la Tracking Down a Plane Crash in the Alaskan Wilderness By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 17:01:43 +0000 When the National Transportation Safety Board office in Alaska first hears about a plane going down, protocol is to begin gathering information Full Article
la Power corporation relying less on diesel in the N.W.T.'s North Slave this year By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST The Northwest Territories Power Corporation expects that by the end of March it will have generated 72 per cent of power for the North Slave region using hydro, and 28 per cent from diesel. Last year, about half the region's power was from diesel because of low water levels. Full Article News/Canada/North
la Canadian government to apologize for Nunavik dog slaughter By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:17:24 EST In opening remarks at the Inuit-Crown partnership committee meeting in Ottawa on Friday, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree said the government is preparing to deliver an apology in Nunavik — the Inuit region of northern Quebec. Full Article News/Canada/North
la Former mayor accused of property encroachment violations in Dawson City files his defence against town By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:24:30 EST Former Dawson City Mayor Bill Kendrick has filed his defence against the town's encroachment violation lawsuit. Full Article News/Canada/North
la The N.W.T. justice system doesn't use Gladue reports. Some say that should change By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST As people across the country mourn the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, some in the Northwest Territories justice system are reflecting on his contributions to the country — one of those being Gladue principles. Full Article News/Canada/North
la Weekend gun-related incidents in Hay River, N.W.T., believed to be linked to organized crime, RCMP say By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:49:37 EST Hay River RCMP say they believe two weekend incidents, including one in which a person was shot, are linked to drugs and organized crime. Full Article News/Canada/North
la Nunavut's first legislative clerk, John Quirke, retires after 25 years By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:06:54 EST John Quirke stayed in the job for 25 years — with a front row seat to Nunavut's politics as he managed the operations of the assembly and acted as the principal adviser for MLAs on parliamentary procedure among other things. Full Article News/Canada/North
la Fort Good Hope company has a plan for made-in-the-N.W.T. homes. It just took its first step By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:20:37 EST In Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., work is underway on a modular home construction centre that local leaders say will help the community meet housing and employment goals. Full Article News/Canada/North
la Inside Disney's Controversial Plan to Open a Theme Park Inspired by American History By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 In the early 1990s, historians and the public alike questioned how Disney's America would accurately and sensitively document the nation's thorny past Full Article
la A Secret Sculpture Built for John F. Kennedy's Grave Vanished in the 1970s. Half a Century Later, the Mystery Has Been Solved By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 18:52:29 +0000 The bronze wreath immortalized the moment when the members of the Honor Guard removed their hats and placed them on the president's grave during his burial Full Article
la How Recovering the History of a Little-Known Lakota Massacre Could Heal Generational Pain By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:30:00 +0000 When the U.S. Army massacred a Lakota village at Blue Water, dozens of plundered artifacts ended up in the Smithsonian. The unraveling of this long-buried atrocity is forging a path toward reconciliation Full Article
la These Black Americans Were Killed for Exercising Their Political Right to Vote By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 In the Jim Crow South, activists became martyrs at the hands of white racists, all for the just cause of using the vote to fight for equality and freedom Full Article
la The Surprising Artwork That Inspired Netflix's 'The Piano Lesson,' a New Movie Based on August Wilson's Award-Winning Play By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:57:44 +0000 A Romare Bearden print served as a starting point for the American playwright's 1987 drama, which follows a Black family's struggle to decide the fate of an ancestral heirloom Full Article
la Advocates welcome promised pay equity laws in N.B., but warn some will be left out By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST Advocates say pay equity laws, while needed, often do not help the most vulnerable workers. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
la Weekend fire damages popular Saint Andrews eatery, the Herring By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:40:14 EST Emergency officials said the fire at the Herring Pub and Restaurant on Water Street broke out around 4 p.m. and appears to have started in an air conditioning unit. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
la Signs of hope and despair for N.B. salmon population By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST Atlantic salmon returns were at their lowest level ever this year, say researchers, who are nevertheless refusing to give up hope that the population can rebound. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
la New category of complaint aimed at helping RCMP track discrimination by officers By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:00:23 EST Eight years ago, a woman filed a complaint about two RCMP constables in Moncton. She accused them of having "an improper and racist attitude" and of discriminating against her and her husband during an investigation into a stolen truck and trailer. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
