precedes him. Standing outside his trailer handing out cups and drinks, he takes the time to ask his team if they need anything moments before he hit the main stage at Rolling Loud, an international hip-hop festival held in Canada for the first time last weekend. Smiley was grateful for the chance to …
Read More »Ontario pet owners struggling to find animal care amid shortage of vets
When one of Sarah Bennett’s Great Danes suffered a minor injury while playing in the neighbourhood dog park last year, the vet told her it was nothing a few stitches wouldn’t fix. But nobody at the clinic was available to do it, so Bennett had to take care of the cut herself. “That is …
Read More »Hudson’s hopeful: Northern B.C. wildfire evacuees find support from neighbours
Diana Jewan was celebrating her grandson’s birthday on Saturday as ash fell from an eerie, orange sky. The Battleship Mountain wildfire, ignited about 50 kilometres west of Hudson’s Hope, B.C., was drawing near. Shortly after the party, an evacuation order was issued, forcing hundreds of residents to leave the area …
Read More »Nearly 60 per cent of British Columbians find it difficult to access a doctor or have no access at all: poll
A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests half of Canadians face challenges accessing a doctor. The problem is more pronounced in British Columbia. Half of respondents across Canada said they found it difficult to access a family doctor or didn’t have a doctor at all. That number rose …
Read More »More people living in RVs on Vernon, B.C., streets because they can’t find a home, housing advocates say
Robert Brown never thought he’d be living like this — all of his possessions crammed into an old, 30-foot motorhome, moving from place to place in search of some place to rent or park his RV. Brown and his partner Mathie Franchuck moved to Vernon, B.C., one month ago on a promise …
Read More »Dalhousie turning from industrial past as it tries to find a new identity
In New Brunswick’s northernmost town, signs of an industrial era still loom over the waterfront. Dalhousie’s sweeping view of the Restigouche River and Quebec’s Gaspe Peninsula is partially blocked by a rusting metal fuel pipeline and mangled fences around a vast tract of land. The pipe, which once carried fuel …
Read More »How do you get rid of snakes in your garage? This homeowner is trying to find out
When Adam Liboiron moved into his new home along the Humber River in west-end Toronto last winter, he was told his house would have its “own ecosystem.” Then summer arrived. “I didn’t know what that meant until recently,” he said. Since then, Liboiron says he’s been battling an average of half a dozen snakes, both garters and …
Read More »Ukrainian doctors find new life on P.E.I. as resident care workers
Trained as physicians in their country, a Ukrainian couple is now building a new life on P.E.I. as resident care workers at a long-term care home in Charlottetown. Olena Yevchenko, 29 and Yehor Polusmiak, 28, were on vacation in Africa when war broke out in Ukraine. Polusmiak’s parents moved to …
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