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Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader and childhood friend, Cleto Escobedo III, dead at 59
Late-night talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel has announced the death of one of his oldest friends — his television program’s bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, after an episode of the TV program was abruptly cancelled. Saying that “we are heartbroken is an understatement,” Kimmel’s Instagram post says. Source link
Ukrainian university students who fled war get a tuition break in Sask. That could soon change
Ukrainian students in Saskatchewan are urging the province to renew a tuition deal that lets them pay domestic student rates. The program is scheduled to expire in 2026, leaving many uncertain whether they can afford to stay in school. Source link
Woman makes unlikely friends at B.C. snowmobile lodge during epic 5,700-km trek
An American woman who hiked a combined 5,700 kilometres through the U.S. and Canada over five months had an unlikely source of help right at the end of her trip — a group of B.C. snowmobilers holed up in their lodge. Source link
Refugee claims jump 98% in Sask. as immigration cuts leave newcomers in limbo
Refugee claims in Saskatchewan have surged by almost 98 per cent since major federal and provincial immigration cuts came into effect, according to Statistics Canada. Saskatchewan also saw the country’s steepest drop in permanent residents, but is expected to get around 1,000 more provincial nominee spots next year. Source link
Federal investigation probes grocery store competition in Halifax
Since last year, an investigation into the ability of new grocers to set up in the Halifax Regional Municipality has been quietly ticking along under Competition Bureau Canada. Source link
Swedish king’s visit highlights growing Canadian interest in Saab military aircraft
A few days before the federal budget was tabled, the CEO of Swedish industrial giant Saab flew to Ottawa to meet with the country’s top bureaucrat, fuelling the sense a deal is brewing between the Canadian government and the military manufacturer. Now, the country’s king, queen and a delegation of political and business leaders are […]
Montreal transit strike over as maintenance workers' union suspends work stoppage
A day before Quebec’s labour minister is set to table a bill that would give the provincial government the power to end the ongoing public transit strike, the union representing maintenance workers with Montreal’s public transit authority announced it was suspending its month-long strike. Source link
B.C. MMA champion denounces gyms, coaches with ties to white supremacist groups
An MMA champion and Olympian is speaking out against hate and racism after a CBC investigation found that certain martial arts gym owners, coaches and trainers were among the attendees of a secretive neo-Nazi conference in Vancouver over the summer. Source link
