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Moving to Canada meant new holidays — and finding my own place within them
Every family holds onto special dates. For Ban Zhang, moving to Canada meant learning about its history — and reconciling the significance of those holidays that once seemed distant and foreign and making them markers of his own identity, memory and belonging. Source link
Over 260 Quebec doctors apply for Ontario licences in weeks following Bill 2
Over 250 Quebec doctors are applying to be able to work in Ontario, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. The surge of applications is happening in the wake of a controversial bill reforming doctors’ pay, which was passed on Oct. 25 in Quebec. Source link
What does remembrance mean when war is livestreamed?
Remembrance Day is about looking back. It’s about a collective memory of war, sacrifice and reflection. But today, conflict isn’t confined to the past; it streams live to our phones 24/7. Source link
Mysterious drones keep buzzing key sites in Europe. So what's the defence strategy?
Belgium is the latest target in a string of mysterious drone incidents across Europe, with some officials directly pointing the finger at Russia. It has left authorities scrambling to boost defences. Source link
Canada opening new consulate in Greenland this week, in a bid for closer relations
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will travel to Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, this week to open a new Canadian consulate as both allies seek to strengthen ties amid turbulent relations with the United States. Source link
Canada's Unknown Soldier in 2025: Where science collides with sacred symbolism
Canada’s Unknown Soldier — a casualty of the First World War — was brought home to be interred in Ottawa 25 years ago, and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission forbids any attempt at identification. Advances in DNA technology mean that in future wars, the chances that soldiers won’t be identified are slim. Does the concept […]
How a tight-knit Mi'kmaw community honours its veterans for Remembrance Day
Eel River Bar First Nation, a small Mi’kmaw community in northern New Brunswick honours its veterans by hanging banners each year. Source link
Prince George man found guilty of 1st-degree murder in stabbing death of young mother
A B.C. Supreme Court Justice found 25-year-old Zain Xavier Wood guilty of first-degree murder for fatally stabbing a Prince George, B.C., mother in front of her two children in 2023. Source link
Armed men in Mali publicly killed a TikTok influencer, authorities say
Armed men in Mali killed a TikTok influencer who had posted videos in support of the West African nation’s military, authorities said Monday. Source link
DFO investigating 3rd whale death off B.C.'s coast within weeks
Caitlin Birdsall, executive director of the Marine Education and Research Society, says the whale discovered Nov. 8 off Lasqueti Island in the Georgia Strait near the Sunshine Coast and is the third confirmed death since late September. Source link