April 25, 1954 – February 13, 2024 Victoria Margaret Cecilia Topp (Jourdain) passed away February 13, 2024. She was the daughter of Moses and Regina Jourdain of Couchiching Reserve. Victoria also lived in Fort Frances, Ontario, and Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is with great sorrow that Victoria passed away peacefully in […]
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It is with deep sadness that the brothers and sisters of Wayne Douglas Veillieux announce his passing on February 6, 2024. Wayne was born on July 18, 1938, to Alphonse and Ruby (Rounds) Veillieux in Fort Frances, Ont. Wayne worked for Bell Canada for a few years and later for […]
I heard a new term the other day describing families between the ages of 40 and 65 who are supporting both a young adult at home and their senior parents. They are called the sandwich generation, and it is growing in numbers. This group is often the primary caregivers to […]
By J.P. Antonacci
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Hamilton Spectator
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Hamilton Spectator
Globe-trotting explorer Adam Shoalts has been called “Canada’s Indiana Jones,” but there’s a key difference — Indy famously hates snakes, while Shoalts goes looking for them. The self-described “professional adventurer” is best known for epic solo treks, like traversing nearly 4,000 kilometres of Canada’s Arctic and following birds from Lake […]
From back in 2014 I recall this tale of learning to cook that came to light over a few pitchers of margaritas while overlooking a sunset on a Florida Beach. “It’s simply chemistry. No challenge,” explained one young wit in response to his mother’s inquiry as to why he never […]
By Hugh Kruzel
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Sudbury Star
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Sudbury Star
The president and founder of Weengushk Film Institute, Shirley Cheechoo, is a ground-breaking Cree artist, actress filmmaker and editor. On Friday, Cheechoo, who is based on Manitoulin Island, visited Laurentian University to talk about her current project, Blanket of Stars. In her own words, her work is “dedicated to harnessing […]
By Michelle Dorey Forestell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kingstonist.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kingstonist.com
Monsters are real: take Kingston, Ontario’s Richard Charles Joyce for example. With over 55 million downloads, Canadian True Crime is Canada’s top indie podcast and was named the fifth podcast overall in Canada for 2023, according to Apple Podcasts. Podcast host Kristi Lee visited Kingston on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, […]
By Rochelle Baker
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Knowledge keeper and hunter Robin Louie is worried. Worried his people’s food security, traditional knowledge and culture will suffer yet another hit with the dreaded arrival of chronic wasting disease in their territory in the southern Kootenays. “It’s a serious issue,” said Louie, an executive with the Ktunaxa Nation Council, […]
Tonight will see clearing skies with a low of -10 C (14 F). Tomorrow will bring mainly sunny skies with a chance of flurries during the day, with cloudy periods and a continuing chance of flurries overnight with a high of 2 (36) and a low of -22 (-8). Friday […]
I recently listened to an archived interview of Eleanor Wachtel of CBC Radio speaking to Philip Roth, on an episode of Writers and Company that aired in 2009. I knew of Philip Roth, as his writing won just about every American literary award there is, including the Pulitzer Prize for […]
