After News Anchor’s Long Career, She Found Herself Focus of the Story
Lisa LaFlamme was dismissed after a decades-long TV career, not long after she stopped dyeing her hair, setting off debates across Canada about sexism, ageism and going gray.
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Nova Scotia woman heading to Turkey to provide aid after devastating earthquake
Mandeep Dhunna says she couldn’t sit back and watch relief efforts from the comfort of her home.
Ottawa cracks down on research links with foreign militaries, states like China
‘It’s the right thing to do. I mean, we’ve seen recent events. There have been reports,’ Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said after announcing the decision.
Trudeau to attend Caribbean summit in Bahamas as Haiti crisis deepens
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to depart Wednesday for the Bahamas, where members of the Caribbean Community are gathering to discuss regional issues.
‘We will never forget’: Emotional crowd greets B.C. search team returning from Turkey
“You fought for us. We will never forget these days, especially how you helped,” wrote one grateful supporter in a letter to the team.
3 Ukrainian kids stuck in Mexico, can’t get back to Edmonton
The three adopted children hold a CUAET (Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel), which grants them one-time entry into the country.
World’s largest skating rink on thin ice as Canada’s warm winter prevents opening
Mild temperatures in Ottawa make it too dangerous to open Rideau Canal Skateway, the capital’s 7.8km long ‘blockbuster’ attractionCanada’s Rideau Canal Skateway – the largest outdoor rink in the world and a Unesco heritage site – may not open this wint…
Russian bombers intercepted near Alaska ‘in no way related’ to recent objects: NORAD
The North American Aerospace Defence Command, which detected the aircraft as they approached Alaska, painted the incident as a normal occurrence that did not pose any threat.
Hunt for mysterious object shot down in remote Yukon faces daunting odds
The Canadian territory is an aircraft graveyard – now the difficult search is on for a downed unidentified craft in its vast environsThe rugged, “unpeopled” landscape of Canada’s Yukon territory is a graveyard for aircraft, with more than 500 planes cr…
‘Difficult’ search ahead for object shot down over Yukon. Defence minister explains why
In Yukon, the search area is between Dawson City and Mayo, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, which are roughly 230 kilometres apart by vehicle, according to Google Maps.