The Ukrainian Co-op in Regina is getting an eye-catching makeover. Its owners wanted to do something to brighten up their neighbourhood, so they hired a mural artist to paint their building. Jez of Akme Murals is finishing up a mural he started in the fall. He said his goal for the project is to honour […]
The fire at Notre-Dame cathedral on Monday prompted immediate pledges of millions of euros to help rebuild it. On Tuesday, it spurred donations to do the same for much smaller places of worship thousands of miles away that were recently destroyed by arson. A crowdfunding campaign for three fire-ravaged black churches in Louisiana received nearly […]
CARACAS, Venezuela — After denying for years that Venezuelans were suffering a humanitarian crisis, the government allowed the Red Cross to send in 24 tons of medical equipment on Tuesday, marking the beginning of a large-scale relief campaign intended to ease malnutrition and the spread of disease in the crisis-stricken country. An airplane landed in […]
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is suing three levels of government over a Google-backed plan to build a smart neighbourhood in Toronto. The association says the project is “invalid and needs to be reset”. It is run by the publicly funded Waterfront Toronto and Google-affiliated Sidewalk Labs. Privacy advocates are concerned the project will increase […]
Hundreds of job seekers, resume in hand, gathered at the Western Fair Agriplex on Tuesday for the London and Area Works job fair. The fair comes just days after the city announced a new task force, dedicated to filling the more than 9,000 job openings that Statistics Canada report in London. London Jobs Now is […]
Durham Region says it is making an effort to reduce waste by launching an anti-litter pilot project. The project has begun in Ajax, where 500 new blue boxes — these ones featuring lids — have been distributed to residents. The lids are created through recycled tires that have been taken from local landfills. They are […]
Blue and White day, in recognition of the Toronto Maple Leafs latest playoff run, was taken to a whole new level by a Brantford man who celebrated by inserting himself into an iconic Seinfeld episode. Domenic Nardone, a former graphic designer and now a film editor, became a Leafs’ version of ‘Puddy’ in his latest […]
MARKHAM, Ont. – Premier Doug Ford is telling teachers not to strike, saying they have a good deal with three months of holidays and the best benefits and pensions in the country. Ontario could start bargaining at the end of this month with teachers and education workers, whose contracts expire at the end of August. […]
The new lobbying commissioner must investigate the Aga Khan and whether his activities should be considered lobbying in connection with a controversial 2016 vacation accepted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the leader’s private island in the Bahamas. That comes after the Federal Court released a ruling on an application by the advocacy group Democracy […]
While the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris burned Monday afternoon, the flames were felt around the world, including here in Winnipeg. A key symbol of France from its groundbreaking way back in 1163, through coronations of kings and emperors, two world wars, and even a Disney movie, Notre Dame has captured the imaginations of […]