WHITEHORSE — Candles, empty bottles and cards expressing grief were quietly laid outside of Yukon Liquor Corporation’s store on 2nd Avenue to commemorate the memory of beer that will never …
Local man proud of Canadian-made ketchup from tomatoes picked by temporary foreign worker
LEAMINGTON, ON — Local man Kyle Matheson is proud to purchase and use French’s Ketchup knowing that the tomatoes were grown and harvested in Canada by a temporary foreign worker from Jamaic…
Yukon’s Signpost Forest reminds tourists of other places they could be instead of Signpost Forest
WATSON LAKE, YT — For decades, a tourist attraction along the Alaskan Highway consisting of signs from other places has inspired the imagination of tourists of destinations they would rathe…
Quebec’s new history curriculum celebrates French victory at the Plains of Abraham
MONTREAL — Quebec has announced that its new high school history curriculum will highlight the epic victory by the French at the Plains of Abraham in 1759, which led to Quebec’s glorious wi…
Discovery of meth lab shows excellent health of Whitehorse’s entrepreneurial economy
WHITEHORSE — A recent fire that revealed the presence of a meth lab in Yukon’s capital city demonstrates the willingness of small businesses to invest in the city, a local economist says. D…
60-year-old offered federal government job she applied to 31 years ago
OTTAWA — The wait has been long, but a 60-year-old retiree is happy to know that she was the successful candidate in a federal government job competition for which she first applied in 1985…
I’m the only openly gay person
BY SAM SMITH, ACADEMY AWARD WINNING SINGER-SONGWRITER I’m completely speechless that the Academy would be so progressive with this award. It’s incredible to know that I’m standing here today as t…
Ontario to give low-income students free University education starting year after you graduate
TORONTO — The Ontario government announced this week a new program that will offer free tuition to all low-income students, and make post secondary education more affordable for middle inco…
Guy who shouts things at bus station granted Alberta legislature press pass
EDMONTON — “Ted the Truthmaker”, an Edmonton resident who enjoys yelling conspiracy theories about the government at commuters, was granted a press pass to the Alberta legislature yesterday…
Finally, a holiday that excludes orphans
Editorial by: Karen McCrindle Only once a year can families across many of Canada’s provinces celebrate a day they can call their own without having accommodate for those countless, illegitimate …
