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It’s an unusually calm fall day on the Avalon Peninsula, and Neil Burgess and Ysabelle Hubert are preparing to take advantage of the mirror-like conditions on Conception Bay to pursue one of their passions. The name on the side of their aluminum boat, Wreckfinder, gives it away. This married couple loves to …
Read More »Tseshaht Hereditary Chief Edward Clutesi died in battle in WWII, but his legacy lives on
Edward John Clutesi was killed in battle on Aug. 29, 1944, according to a letter to his mother from the Canadian Forces. He was 26 years old. “That’s young,” Tseshaht Hereditary Chief Josh Goodwill said. “I’m 35, and I feel young. When I finally started … figuring out what I wanted …
Read More »$1M legacy donor pulls funds, calls out Ontario hospital’s ‘bizarre and costly’ board decisions
“How can anyone consider supporting (London Health Sciences Centre)?” a former board member asks in a scathing letter calling out the current board of directors and announcing plans to cease his $1-million legacy pledge to the hospital foundation upon his death. Ronald Breen, a chartered accountant who was at one …
Read More »Regina’s Italian Star Deli opens new location with hope of continuing family legacy – Regina
Regina’s much beloved Italian Star Deli has officially opened the doors to its brand-new location. The new location is only 35 steps from the current shop, but will have 6,200 square feet to serve Regina customers. Read more: Shaping Saskatchewan: Carlo Giambattista The deli is perhaps best known for its …
Read More »He abused dozens of Indigenous children in Ontario. But did Jesuit priest’s painful legacy begin in Montreal?
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. As a Jesuit priest in Ontario, George Epoch sexually abused dozens of children in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. But Epoch’s abuse allegedly dates back even earlier, to the 1950s, when he taught at Loyola High School, a private Catholic school in Montreal. Two …
Read More »Deborah Cox, Kardinal Offishall, Jully Black to perform at Black Academy Legacy Awards
Deborah Cox, Kardinal Offishall and Jully Black are among the group of musicians set to appear at the inaugural Legacy Awards. Founders of The Black Academy — the Canadian initiative to celebrate Black talent behind the awards, launched in 2020 by brothers Shamier Anderson and Stephan James — announced the …
Read More »John Horgan’s ‘mainstream’ approach a big part of his legacy as he announces retirement
It was June 29, 2017 when John Horgan addressed the media to say he will become premier of British Columbia, after a historic election where the result wasn’t decided for weeks. It was a rare way to become premier. And a day before that announcement’s fifth anniversary, Horgan announced his retirement in …
Read More »Sidhu Moose Wala’s musical legacy was being a voice for his culture
Ikwinder Singh remembers the last thing Sidhu Moose Wala said to him. “I’m excited to come see you.” The Canadian artist and music producer, also known as Ikky, says the pair had made plans to meet up in Toronto. Days later, Moose Wala was killed. “We would FaceTime all the time…. …
Read More »Bezos' biggest legacy could be "Bezosism", using surveillance, algorithms, and data to supercharge old management systems and squeeze performance out of workers (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: Bezos’ biggest legacy could be “Bezosism”, using surveillance, algorithms, and data to supercharge old management systems and squeeze performance out of workers — The e-commerce giant has supercharged systems of management invented a century ago with surveillance, algorithms and data, leading to a new …
Read More »How Jeff Bezos' wide-ranging ambitions for Amazon, a fear of stasis, and an absence of empathy factor in his monumental but complicated legacy at the company (Brad Stone/New York Times)
Brad Stone / New York Times: How Jeff Bezos’ wide-ranging ambitions for Amazon, a fear of stasis, and an absence of empathy factor in his monumental but complicated legacy at the company — Mr. Stone is the author of “Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of Global Empire” and …
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