They lost their home to a wildfire. Now they are helping neighbours protect their own
May 7, 2025
Shantelle Williams will never forget the crackle of flames as an inferno engulfed her family farm northeast of Edmonton. She also can't forget the faces of those who came to help her family that night.
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Surrounded by the budding greenery of Mississauga’s Lakeshore Park, Jason van Bruggen gently brushes dust off the bright orange steel structures dotting the lawn outside the Small Arms Inspection Building.Modelled after Second World War Czech tank breakers, called hedgehogs, the sculptures measure more than a metre tall. Mr. van Bruggen’s photographs are laminated on each side, featuring the faces of Canadian soldiers, Dutch civilians and resistance members who recall the liberation of the Netherlands 80 years ago.
May 9, 2025 - 19:52 | Matthew Konhauser | The Globe and Mail
The Royal Canadian Navy returned to Halifax Friday from a deployment to Antarctica with tales of spotting exotic wildlife and samples that could lead to a greater understanding of climate change.
HMCS Margaret Brooke’s four-month voyage took the Arctic and offshore patrol ship to South America and beyond, logging close to 25,000 nautical miles, or 46,300 kilometres.
“It’s been just such an amazing experience to visit an area of the world where less than one per cent of the world’s population has visited,” said Cmdr. Teri Share, the skipper of Margaret Brooke.
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May 9, 2025 - 19:48 | Chris Lambie | National Post
The Eastern Ontario Health Unit has confirmed the first two cases of measles in the region since an outbreak began in the province last fall. Read More
May 9, 2025 - 19:22 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
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