Doctor’s study of health care for Indigenous children wins two 2021 Quebec Writers’ Federation literary awards Christopher Neal January 16, 2022 1599 A deeply-researched and critical study of Canada’s health care services for Indigenous children by Montreal physician Samir Shaheen-Hussain won two of the Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF) annual 2021 literary a...
Royal Canadian Mint Celebrates the 100th Anniversary Of Bluenose LiveEvents December 31, 2021 2373 There’s a Different Dime in Your Change as The Royal Canadian Mint Celebrates The 100th Anniversary Of Bluenose For the first time since Bluenose appeared on Canada’s 10-cent circulation coin in 1937, the Mint ...
CP Holiday Train at Home – December 18, 2021 LiveEvents December 11, 2021 1148 CP HOLIDAY TRAIN AT HOME Canadian Music Hall-of-Famer Steven Page and The Strumbellas will lead an all-star cast of performers aboard the CP Holiday Train for the 2021 "Holiday Train at Home" concert. The con...
Thinking differently: autism in First Nations communities Katarina Stojkovic December 7, 2021 4273 Located in Central Alberta, the Plains Cree community of Maskwacis defines autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or pîtoteyihtam, as “he/she thinks differently”. According to Grant Bruno, a registered member of Samso...
Dr. Donald Vinh – Montreal physician and world-renowned researcher contributes to the fight against COVID-19 Peter Kerr December 1, 2021 7110 Dr. Donald Vinh is a talented medical researcher and practicing physician who is recognized as one of North America’s leading epidemiologists. In 2020 Dr. Vinh was the Canadian lead researcher who identified a ...
Youth Mental Health – November 23, 2021 LiveEvents November 18, 2021 1609 The Walrus Talks at Home: Youth Mental Health How can Canada better support young people’s mental health in a period of incredible upheaval? What is the state of youth mental health today? Rates of mental i...
Le Germain Hotel Québec deserves its rightful place within the city’s history A.J. Twist November 14, 2021 2785 My personal fascination with boutique hotels is directly connected to Le Germain Québec as this hotel was basically the starting point for the genre in Canada when they first opened their doors in 1997. Since t...
Alan Doyle – November 18, 2021 LiveEvents November 12, 2021 1983 Alan Doyle Rough Side Out Tour Alan Doyle is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor who rose to fame as the frontman for the Newfoundland folk-rock band Great Big Sea. During the late '90s to the mid-2000s,...
RBC Foundation donates $2 million to help launch first-ever Brain Canada Youth Mental Health Platform Kate Shingler November 12, 2021 2706 The toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people’s collective mental health and wellness has been massive. Mental illness disproportionately affects people between the ages of 15 and 29 worldwide, and accounts...
1 Hotel Toronto: a new “sustainable sanctuary” A.J. Twist October 13, 2021 2631 “This is your hospitality guru speaking. Please join me as we close our eyes and imagine visiting a place where nature joins us within our urban environment; where 85% of our food waste are composted for use in...
