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When U.S. President Donald Trump started talking about annexing Canada to make it the 51st state, people in Castine, Maine, took notice. The town, after all, was twice occupied by Great Britain two centuries ago. The British wanted to carve out a new colony that would be part of British …
Read More »Money part of E.M.’s ‘quest for justice,’ defence tells Hockey Canada trial as final arguments get emotional
Brown says that when E.M.’s mom found her crying in the shower, E.M. realized she needed to tell a story about people doing “bad things” to her, rather than “take responsibility for the bad choices she made.” Brown argues E.M. wanted to save her relationship with her boyfriend, and knew …
Read More »Flaunting fur might be back, thanks in part to vintage buyers and sustainable shoppers
For Mina Ely, fur has never been out of style. With her family’s Russian Jewish heritage, furs were the norm for both esthetic and practical reasons during cold Toronto winters. “I would always remember when they would go out, or when they would go to shul, it was just something …
Read More »Ukraine just suffered its deadliest attack on civilians this year. Experts say it’s part of a grim trend
When Volodymyr Niankin rushed to the centre of Sumy to meet his wife and their seven-year-old son who made it to a shelter just moments before a missile exploded above, he described coming across a post-apocalyptic scene. Bodies were scattered across the ground and cars were engulfed in flames, he …
Read More »Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee after Israel seizes Rafah as part of new ‘security zone’
Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter on Thursday in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as Israeli forces advanced into the ruins of the city of Rafah, part of a newly announced “security zone” they intend to seize. A day after declaring their intention to capture …
Read More »For some, regret is part of parenting. They want prospective parents to hear their stories
Growing up, Tanya Ryan was on the fence about having kids. She felt like she could be happy either way, whether she prioritized a family or her freedom. But the mom of two from Calgary says the choice became clear when she met her husband. He had always wanted to …
Read More »40 Hamilton stylists do their part to ease costs, giving free hair services to Black youth next month
Over the last year, Hamilton hair-business owner Lohifa Pogoson Acker has noticed fewer Black youth and others with textured hair have been getting it styled, while some are visiting the salon less frequently. “I’m seeing people who I know have always had pristine looks, stretching their hairstyles for months more than they should just …
Read More »Judge tosses part of a lawsuit against U.K. band for gay kiss at Malaysian music festival
Members of the British band the 1975 cannot be held personally liable for losses of a Malaysian music festival that was shut down by authorities after lead singer Matty Healy kissed a male bandmate on stage, a London judge ruled Monday. The organizer of the Good Vibes Festival is seeking …
Read More »Trump’s musings on ‘very large faucet’ in Canada part of looming water crisis, say researchers
Water sharing between Canada and the United States has long been a contentious issue. In 2005, former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed warned against sharing Canada’s water supply with the United States, suggesting Alberta’s most important resource was water, not oil and gas. “We should communicate to the United States very …
Read More »Trump pledges to deport non-citizen college students who took part in pro-Palestinian protests
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to combat antisemitism and pledged to deport non-citizen college students and others who took part in pro-Palestinian protests. A fact sheet on the order promises “immediate action” by the U.S. Justice Department to prosecute “terroristic threats, arson, vandalism and violence …
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