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On Thursday, housing advocates in Winnipeg joined a national movement pushing for more affordable housing units from Canada’s federal government. Gathered out front of Liberal MP Dan Vandal’s office, advocates signed pre-written letters, demanding that 30,000 more social housing units be built over the next decade. Lindsey McBain, co-ordinator of …
Read More »Artificial intelligence making its mark in classrooms – Winnipeg
From predictive text to editing software to image generators, artificial intelligence is becoming a part of everyday life. This fall, its capabilities won’t be able to be ignored in the classroom. “We’ve always had tools in education that have been deemed dangerous or risky, but we’ve always had teachers there …
Read More »Toronto hosts informal gathering to mark five years since Danforth shooting – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 22, 2023 9:11 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Survivors of the Danforth shooting and their families are expected to be among those who gather today to mark five years since the deadly attack in Toronto’s Greektown. Eighteen-year-old …
Read More »Gimli, Man. to mark 40 years since harrowing plane incident Sunday – Winnipeg
Its fateful voyage was four decades ago this weekend, but few in the town of Gimli, Man., can forget the story of the Gimli Glider. On July 23, 1983, the small Interlake community’s racing strip was the site of an emergency landing, when an Air Canada Boeing 767 destined for …
Read More »Ontario Premier Doug Ford to vote for Mark Saunders in Toronto mayoral byelection
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will vote for Mark Saunders in Toronto’s upcoming mayoral byelection, but maintains he is staying out of the race. Ford recently put up a sign for Saunders, the city’s former police chief, on his lawn. “I’ve always said I’m staying out of the race …
Read More »The Walt Disney Company to mark 100th anniversary with new experiences
The Walt Disney Company was founded in October 1923 by Walt Disney and his brother Roy in Hollywood, Calif. Now one of the largest media companies in the world, the journey began with pencil cartoon drawings on paper, turned into animation. Then, in 1928, the landmark animated short film, Steamboat …
Read More »Ukrainian newcomers set to mark 1st Christmas in Canada after fleeing war – National
Anastasiia Tertyshna remembers sitting around the dinner table at her parents’ house in eastern Ukraine on Christmas Eve last year, cracking jokes with her husband and siblings as they ate a traditional pudding typically prepared for the holidays. It’ll be a far different scene this year as Tertyshna marks the …
Read More »Trudeau, Ford to mark electric vehicle manufacturing ‘milestone’ in Ingersoll, Ont.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to make an announcement this afternoon in southwestern Ontario about electric vehicle manufacturing. Trudeau will be joined by Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the province’s Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli for an announcement at 12:15 p.m. in Ingersoll, Ont. Trudeau’s itinerary says the announcement …
Read More »Windsor hosting national ceremony today to mark the 80th anniversary of the Dieppe raid
There’ll be a national memorial today at Windsor’s Dieppe Gardens to remember Canadians who died 80 years ago in a bloody raid at Dieppe. Veterans Affairs Canada will host the event at 78 Riverside Dr. W., which CBC News will broadcast live. The parade into the event starts at 11:30 a.m., and …
Read More »Ottawa announces more than $30M for Indigenous communities, organizations to mark papal visit
The federal government announced on Wednesday more than $30 million in new funding to support Indigenous communities and organizations during the upcoming papal visit. Pope Francis will tour Canada from July 24 to 29. The goal of the visit is to advance reconciliation and healing between the Roman Catholic Church, First …
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