The view outside Lesia Yaroshenko’s home looks much different nearly a year since Russia’s full-scale invasion into Ukraine ripped her family’s life out of place. A horizon filled with deciduous trees dusted by a recent February snowfall now stretches beyond her Winnipeg balcony. “I just had a normal, let’s say, …
Read More »Canada’s Thomson reflects on World Series
DUNEDIN, Fla. – CANADIAN CLASSIC Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson has had a few months to reflect on his team’s long post-season run last fall. The Canadian took over as skipper in June when the Phillies were 22-29. He helped turn things around and led the Phillies all the way …
Read More »‘A way of keeping the memory alive’: Manitoba veteran reflects on remembrance, importance of supporting legion – Winnipeg
Supporting the Royal Canadian Legion is something Harold ‘Timer’ Hyndman has been taking to heart for 75 years and counting. Hyndman, a Second World War veteran living in Minnedosa, Man., is still an active member of the local legion in his home community of Rapid City, Man. “The simple reason …
Read More »Amanda Todd’s mom reflects on decade-long struggle to bring her daughter’s tormentor to justice
WARNING: This article contains details of sexual extortion and may affect those who have experienced it or know someone affected by it. After a long and complicated nine-week trial, Carol Todd’s long wait for justice for her daughter, Amanda, is over. Dutch national Aydin Coban was convicted of extortion, child …
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