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Jeremy Hansen waited 16 years to get his shot at going to space. It was worth the wait. Hansen sat down with CBC News at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on Thursday to discuss his mission. First recruited in 2009 with David Saint-Jacques — who was the last …
Read More »Calgary reflects on rejecting 2026 Olympic bid, as legacy of 1988 Games fades
Follow Winter Olympic SportsPersonalize Your Feed Calgarians waking up Friday morning may feel a nagging suspicion in the back of their minds that there was somewhere they were supposed to be. Some might remember being sold on a grand spectacle that would have started this week, directing the world’s attention …
Read More »Yukon trapper Robert Stitt reflects on a solitary life in the bush, and why he’s making a change
Seventy-five-year-old Robert Stitt’s youthful energy, clear eyes and hearty laugh might perhaps be chalked up to 55 years of trapping: long winter months working outside in the fresh air and sleeping in a remote cabin under the northern lights. Stitt’s been trapping on the Beaver River in southeast Yukon, about …
Read More »Carney reflects on jump into politics at an ‘important time,’ key subjects in year-end interview
With the final days of 2025 rapidly falling to the wayside, Canadians are likely taking stock of the last 12 months. The past year has seen some rapid changes on the political scene — most notably in the prime minister’s chair. At this time in 2024, Justin Trudeau was still …
Read More »Living situation for elder in Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T. reflects the community’s housing crisis
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. There’s a constant hum from the furnace in Celine Whane’s house in Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., as it runs non-stop to counter the cold air flowing in from door …
Read More »Naheed Nenshi reflects on first six months as NDP leader in year-end interview
The Alberta NDP chose a new leader in 2024 for the first time in nearly a decade. Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi won the race to succeed Rachel Notley in June by securing 86 per cent of the vote. Nenshi entered the spring leadership contest as an outsider. He admitted to …
Read More »Greenbelt scandal: Former AG reflects on investigation that rocked the Ford government
Ontario’s former auditor general Bonnie Lysyk believes Premier Doug Ford is “ultimately responsible” for the controversial decision to open protected Greenbelt land for development, as she reflects on the release of her bombshell report one year later. The government’s decision in the fall of 2022 to allow development on 15 …
Read More »Toronto-area Holocaust survivor reflects on Israel-Hamas crisis
Descrease article font size Increase article font size From the comfort of her living room in Toronto, a Holocaust survivor shared what’s been keeping her awake at night. “It’s like the nightmares of my childhood are back. The horror that I went through is becoming so real now to me,” …
Read More »After arriving in Manitoba, Ukrainian family reflects on first anniversary of invasion – Winnipeg
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 …
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