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YWCA N.W.T. announces independent review, delays annual general meeting for second time
22 Oct 2026
The YWCA NWT has postponed its annual general meeting a second time, saying it needs time for an independent review of the organization.
'Let's do it right': N.W.T. downstream leaders and advocates on Alta. oilsands tailings release
22 Oct 2026
Advocates and Indigenous communities call for federal and N.W.T. leaders to review Suncor’s proposed oilsands tailings release into the Athabasca River system, citing major scientific data gaps and a moral duty to protect downstream waters.
Effort to restart Con Mine discussed at Yellowknife town hall
22 Oct 2026
Gold Terra CEO Gerald Panneton gave a presentation about the latest efforts to restart operations, including drilling at Tin Can Hill and in the mine’s historic tailings pond.
Unhappy N.B. Tory says he’s launching new right-wing party
22 Oct 2026
A Progressive Conservative unhappy that Daniel Allain won the party leadership says he is going to start a centre-right party called the New Brunswick Party.
Come see Quebec's most famous painter's works: Espace Riopelle opens in Quebec City
22 Oct 2026
Montreal-born Jean Paul Riopelle is considered one of Canada’s most influential painters. The new Espace Riopelle at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec offers Quebecers a chance to experience his work in person.
Mayor of Frampton Que., announces she will stay on after wave of resident support
22 Oct 2026
A petition with 400 resident signatures has prompted Gina Cloutier, mayor of Frampton, Que., to reverse her decision to resign. She'd initially announced her intention to step down due to threats of violence from her constituents.
Korchinski-Paquet's mother makes new allegation against police during coroner's inquest
22 Oct 2026
A coroner's inquest into the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, who fell from her balcony in 2020, was scrambling to find a way forward Thursday after the Toronto woman's mother unexpectedly made a new
Markham man sentenced to just under 2 years house arrest for fatal Woodbine Beach boat crash
22 Oct 2026
A Markham man has been sentenced to house arrest after he took "full responsibility" for a boat crash at a Toronto beach in 2020 that left one dead and several injured, a Superior Court justice said.
Rays catcher Liam Hicks spent teenage years in Toronto area before baseball career blossomed
22 Oct 2026
Canadian catcher Liam Hicks didn't move the needle much when he graduated high school, but blossomed at the U.S. junior college level before transferring to Arkansas State, setting out on a path that took him to the pros and now the World Series.
Unhoused people facing hostility ahead of Thunder Bay, Ont., election: shelter staff
22 Oct 2026
Unhoused people in Thunder Bay, Ont., have faced increased hostility since homelessness and housing affordability became leading political issues ahead of the municipal election on Monday, according to staff at a local homeless shelter.
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
