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A Regina man faces child pornography charges following an investigation that started Nov. 8. Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit said child pornography was being uploaded to a social media program. Officers said a search warrant was executed Wednesday at a Regina residence where they identified the offences taking place, …
Read More »The Woman King, Black Ice and Hollywood’s changing depiction of Black history
Viola Davis didn’t approach The Woman King like just another film. The Oscar winner took on the role of Nanisca, a general of the true-to-life all-women Agojie warriors, while also producing the film alongside her husband. But as it followed a little-known story in an African kingdom — fronted by …
Read More »Handling of sexual abuse claims puts Hockey Canada on thin ice with hockey parents
When parents first consider the dangers of their kids playing hockey they may envision flying pucks, elbows and sticks — not a toxic culture. But recent revelations about how sexual assault allegations were handled by Hockey Canada, the body that governs the sport in this country, have left some hockey families in turmoil over repeated …
Read More »Centre Ice Conservatives are warming the bench for now
Speaking to a gathering of self-described “Centre Ice Conservatives” in Edmonton on Thursday, former British Columbia premier Christy Clark offered a tidy explanation for why the people in the room had come together. “When you look across the country, what we see are political leaders rushing to the fringes. Political …
Read More »Ice cream shop wants Ontario’s milk rules to change
The plight of an Ottawa ice cream shop that saw its fledgling wholesale operation abruptly shut down last week is reigniting debate around the province’s dairy rules and whether they unfairly freeze out small businesses. Owner Marlene Haley was working at Merry Dairy last week when an officer from the Ontario Ministry of …
Read More »‘As bad as it gets’: Why what hit Ottawa was worse than the ice storm or 2018 tornadoes
Four massive steel transmission towers that sit crumpled around Ottawa hint at the scope of the challenge facing crews in the wake of Saturday’s massive storm as they work to restore power to tens of thousands of customers. Those Hydro One towers, or what’s left of them, also stand as proof just how ferocious the …
Read More »Ontario ice cream maker tarred by ‘lies’ from anti-vaxxers, this time after doctor’s ‘nice’ tweet
One of Canada’s most iconic brands of ice cream has found itself in the eye of a social media firestorm after an Ontario doctor’s tweet became the target of anti-vaxxers. Chapman’s Ice Cream is one of Canada’s best-known brands in dessert products, manufactured at its family-owned Markdale, Ont., plant, about …
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