la Court of Appeal reserves judgment in criminal negligence conviction in teenager's workplace death By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:29:18 EST New Brunswick’s Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the case of a man found guilty of criminal negligence in the death of Fredericton teenager in 2018. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
la Victor Hugo: Acclaimed Author, Unknown Furniture Designer By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:59:45 +0000 The apartment once occupied by the author of Les Miserables is now a museum dedicated to his life and to 19th century Paris Full Article
la Ontario wildland firefighters say new bill offering presumptive cancer care falls short By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:00:00 EST The union for wildland firefighters says a recently passed Ontario bill that makes them eligible for presumptive cancer care under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board doesn't go far enough. Full Article News/Canada/Thunder Bay
la Ginoogaming First Nation declares state of emergency over bridge deterioration By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:42:59 EST Ginoogaming First Nation has declared a state of emergency after an engineering inspection showed the bridge leading to the community should be closed to traffic. Full Article News/Canada/Thunder Bay
la Students in northwestern Ontario embrace a different kind of classroom outdoors By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 08:36:57 EST Since 1970, Lakehead Public Schools has operated Kingfisher Lake Outdoor Education Centre just outside of Thunder Bay, Ont. The CBC's Matt Fratpietro spent a morning with students from École Elsie MacGill Public School to learn more about the forests that surround the city. Full Article
la Alcanzar a la comunidad japonesa en Argentina By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:14:12 +0000 Buenos Aires, Argentina :: Miembros de la comunidad japonesa encuentran amigos en un barco de visita y escuchan el evangelio en su lengua materna. Full Article
la Aprendiendo a escuchar la voz de Dios By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:47:32 +0000 Durante un viaje misionero de un mes, Eduardo aprendió a escuchar y reconocer la voz de Dios, tanto personalmente como ministrando a otros. Full Article
la The Last Post is a simple melody. But nailing it is harder than it looks By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST Canadians hear the Last Post every year during Remembrance Day ceremonies. Warrant Officer Jeremy Maitland breaks down what it takes to play the melody perfectly. Full Article
la 'It is urgent': Alberta military reservists eager to join Canadian Forces in Latvia By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:27:47 EST At 2,700 square kilometres, CFB Suffield is the largest military training area in Canada. It has been the site of military training in southern Alberta since 1972. Full Article News/Canada/Calgary
la How Murray Sinclair changed Canada By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 08:00:00 EST An intimate look at the lessons and legacy of Murray Sinclair, chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and how he changed Canada. Full Article Radio/Front Burner
la I buried my memories of serving in Afghanistan. 15 years later, I found peace unexpectedly By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 25 May 2024 04:00:00 EDT Trevor Lewis was a corporal in the Canadian Armed Forces who tried to bury the memories from his deployment in Afghanistan. They all came back in 2021 after the fall of Kabul. This story is how he made peace with his time in that country. Full Article News/Canada/Calgary
la Edmonton retailers look for contingency plans ahead of possible Canada Post strike By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:10:47 EST Small businesses are keeping a close eye on the possibility of job action as they stock their shelves for Black Friday and holiday shopping. Full Article News/Canada/Edmonton
la Nina Turner on 2024 Race, Gaza, AIPAC & How Democratic Party Lost Its Way with the Working Class By www.democracynow.org Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 Former Ohio state Senator Nina Turner discusses the 2024 elections. Full Article Web Exclusive
la Questions continue to swirl in P.E.I. legislature around NHL tourism deal By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:23:28 EST Questions included whether the province plans to renew the NHL tourism partnership deal for a second year, how much that renewal would cost, and even the date on which a second year would begin. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
la Small P.E.I. town of Kensington launches campaign against gender-based violence By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST The Town of Kensington, P.E.I., has committed to implementing a new campaign to end gender-based violence. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
la One of P.E.I.'s last WW II veterans shares his wartime memories By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST Lloyd Gates is one of the few surviving Second World War veterans on Prince Edward Island. He recounts the highs and lows of his wartime service in Holland and France. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
la Henry Luyombya brings about change, from Uganda to Prince Edward Island By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST Henry Luyombya became a changemaker at a young age in Uganda after his father died of HIV-related illness. His work in HIV education brought him to Canada, and eventually to P.E.I. where he's a clinical social worker and the founder of New African Canadians. He is one of CBC Atlantic's Black Changemakers for 2024. Full Article
la Logan McLellan picked to represent Conservatives in western P.E.I. for next federal election By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:28:46 EST The entrepreneur and financial adviser defeated Adam Bassett for the party nomination in Egmont after two days of voting last week. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
