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Jasper residents have described the shock and horror of fleeing their homes with a few hours’ notice as a raging wildfire ripped through the national park and townsite in western Alberta this week. It took less than two days for the fire to reach the town of Jasper, where multiple …
Read More »Canada’s 1st female defence chief, a U.K. vote and top stories this week – National
The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, swept the polls in the United Kingdom this week while Canada is set to get its first female chief of defence staff. And who is Count Binface, the “intergalactic space warrior” who ran against ex-British prime minister Rishi Sunak? Here were some of …
Read More »From Liberals losing key riding to Biden-Trump debate, this week’s top stories – National
U.S. President Joe Biden and his challenger, the former president Donald Trump, faced off in a debate, the Liberal Party lost a key byelection battle with the Conservatives and Ottawa is mulling tariffs on electric vehicles made in China. Here are some of the top stories this week. Biden, Trump …
Read More »U of G students tell local food stories through new audio project
A unique audio project will give listeners a chance to learn about Guelph’s history on food and food insecurity. Future Food Visions launches on Saturday at the Guelph Farmers’ Market, as nine stories will be told through a new audio experience created by theatre students from the University of Guelph. …
Read More »Mental health week campaign in Waterloo Wellington asks people to share their stories
This is Mental Health Week across Canada. The Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington is marking the occasion with a campaign called My Story. According to a news release, the 2023 campaign will be encouraging people to speak about lived experiences and share their own mental health journeys. This is …
Read More »Charity, champions and charm: 8 ‘This is BC’ stories that inspired us this year – BC
Throughout the year, Global News’ new series This is BC has highlighted uplifting and unique stories of people, places and communities across the beautiful province we call home. Twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Global BC reporter and anchor Jay Durant has delivered stories of the ordinary and the extraordinary, …
Read More »‘Reuniting was indescribable’: Communities share stories of searching unmarked graves
On a clear summer day in August, Rebecca Blake found herself standing in a cemetery outside Edmonton searching for the graves of Inuvialuit who died in the South during a tuberculosis epidemic. In a corner of a cemetery in St. Albert, Alta., under some trees she found a section dedicated …
Read More »‘It’s time for happy stories:’ The evolution of LGBTQ storytelling in film
Peter Knegt remembers sneaking out to video stores as a teenager searching for films that he could relate to. Sometimes, he couldn’t find anything. “The accessibility that queer youth have now to this content is very new,” Knegt said. “It’s remarkable … and is going to go a long way in …
Read More »After a pandemic renaissance, Canada’s drive-ins still have stories to tell
In Flin-Flon, Man., home of Canada’s northernmost drive-in theatre, it can take a while for the sun to go down in the summer months. “Our movies start so late because of the daylight in June. We’ll be starting at 11:00 at night,” said Dawn Hlady, co-owner of Big Island Drive-in. The late …
Read More »E-portals Factly, Wattpad will teach you to tell stories and truth this year- The New Indian Express
Express News Service In mid-March, the news that ‘not linking PAN and Aadhaar by March 31, 2021, will attract a fine of Rs 10,000’ and ‘the ship that got stuck in Suez Canal blew the soundtrack of Dhoom’ went viral. However, while we shared it on WhatsApp, Telegram, and social …
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