is 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
is 'I knew I was gonna die': Yukon paraglider recounts terrifying, high-altitude mishap in India By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST Paraglider Ben Lewis remembers spinning around wildly as he got pulled up higher and higher into the violent storm. That was when he realized, about 6,700 metres up in the sky and still rising, that he was not likely to see his family again. Full Article News/Canada/North
is This Yellowknife woman biked 1,000 kilometres along WW1's front lines By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST Stephanie Yuill spent five weeks visiting First World War sites across Europe on a bike she bought from the grocery store. Full Article News/Canada/North
is 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
is FIFA school soccer program is now in Canada, starting in the N.W.T. By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:15:29 EST FIFA Football for Schools (F4S) has come to Canada, with a pilot program in the N.W.T. already underway and offering coach training. Full Article News/Canada/North
is This Female Civil War Soldier Participated in the Bloodiest Battle in American History and Spied on the South—or Did She? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Historians say that Sarah Emma Edmonds exaggerated many aspects of her wartime experiences. Still, she bravely served in the Union Army, becoming one of hundreds of women who fought in the conflict in secret Full Article
is This Defeated Presidential Candidate, Once the 'Best-Known Man in America,' Died in a Sanatorium Less Than a Month After Losing the Election By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:30:00 +0000 Newspaper editor Horace Greeley unsuccessfully ran against incumbent Ulysses S. Grant in November 1872. Twenty-four days later, he died of unknown causes at a private mental health facility Full Article
is The Real Story Behind the 'Lee' Movie and Lee Miller, the Legendary Surrealist Photographer and World War II Journalist Who Inspired It By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 In a new biopic starring Kate Winslet, Miller's many lives—as an artist, model, muse, cook and war correspondent—need little embellishment Full Article
is 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
is How Artists, Writers and Scientists of the Past Documented Climate Change By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 An exhibition at the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens explores how Western intellectuals viewed the climate crisis between 1780 and 1930 Full Article
is 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
is The Real Story Behind 'Saturday Night,' the Movie About the Television Show That Changed Comedy Forever By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 A new film revisits the 90 minutes before the first episode of "Saturday Night Live" premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975 Full Article
is 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
is The Enterprising Woman Who Built—and Lost, and Rebuilt—a Booming Empire During the Klondike Gold Rush By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 20:00:00 +0000 With flinty perseverance and a golden touch, Belinda Mulrooney earned an unlikely fortune in the frozen north and reshaped the Canadian frontier Full Article
is When the Nazis Seized Power, This Jewish Actor Took on the Role of His Life By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000 After he was forced off the German stage in 1934 by antisemitic hecklers, Leo Reuss found a daring way to hide in plain sight Full Article
is Discover the Mysteries of Italy's Park of Monsters, a 16th-Century Garden Filled With Strange, Colossal Stone Creatures By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:15:00 +0000 The Sacro Bosco's meaning is the subject of debate, with scholars alternatively describing the sprawling complex as a memorial, an allegorical site or a tribute to ancient civilizations Full Article
is This 19th-Century 'Toy Book' Used Science to Prove That Ghosts Were Simply an Illusion By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:41:01 +0000 "Spectropia" demystified the techniques used by mediums who claimed they could speak to the dead, revealing the "absurd follies of Spiritualism" Full Article
is 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
is When White Supremacists Staged the Only Successful Coup in U.S. History By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 The 1898 Wilmington massacre left dozens of Black North Carolinians dead. Conspirators also forced the city's multiracial government to resign at gunpoint Full Article
is 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
is N.B. Power wins long fight to raise rates 19 per cent over 2 years By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:10:20 EST N.B. Power has won approval to keep charging rates that it increased on customers by an average of 9.25 on April 1, and to repeat the increase next April, with only minor modifications. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
is 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
is Number of confirmed measles cases in New Brunswick rises to 25 By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:55:33 EST There have been 25 confirmed measles cases in New Brunswick since October after the identification of 11 new cases, according to a news release Saturday from Public Health. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
is N.B. military history stitched in red on 110-year-old quilt By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST The New Brunswick Military History Museum is in possession of a unique piece of history that was once used to raise money for frontline soldiers. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
is Interim leader calls for end to 'self-inflicted wounds' as PC divisions remain By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:07:17 EST Interim PC Leader Glen Savoie urged members to find a common purpose rather than blame former leader Blaine Higgs. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
