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The return of the National Ukrainian Festival in Dauphin offered newcomers displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine a comforting taste of home over the weekend. Lesia Yaroshenko travelled more than 300 kilometres from Winnipeg to attend the event in southwestern Manitoba. Yaroshenko and her sons Hnat, 16, and Vlad, …
Read More »Death of maestro Bramwell Tovey hits home in Vancouver
Bramwell Tovey, the longest-serving music director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO), died on Tuesday at age 69, a day after his birthday. Tovey, who was born in the U.K., served as the VSO’s music director from 2000 to 2018, and was a pillar of B.C.’s classical and contemporary music scene as an artistic …
Read More »Surrey woman says she had miscarriage at hospital after doctor told her to go home
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Kirandeep Kaur Mangat was preparing to go to bed on May 12 when she started experiencing severe pain. Mangat, who lives in Surrey, B.C., and was 18 weeks pregnant at the time, called 911. After being advised that the ambulance wait times were anywhere from 25 minutes to …
Read More »Manitobans who manage own home care squeezed by rising expenses, worker shortages
It’s getting harder for Vishno Gupta to hire the home-care workers he needs as a quadriplegic living at home. The 82-year-old, who needs help with everything from getting out of bed in the morning to bathing and eating due to a spinal cord injury, is one of about 1,000 people in Winnipeg …
Read More »If you work from home Monday and Friday, there’s a tawdry nickname for you
A trend is emerging among Canadian employees who split their time between working in their home and downtown offices — and it has gained a naughty nickname. When given the choice, more hybrid workers are staying in their soft pants on Mondays and Fridays, while suiting up the rest of the week. This new …
Read More »Sales tax on seeds works against lower carbon footprint, expert and home growers say
Nicola Moore says it was the pandemic that triggered her interest in growing food. “My parents have always had a garden my whole life,” she said. “I never put two and two together until I had a family of my own. And then when we went through the pandemic, I think …
Read More »‘I want a home back again’: One year after fire, Lytton, B.C., residents mourn slow recovery
It’s been a year since the residents of Lytton, B.C., and those in neighbouring communities lost everything when a wildfire spread through the village, burning down homes and businesses, and killing two people. In the days leading up to the fire, the community — home to about 250 people — had set …
Read More »St. John’s woman loses home after Phoenix pay fiasco
Joanne Nemec Osmond, 46, stands outside the Canada Revenue Agency tax centre in St. John’s. She says the federal government’s Phoenix pay system has turned her life upside down. (Ariana Kelland/CBC) A St. John’s woman says she has lost everything — her home, her livelihood and stability — after years-long problems with …
Read More »Long-term care home unveils ‘Rainbow Wing’ for LGBTQ2 residents in Toronto
A long-term care home operator unveiled a “Rainbow Wing” at one of its downtown Toronto facilities on Saturday to address the need for a dedicated space for LGBTQ2 seniors. Rekai Centres opened the 25-bed wing at its home at Wellesley Central Place. Residents, staff and community members gathered to celebrate the …
Read More »Nearly 1 in 4 homeowners say they’d have to sell home if interest rates rise more, according to survey
Nearly one in four homeowners say they will have to sell their home if interest rates go up further, according to a new debt survey from Manulife Bank of Canada. The survey, conducted between April 14 and April 20, also found that 18 per cent of homeowners polled are already …
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