The Vulcan Iron Works was a key part of the Winnipeg General Strike, but the effects of the industrial building are still felt today At one time, it was full of hundreds of workers, some of whom were involved in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. But as the historic Vulcan Iron Works building burned on…
Advocacy groups say that restrictive health records could hurt the health of LGBTQ+ people Groups that support LGBTQ+ people are asking governments to add more gender and sexual identities to their electronic health record systems. The groups say that health record systems haven’t kept up with the changes in how gender and sexuality are understood.…
Alberta gets more people from other states than any other province In the first three months of 2023, more people moved to Alberta from other provinces than anywhere else in Canada. From other parts of the country, 15,786 people moved to the province. The net losses in B.C. and Ontario were 712 and 14,732, respectively. …
Off the southwest coast of Newfoundland, students are helping to look for ghost gear When Hurricane Fiona hit the southwest coast of Newfoundland last fall, it pushed a lot of fishing gear into the Atlantic Ocean. Now, the Marine Institute’s Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources is making a map of the ocean floor and getting…
“We don’t feel like we’ve been living since this happened,” says a town resident Raymond Lafontaine built his house 21 years ago. It is full of things that are important to his family. Pictures of his grandchildren in frames cover the walls. His brother made the stained glass windows in the living room, which looks…
Carousel Theatre For Kids says it had to spend thousands on extra security Tuesday, people who were in favor of a drag camp for kids gathered outside a theater on Vancouver’s Granville Island. The organizers of the camp said they had been threatened. A statement from IATSE Local 118 (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees…
Alberta sets aside $175 million to pay for evacuation centers, transportation, and some damage to property After wildfires in the spring and early summer destroyed parts of Alberta and forced 38,000 people to leave their homes, the government has set aside $175 million to help people get back on their feet. Municipalities and Métis settlements…
A 42-year-old man died after an SUV hit him, and a 38-year-old woman was left with “life-changing injuries. Thunder Bay police want the driver of the SUV that hit and killed one pedestrian and seriously hurt the other on Monday afternoon to turn himself in. The accident happened around 3:20 p.m. near the corner of…
Even with threats and vandalism, political leaders and LGBTQ groups see growing support Last week, a group of people in Westlock, Alberta, who were celebrating Pride Month by painting a rainbow crosswalk did so for the first time in the town’s history. Even though some people were worried that protests would mess up the event,…
As of April, there were 146 empty homes in North Central and 41 in Heritage, the city says In Regina’s North Central neighborhood, at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Retallack Street, there is a bungalow. Most of its windows are made of plywood. The roof of the mudroom is beginning to fall in. The…