is Sitansisk First Nation, Quebec company partner in wind farm proposal By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST Carleton County is getting another wind farm proposal, this time with involvement of First Nations. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
is 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
is Gun violence is on the rise in Canada. In parts of the Greater Toronto Area, it's a record-breaking year By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST Families are grappling with the consequences of growing gun violence in Hamilton and across the Greater Toronto Area this year. Several of the region's police forces have warned of an alarming rise in shootings since January. Full Article News/Canada
is Legion branches struggle to keep doors open with rising costs, aging membership By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 08:14:23 EST Even as they fundraise for other community organizations, some legions across Canada are having trouble keeping their own lights on amid rising inflation and maintenance costs. Full Article News/Canada/Montreal
is Thunder Bay, Ont., cyclist takes on 800-kilometre ride through South Africa By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 16:37:30 EST Dave Campbell of Thunder Bay, Ont., is resting his legs after taking the ride of his life through the Western Cape of South Africa in the 800-kilometre bikepacking 'Rhino Run.' Here are some of the photos he shared from his six-day expedition at the end of October. Full Article News/Canada/Thunder Bay
is Making disciples and furniture By www.om.org Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 09:02:03 +0000 An OM worker from Latin America uses his carpentry skills to disciple young men in their faith and give them better employment opportunities for the future. Full Article
is Discipleship along the Mekong River By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 05:24:46 +0000 OM teams in five countries along the Mekong River in South East Asia are focusing on discipling local believers to see them equipped to share about Jesus with those who have never heard His name. Full Article
is Afraid of missing out By www.om.org Published On :: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 16:33:09 +0000 "Since my childhood, I have been anxious about missing out. I remember not wanting to sleep whenever I heard the adults chatting in the night. I wanted to be part of it all. Later on, in high school, I said “yes” to every event and outing, which ended up crashing so many times. I couldn’t choose. I wanted to be there to celebrate all the fun moments but also share all the tears in the low moments," says Ivy. "However, this lifestyle of being afraid of missing out could not continue when I joined missions. I have had to learn how to let go when I miss out on opportunities to create precious memories with family and friends in my home country." Full Article
is Day 1: Wisdom By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:33:52 +0000 The Main Hall session focused on wisdom, a word and concept used very much in everyday life. The truth is that God gives us wisdom, and He invites us to desire and search for it as we would search for treasure. Full Article
is Raise And Give By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 18:14:38 +0000 On Day 4 of TeenStreet, over 1,200 runners raised money in the RAG race in order to help teen refugees in Europe and support new TeenStreets around the world. Full Article
is Visita a una iglesia subterránea By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:01:02 +0000 Este año en el mes en que se llevó a cabo el mantenimiento anual de Logos Hope en Uruguay, la tripulante Cecilia* de Argentina se unió a un pequeño equipo que sirve en Asia Central. Mientras estuvo allí, pudo asistir a dos iglesias subterráneas que desbordaban de esperanza y fe. Full Article
is Wer geht da hin, wo sonst keiner ist? By www.om.org Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 07:26:32 +0000 Mar del Plata, Argentinien :: Eine Gemeinde hört von Ländern, die keinen Zugang zum Evangelium haben Full Article
is 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
is This veteran decolonized Remembrance Day events to honour Indigenous military service By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST Jeff Monague has worked to incorporate Indigenous elements into Base Borden's Remembrance Day ceremonies — an acknowledgement he never had as a soldier. Full Article Radio/Unreserved
is '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
is 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
is 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
is 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
is 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
is 'Major crisis' facing P.E.I. blood cancer patients as another oncologist prepares to leave By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST With P.E.I's only full-time blood oncologist leaving at the end of November, Health P.E.I. was planning to transfer his patients to Dr. Philip Champion. Now Champion says he intends to retire in the spring. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
is Is a Charlottetown business group's call to remove rent controls 'ridiculous' or necessary? By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:14:39 EST Some business owners in Charlottetown have made suggestions for increasing the city’s housing supply, but not everyone is happy with their recommendations when it comes to rental properties. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
is New housing minister Myers stands firm on Charlottetown Outreach Centre: 'It's not moving' By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:50:38 EST Steven Myers, who has been Prince Edward Island's housing minister for just over a month, says the Community Outreach Centre will remain at its current location on Charlottetown's Park Street whether city councillors like it or not. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
is 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
is 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
is 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