Nisga’a writer Jordan Abel’s Empty Spaces has won a Governor General’s Literary Award, an annual prize that honours Canadian excellence in literature and awards the winners $25,000 to boot. Abel’s novel reimagines James Fenimore Cooper’s 19th-century text The Last of the Mohicans from a modern urban perspective, as he explores what it means to be Indigenous without …
Read More »2 Winnipeggers pick up Governor General’s Literary Awards
When Niigaan Sinclair pitched his collection of articles to a Toronto publisher, he was told Winipek: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre was a “regional book.” The Winnipeg-based Anishinaabe columnist and editor recalls being told to expect scant attention outside major urban centres, so he wasn’t surprised to see “like …
Read More »Frontenacs beat Generals 4-3 in Mann’s coaching debut
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Troy Mann era for the Kingston Frontenacs kicked off Friday night as they hosted their division rivals the Oshawa Generals. The two teams traded goals throughout the evening but in the end, it was the Frontenacs outlasting the Generals by a …
Read More »Ontario auditor general’s annual report to be released today
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 30, 2022 6:56 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size COVID-19 contracts and vaccinations, urban flooding and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation are among the various subjects of the provincial auditor general’s annual report today. Bonnie Lysyk is set to deliver …
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