Author: maitken

After serving as Canada’s top diplomat in the United States for over a year, Kirsten Hillman has announced her decision to step down from her […]

This strange butterfly-shaped cloud in space is what our Sun may look like in 5 billion years  BBC Sky at Night Magazine’Heavenly rains’: Ethereal structure in the sky rivals famous ‘Pillars of Creation’ — Space photo of the week  Live Science

Trump confirms $12bn in assistance for American farmers amid concerns over trade and high prices – live  The GuardianTrump unveils $12bn farm aid package amid global trade disputes  BBCTrump unveils $12bn aid package for US farmers amid tariff fallout  The GuardianWhite House to announce $12 billion farmer bailout package  PoliticoTrump is proposing a US$12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China  CTV News

New research and training program aims to help cancer survivors cope with lymphedema  University of Alberta

Sorry, the explainer is dead  Nieman LabIn the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content  360info.org10 ways I use AI to be a better journalist  Fast CompanyPolitico management violated key AI adoption safeguards, arbitrator finds  Nieman LabNews media is “becoming part of AI systems”: Notes from the JournalismAI Festival 2025  Nieman Lab

There are moments in hockey that make us sit up a little straighter. The first goal is often one of them — a little jolt to the heart, a spark on the bench, a reason for 18,000 people to high-five someone they’ve never met. Who knows? Get a phone number, perhaps. But Sunday afternoon at […]

Review needed for third straight year in Teddy Bear Toss game

The project aims to ‘raise awareness among majority communities about the importance of official language in minority communities,’ program director says

Canada, Qatar, Switzerland to face off in Vancouver after unhinged FIFA World Cup draw  Vancouver Is AwesomeFOLLOW THE DRAW: 2026 FIFA World Cup groups  TSNCanadian team confident as it sizes up its World Cup pool opponents  The Globe and MailFIFA World Cup 2026 draw highlights, analysis: Canada to play Switzerland, Qatar in Group B along with one mystery team — it could be Italy  Toronto StarCanada to Face Switzerland, Qatar, and Winner of European Play-Off Path A in Group B at Historic Home FIFA World Cup 26  Canada Soccer

Do you support more day shelter spaces? Vote in our daily poll! As usual, Andrew Knack has gone off the deep end in going after drivers. He breathlessly says we desperately need more enforcement of traffic laws. What we need is more oversight of driving schools. I live just off Downtown, and every day is […]