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The recent demise of Lynx Air leaves Flair Airlines alone holding the banner for ultra-low-cost carriers in the Canadian airspace. Heading into the busy summer travel season when airlines make much of their money, some experts say travellers booking tickets across Canada will have to weigh cheap airfare against the …
Read More »‘A memorable moment’: Amazon driver spots escaped kangaroo in Ontario town
Imagine the surprise of Amazon driver Alexis Prochniki when she spotted a kangaroo at the side of the road during her delivery route Tuesday morning near Ridgetown, in south-east Chatham-Kent. “I was driving down Kenessserie … and saw what I thought was a deer,” said Prochniki, adding “I see them …
Read More »‘A pivotal moment’: Manitoba government to lay out agenda in first throne speech – Winnipeg
Manitoba’s newly elected NDP government is set to lay out its legislative agenda Tuesday in its first throne speech. Premier Wab Kinew is expected to repeat many of the promises he made during the election campaign, including a temporary suspension of the provincial fuel tax, and making the National Day …
Read More »‘The scariest moment of my life’: Toronto subway stabbing victim recounts violent incident – Toronto
WARNING: The following article includes graphic details which may be upsetting to some. Discretion is advised. A 37-year-old man stabbed several times during a brazen attack on a Toronto subway earlier this month says the incident was the ‘scariest moment’ of his life. Speaking with Global News for the first …
Read More »Bus drivers hold moment of silence in tribute to victims of Laval tragedy – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size In honour of the victims of last week’s tragedy in Laval, Que., bus drivers across the Greater Montreal area held a moment of silence Wednesday morning. The transit agencies of Laval (STL), Montreal (STM) and Longueuil (RTL) came to a halt at …
Read More »How a letter to Brando led to Sacheen Littlefeather’s famous Oscar moment
Unreserved54:00Sacheen Littlefeather It was one minute of Sacheen Littlefeather’s life seen literally around the world. A minute that would have an untold impact on the young actor and activist’s life. And it almost didn’t happen. On March 27, 1973, the 26-year-old Apache/Yaqui woman walked onto the stage at the Dorothy Chandler …
Read More »For the diverse cast of Anne of Green Gables, seizing the historic moment is everything
Kelsey Verzotti was once told by a teacher she might never play Anne Shirley at the Charlottetown Festival because she’s not white. Hearing that was a pivotal moment in her young career, Verzotti says. “Oh I can’t be in a show because of the way I look? Because of my race and my culture?” …
Read More »A ‘watershed moment’? Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., face hearing after botched Indigenous death probe
Nearly seven years after the body of Stacy Debungee was found in a river flowing through Thunder Bay, Ont., disciplinary hearings for two officers involved in the deficient sudden death investigation are set to begin today. Staff Sgt. Shawn Harrison and Sgt. Shawn Whipple are both facing Police Service Act …
Read More »Flush with Unicorns, India’s tech moment arrives
Last week marked a watershed for technology start-ups in India, as a record bout of fundraising shifted attention to the world’s second-most populous market, just as investors were becoming spooked by a crackdown on internet companies in China. Food-delivery app Zomato Ltd became the nation’s first unicorn to make its …
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