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 …
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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