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Violet Denty was just nine years old when she awoke to the sound of her father crying at the kitchen table in their modest home in Rushoon, a small fishing village tucked into Newfoundland and Labrador’s Burin Peninsula. She knew something was terribly wrong. “My father is a Silent Generation …
Read More »Ukraine marks Chornobyl anniversary amid fears of history repeating due to Russia war
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Ukraine commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster on Sunday, amid fears that Russia’s four-year …
Read More »Gaza family says toddler released from Israeli custody found with cigarette burn marks
On March 19, the day before Eid al-Fitr, Osama Abu Nassar took his 18-month-old son, Jawad, to a supermarket east of al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza when eyewitnesses say he approached a restricted area and was detained by the Israeli military. When Jawad was returned to his mother more …
Read More »Ontario mandated e-learning to expand course options. Some worry it’s being used to boost marks
Six years after e-learning became a mandatory requirement to get an Ontario high school diploma, students don’t appear to be taking online school to diversify their course selection as the province had intended, according to a CBC News analysis of provincial enrolment data. When Ontario announced the requirement in 2019, …
Read More »Trump meets with Netanyahu as Iran marks 47 years of Islamic rule
U.S. President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington to discuss U.S. nuclear talks with Iran, but nothing definitive was decided. Meanwhile, thousands in Tehran marked the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. News Source link
Read More »U.S. ski towns hope holiday season marks turnaround after slump in Canadian visitors
American ski towns bracing for a steep decline in Canadian tourism are still hoping they can coax their northern neighbours back this holiday season. Ultimately, the decision to travel south might hinge on snowfall rather than politics. While it’s still early in the season, there are some signs that Canadians’ …
Read More »I’m an Acadian at heart even if my accent marks me as an outsider
Sometimes one little word can make you feel like an outsider. I had been talking about the importance of defending Acadian rights with a francophone politician seated at my table during a social event. It was a great conversation that left me feeling prouder than ever of being Acadian. Alas, …
Read More »Nagasaki, Japan, marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing as survivors urge youth to push for nuclear ban
The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands and left survivors who hope their harrowing memories can help make their hometown the last place to be hit by a nuclear bomb. The U.S. launched the Nagasaki attack on Aug. …
Read More »Vietnamese community in Alberta marks 50 years since fall of Saigon
Seventy-year-old Tan Hoang vowed he would never return to Vietnam after fleeing the country with his family on a makeshift wooden boat. Officers in Vietnam remind him of the communist soldiers who once stormed and captured Saigon, the former South Vietnam capital now called Ho Chi Minh City. The fall …
Read More »WHO marks 5 years since COVID-19 came on its radar — it became the worst pandemic in a century
On Dec. 31, 2019, the World Health Organization first learned about what ended up becoming the worst pandemic in over a century. That day, WHO’s office in China picked up a media statement by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission from their website on cases of what it called “viral pneumonia.” …
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