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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
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
Nick Fuentes and the mainstreaming of neo-Nazism
As Republicans argue over far right streamer Nick Fuentes, a conversation about the mainstreaming of antisemitism, neo-Nazi beliefs and the fight it has sparked in U.S. conservatism. Source link
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
Frank Stronach's challenge rejected by Ontario court ahead of Toronto sex assault trial
An Ontario judge has dismissed billionaire businessman Frank Stronach’s bid to quash his committal to stand trial on one of the dozen charges he faces in his Toronto sexual assault case. Source link
Alabamian who mistakenly ordered from N.S. burger joint sends cash and apology by mail
The owners of Bentley’s Burgers and Fries in West Chezzetcook, N.S., were gobsmacked this week when they received a handwritten apology letter all the way from Alabama, along with $40 US in cash to pay for an unclaimed order of two burgers and fries. Source link
Arctic shipping companies want better mapping systems to safely deliver to Nunavut
Leaders of Quebec-based sealift companies published an open letter calling on federal and provincial decision-makers to invest in infrastructure and mapping and data tools to strengthen and modernize their routes. Source link
Children's aid workers didn't record key info, missed red flags before boy’s death, Milton, Ont., trial told
A child protection worker was back in the witness box at the Milton, Ont., murder trial for Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney to testify about the Children’s Aid Society’s involvement with the couple and the two boys they were trying to adopt. Source link