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One year later, crews continuing to monitor grounded MSC Baltic III
15 Feb 2026
The MSC Baltic III has been pounded by winter weather and winds in recent months, and officials working on the site say there's still uncertainty around the vessel a year after it was grounded on the west coast of Newfoundland.
Memorial University cuts programs – here’s what’s gone and why
15 Feb 2026
Memorial University has ended or paused more than a dozen academic programs, blaming poor enrolment as a factor in many of the cuts.
How a history of stigma still deters some Black Quebecers from donating blood
15 Feb 2026
Policies dating back to the 1980s likely still play a role in the distrust some in Quebec's Black communities feel toward donating blood, but people like Stanley Étienne, working with Héma-Québec, str
Who knew what? Quebec's political class braces for final report into SAAQclic fiasco
15 Feb 2026
After months of testimony from Quebec ministers, civil servants and automobile insurance board officials, Judge Denis Gallant is expected to table his final report on the events surrounding the tumult
Many athletes earn less than people assume. A Toronto housing project aims to help
15 Feb 2026
Cherry House is located in the Canary District and offers 257 dedicated affordable housing units, including homes reserved for high-performance athletes.
The night intruders broke into my home was the night that sent me to Canada
15 Feb 2026
Ope Michael had a good life in Nigeria, but his sense of safety was shattered the night intruders broke into his home. That was the moment he decided to move to Canada, experiencing both the highs and lows of restarting life in a new country.
Ottawa sees 'huge opportunity' as trade delegation heads to Mexico, says cabinet minister
15 Feb 2026
A Canadian trade mission to Mexico this week could produce new deals by early spring, and marks the country's "most significant" such mission ever to Mexico, according to Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
Tourism was once an 'economic locomotive' in Cuba. Now, the train is coming off the tracks
15 Feb 2026
For decades, Cuba's tourism sector has enjoyed a reputation as an "economic locomotive" among authorities who saw it as the lifeblood of the Caribbean island country's economy. But the industry has be
The art of no deal: A Greenlandic carver’s vengeful response to Trump shows opportunity amid crisis
15 Feb 2026
Greenlanders don't think that Donald Trump is done with their island quite yet, but some are determined to make the most of the crisis. Carver Kim Kleist-Eriksen — who carved his own rebuttal of Trump
For some Olympic athletes, high performance sport runs in the family
15 Feb 2026
Many competitors at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games are inspired by parents who are or have been elite athletes. On Team Canada alone, there are at least nine kids of Olympians and Paralympians.
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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.