la New schools planned for P.E.I. are an investment in youth, says head of Public Schools Branch By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:53:19 EST Public Schools Branch director Tracy Beaulieu speaks with CBC News: Compass host Steve Bruce about the money for schools in the new capital budget the province presented last week, and about the work that lies ahead. Full Article
la Wildland firefighters say bill meant to provide workplace health benefits falls short By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 07:00:00 EST Wildland firefighters were at Queen’s Park on Wednesday to outline why they feel a new bill that extends protections for cancers, heart injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder linked to their occupation falls short. Full Article News/Canada/Sudbury
la Search continues for missing woman from Manitoulin Island By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 13:56:55 EST Juanita Migwans of M'Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island has been missing for over a month, but her aunt says she’s not giving up on the search. Full Article News/Canada/Sudbury
la Auditor finds federal critical minerals strategy lacking analysis of impact on climate, Indigenous people By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:00:00 EST A federal audit of Canada’s strategy to promote the extraction of critical minerals says the government isn’t giving due consideration to the potential impact of mining on the environment, biodiversity and Indigenous people. Full Article News/Canada/Sudbury
la 'A magical place': Working-class Sault Ste. Marie neighbourhood celebrated in new book By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 07:00:00 EST A retired lawyer from Sault Ste. Marie has written a book that celebrates the working-class neighbourhood in which he grew up. The West End: A Magical Place Created by Giants is by Frank Sarlo, whose grandfather emigrated to Chicago from Italy, but ended up in Sault Ste. Marie with the promise of work on the railroad. Full Article News/Canada/Sudbury
la This made-in-North Bay board game pits players in a race across North America By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST Éric Boutilier and Mark Sherry are launching their new board game, Tripped, which was five years in the making. Full Article News/Canada/Sudbury
la Corruption revelations, Trump presidency loom over this year's COP climate conference By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST The crowning achievement at last year's COP climate conference in Dubai was a global consensus on the need to "transition away from fossil fuels." This year, the conference had not even started yet before BBC News exposed senior organizers of using the event to arrange potential deals for fossil fuel expansion. The recent election of Donald Trump in the U.S. has added an additional layer of uncertainty to this year's meeting. Full Article News/World
la My first anatomy lab as a medical student made me see life in a new way By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST Medical student Samuel Bonne had read everything he could to prepare for his group's dissection of a cadaver. But after the first cut, he left with lingering questions about what it means to lead a good life and die with dignity. Full Article News/Canada/Montreal
la 'Financially desperate' Winnipeg business swindled out of 2 properties, lawsuit alleges By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:00:00 EST A Winnipeg business owner is suing a man she alleges swindled her out of ownership of two properties after promising financial help — the latest in a string of court proceedings against the man, whom a judge previously described as showing the signs of a "predator" who seeks out financially vulnerable clients. Full Article News/Canada/Manitoba
la Program to grant 150 scholarships to Indigenous health-care students through SCO partnership By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:43:34 EST A new program to help fund the post-secondary education of Indigenous students in Manitoba will award 150 scholarships to train new health-care professionals. The Southern Chiefs Organization hopes this can go a long way in addressing health-care delivery and shorter life expectancy among First Nation communities. Full Article News/Canada/Manitoba
la Manitoba made 'political compromise' by cutting moose draw licences in some areas, lawyer argues By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:07:02 EST The Manitoba government made a "political compromise" in its decision to issue a reduced number of moose hunting licences to non-Indigenous hunters in northern parts of the province earlier this year, a lawyer representing a First Nation in the area has argued in court. Full Article News/Canada/Manitoba
la Another beluga whale dies at Marineland, Ontario says water quality is 'acceptable' By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:30:35 EST Three weeks after the death of another beluga whale at Marineland, the Ontario government is speaking publicly about its ongoing investigation of the park, saying water troubles are under control after a recent investment. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
la Projecting $50M deficit, Mohawk College president warns of layoffs, blames government policies By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST The president of Mohawk College says a drop in international student enrolment at the Hamilton institution is facing a projected $50 million deficit in the 2025-2026 school year. That’s going to mean layoffs, he said. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
la Santa Claus parade moving to the mountain this year, closing some roads By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:55:29 EST Hamilton's Santa Claus Parade will take place on the mountain this year, starting on Upper Sherman Road at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
la 16-year-old among 19 Canadian players gathering for CONCACAF Nations League pre-camp By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:20:21 EST Canada head coach Jesse Marsch has summoned 19 players, including York United FC teenager Shola Jimoh, to a camp in Toronto ahead of the full men's team gathering for the two-legged CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal later this month against Suriname. Full Article Sports/Soccer