Nursing home geared toward needs of N.S. Black communities announced in Halifax
Nova Scotia's premier has announced a new publicly funded nursing home geared toward the needs of Black communities located on the eastern outskirts of Halifax.
Health
Jul 5, 2023
Remembering the celebrities we lost in 2022
From movie and TV stars to musicians and notable personalities, we said goodbye to a lot of familiar, beloved faces this year.
Entertainment
Dec 30, 2022
Waffles, famous kisses and smart dogs: There were some good B.C. stories in 2021
As the pandemic drags on, and as parts of B.C. were hit with heat waves, wildfires, and floods, sometimes it may have seemed as if there was only bad news to report.
Canada
Dec 28, 2021
Grammy-winning ‘Barefoot Diva’ Cesaria Evora dies at 70
LISBON, Portugal - Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy in 2003 after she took her African islands music to stages across the world, died Saturday. She was 70.
Entertainment
Dec 17, 2011
Canadian pastor held in N. Korean labour camp says he digs holes 8 hours a day
Hyeon Soo Lim, the Canadian pastor serving a life sentence in North Korea for crimes against the state told CNN in an interview he spends eight hours a day digging holes at a labour camp where he is the only prisoner.
World
Jan 11, 2016
Ontario nurse first confirmed Canadian fatality in Haiti
A nurse from Elmira, Ontario is the first Canadian fatality reported in Haiti, where early estimates on the number of dead is in the tens of thousands.
Jan 13, 2010
Otto Warmbier’s death renews calls to release Canadian detained in North Korea
Hyeon Soo Lim's relatives say no families should go through such an ordeal, and urge the Canadian government to escalate diplomatic efforts to secure the pastor's release.
Canada
Jun 21, 2017
Regina resident collects bras for Africa to advocate for women’s health
A Regina woman is collecting hundreds of bras to help spark a conversation about women's health with people in Africa.
Canada
Apr 13, 2019
Joint inquiry or review into mass killing is taking shape: justice minister
Mark Furey says the probe must have certain key features, including judicial oversight, the power to compel witnesses to testify and the ability to make binding recommendations.
Canada
Jun 3, 2020
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Grammy-winning ‘Barefoot Diva’ Cesaria Evora dies at 70
LISBON, Portugal - Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy in 2003 after she took her African islands music to stages across the world, died Saturday. She was 70.
Entertainment
Dec 17, 2011
Visit to Russian underground sect reveals few signs of horrors trumpeted by authorities
KAZAN, Russia - Authorities spoke of a creepy cult living in an "eight-level ant house" dug deep into the ground, where children were kept in unheated cells and starved of daylight. A visit to the compound suggests a more ordinary reality.
World
Aug 14, 2012
Meet the Yukoner reuniting Haitian ‘orphans’ with their families
Morgan Wienberg recalls the scene that changed her life: Children sitting on concrete floors in their own vomit, emaciated and dehydrated, desperately in need of medical attention.
World
Aug 1, 2014
From Nazi persecution to renowned opera singer, Hilde Zadek going strong at 95
VIENNA - It was 1947 in post-war Vienna, and Hilde Zadek remembers taking a deep breath behind the curtain. A rookie on her first opera gig, she was about to sing the prestigious role of Aida for an audience full of particularly harsh critics — whistle-packing Nazis she says were determined to show "that Jew from Palestine" she was not welcome at one of the world's greatest opera houses.
World
Dec 19, 2012
Church: Canadian pastor missing in North Korea
Officials say a senior pastor at a Canadian church has been missing in North Korea since late January.
World
Mar 3, 2015
Miss America hopefuls dreams include pet monkey, Rockette, Tebow
One wants to be the first lady of her state, one wants to be a backup dancer for Beyonce, one wants to be a Rockette, and still another wants to meet former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow and work at one of his orphanages in the Philippines.
Sep 3, 2016
North Korea calls Canada, Trudeau’s reaction to jailed pastor ‘malicious slander’
North Korea called the reaction of Canadian officials who criticized the life sentence of a Toronto pastor, “malicious slander.”
World
Dec 22, 2015
Nurse abandoned as child finds alcoholic birth mother, takes care of her without revealing identity
Phyllis Whitsell is telling her extraordinary tale of finding and taking care of her ill birth mother, never once revealing her true identity.
World
Sep 15, 2015
North Korea releases Canadian pastor serving life sentence in prison
Hyeon Soo Lim, who served at one of the largest churches in Canada, he was sentenced to hard labour for life in December 2015 for what North Korea says was an attempt to overthrow the regime.
World
Aug 9, 2017