Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Sarah Smellie
Publication Date: May 29, 2025 - 10:36
Archeologist who unravelled the story of North America’s only Viking site has died
May 29, 2025
A celebrated Swedish-Canadian archeologist who helped unravel the story of the Vikings at the only acknowledged Norse site in North America has died.Birgitta Wallace Ferguson presented evidence that Leif Ericsson briefly established a Vinland base at L’Anse aux Meadows, at the tip of Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula. Her work deepened the world’s understanding of Norse history and transformed a rural, far-flung area of Newfoundland into a thriving tourist destination.
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Good morning. Canada is about to shell out a lot more on defence, army personnel and U.S.-made fighter jets – more on that below, along with a G7 invite for MBS and FEMA’s upcoming phase-out. But first:Today’s headlinesCanada and four Western allies sanction two Israeli lawmakers for inciting ‘extremist violence’U.S. cities brace for more protests as parts of L.A. are placed under curfewPublic servants paid ArriveCan’s main contractor GCStrategies without ensuring the work was done, the Auditor-General findsA defence lawyer in the Hockey Canada trial asserts the complainant exaggerated...
June 11, 2025 - 07:00 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
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June 11, 2025 - 06:30 | Pat Kane | Walrus
A majority of Canadians reject the idea they live on stolen Indigenous land, and the older people are, the more likely they are to say they don’t, according to a new public opinion poll.
Among all respondents across Canada, 52 per cent said they did not live on stolen Indigenous land, with 27 per cent saying they do. The remaining 21 per cent said they didn’t know or declined to answer.
Notably, there was a significant generational divide among those who answered
the national opinion survey...
June 11, 2025 - 06:00 | Adrian Humphreys | National Post
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