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Lately, Phil Vassell has been spending his days giving music history walking tours of Toronto’s Little Jamaica. Global News joined the executive director of the Canadian Black Music Archives for an exclusive walking tour down Eglinton West one hot afternoon, in the heart of the ethnic enclave. “First stop on …
Read More »Braxton Kuntz makes Manitoba golf history with 4th straight amateur crown – Winnipeg
Winnipeg’s Braxton Kuntz made provincial golf history by capturing his fourth straight Manitoba Men’s Amateur Championship. Kuntz, of the Breezy Bend Country Club in Headingley, won the three-round event by just three strokes on Wednesday at the Rossmere Country Club. Kuntz entered the final round trailing by two strokes and …
Read More »Ontario MPP ‘not aware’ of Tommy Robinson’s history before speaking to far-right figure
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A PC MPP says she was “not aware” of the history of a far-right British figure before taking a digital meeting with him to discuss the governing regime in Iran. Carlton MPP Goldie Ghamari faced criticism from opposition politicians and a prominent …
Read More »Human rights museum explores dark period of Canadian history as Pride festival begins – Winnipeg
A new story exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is highlighting the legacy of a dark time in the country’s history. From the 1950s through the ’90s, thousands of federally employed Canadians working in the military, RCMP and public service were targeted and fired because of their sexual orientation …
Read More »First Nation legislator makes history at Queen’s Park with speech in Oji-Cree
After decades of being told his first language should be forgotten, Sol Mamakwa stood on the floor of the Ontario legislature about to make history. But he couldn’t shake the thought that he should continue in English and not Anishininiimowin, also called Oji-Cree, the language his mother taught him. “I …
Read More »Manitoba Museum’s Nonsuch unveils hidden cargo hold in annual Boxing Day tours – Winnipeg
Every year, thousands of people climb aboard a ship in Manitoba but that ship hasn’t set sail in decades. The Nonsuch is the star of the Manitoba Museum’s collection, a nod to Manitoba’s role in the fur trade. Once a vessel that sailed the Great Lakes and Canada’s West Coast, …
Read More »Ottawa turning to ‘history books’ with war-time housing plan revival
Ottawa will revamp a Second World War-era housing plan to speed up the pace of home building in Canada, Housing Minister Sean Fraser says. Fraser on Tuesday confirmed Global News’ report from Monday that the federal government was dusting off a program nearly 80 years ago run by what was …
Read More »A Winnipeg historian’s journey for family history – Winnipeg
Jody Perrun never got to meet his grandfather. Canadian Trooper John Clifford Brown died on Aug. 7, 1944. Stationed in France, he and 65 others were killed when American bombers misidentified their targets, dropping their bombs on a group of mostly Canadian soldiers. 250 soldiers were also wounded. Growing up, …
Read More »Dakota Lancers win 1st football title in Winnipeg high school league history – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Dakota Lancers are the champions of the Winnipeg High School Football League for the first time in school history. The Lancers won the ANAVETS Bowl with a 28-7 win over the Grant Park Pirates on Friday at IG Field. Lancers running …
Read More »Illuminated ‘ghost signs’ offer glimpse into history of Winnipeg’s Exchange District – Winnipeg
Some of the Exhange District’s fading advertisements will get a shiny new lease on life, beginning at this weekend’s Nuit Blanche festival. The downtown area is home to upwards of 150 ‘ghost signs’ — advertisements painted on the sides of buildings that are in various states of fading and decay, …
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