The area around the Tuxedo Golf Course was once a possible site for the University of Manitoba White-tailed deer jump into the thick prairie grass for cover, and owls take off from the branches of aspen and oak trees, many of which were cut down by beavers and are now homes for rabbits. Turtles poke…
Experts say that precautions need to be taken as wild birds migrate to the province in the spring After several skunks died of avian flu in Metro Vancouver, experts are telling people in British Columbia and pet owners in particular to be careful. On Monday, the province said eight skunksIn Vancouver and nearby Richmond had…
When the storm hit last fall, Port aux Basques senior was left alone At age 16, Norm Hinks gave his girlfriend, Thelma Leamon, a pocket knife and a lucky rabbit’s paw as a gift. Like most high school sweethearts, they broke up soon after. Hinks and Leamon started loving each other again after 35 years.…
At the International Film Festival of Ottawa, there is a movie about the terrible things that happened in residential schools The director of a film from British Columbia that tells the story of a survivor of a residential school says that her work is part of a “paradigm shift” as the Canadian film industry gives…
The deputy mayor says they are like small chemical bombs that are bad for nature The town of Mont-Tremblant in the Laurentians is getting ready to ban all fireworks on its land, which would make it one of the first places in Quebec to do so.Union des municipalités du Québec. On Monday, a motion to…
Solomon Friedman says that conversations about business can’t be “one-sided. The Ottawa private equity firm that bought the owner of the adult entertainment website Pornhub says it wants to bring the industry into the 21st century by increasing transparency and giving performers and content creators more of a voice. One of the top-15 most frequented…
Events in Nanaimo and Prince George make people wonder about the welfare of homeless people Recent events at homeless camps and tent cities in B.C., like a violent attack, have made people wonder who is responsible for them and what is being done to help homeless people in the province. On Monday, a man was…
Advocates worry about more people being homeless, and landlords say they have to pay for rising costs When Elizabeth O’Hanley was looking for a new place to live in early March, she looked on Kijiji and saw an ad that shocked her. The Dartmouth triplex she had just left was on the market for more…
It hurt that I couldn’t call myself an architect in Canada after working as one for 9 years in the Middle East In this First Person column, Komaldeep Makkar, who used to live in Canada but now lives in Dubai, talks about his life there. See for more information on CBC’s First Person stories.the FAQ.…
“The bathroom was so far away that it would have been faster to go to Tim Hortons. Women who work in skilled trades say that many, if not all, of them have had to leave a job site to find a clean, private bathroom. Laura Hutt says that when she got into the business, she…