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Laughing, barking, waiting 30 minutes to answer: Manitoba NDP's conduct at committees questioned
23 May 2026
The Manitoba government's behaviour at legislative committee meetings is under criticism after the premier laughed and made barking noises at the Tory leader and the justice minister took 30 minutes to respond to a question from an Independent MLA.
Winnipeg seeks fixes for 'congested and extremely unreliable' stretch of St. Mary's Road
23 May 2026
The City of Winnipeg is looking for solutions to improve a roughly 1.5-kilometre stretch of St. Mary's Road, a busy commuter route the area's city councillor says has become a bottleneck slowing traff
Parks Canada shares details on man’s Columbia Icefield death earlier this month
23 May 2026
Parks Canada says a group was descending the Athabasca Glacier from the south ridge of Mount Andromeda. They were approaching the top of the highest icefall when the accident happened.
Woman presumed drowned in Kamloops, B.C., river identified as Kenyan immigrant
23 May 2026
A friend has identified the 24-year-old woman who is presumed drowned in a Kamloops, B.C., river after her car entered it last Sunday. Benina Jepkoech, who was originally from Kenya, arrived in B.C. last year.
40,000 people under evacuation orders in California amid chemical tank leak
23 May 2026
Authorities in Southern California on Friday were racing to figure out how to prevent the explosion of a storage tank that has been leaking a hazardous chemical used to make plastic parts, as some 40,
Hay River woman sentenced to three years for drug trafficking
23 May 2026
A Hay River woman convicted of drug possession with the intent of trafficking has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Injured baby fox rescued by RCMP in Tantallon on the mend
23 May 2026
Police officers in Tantallon, N.S., noticed a group of foxes navigating traffic last month, but that one of them was having difficulty keeping up. They took the pup to Hope for Wildfire for care. Poli
2 women needed medical attention after possible drink tampering: Halifax police
23 May 2026
Halifax Regional Police are urging people to keep a close eye on their drinks and one another after two possible drink-tampering incidents this month.
Restore $1.4M in cuts to early childhood centres, petitions implore province
23 May 2026
The P.E.I. Liberal and Green parties have now tabled separate petitions in the legislature calling for the province to restore $1.4 million in funding to early childhood centres that it cut in its recent budget.
Legendary F1 driver Gilles Villeneuve named ‘historical figure’ of Quebec
23 May 2026
The Quebec government is celebrating the achievements of race car driver Gilles Villeneuve with a posthumous distinction. He’s now joining the likes of Maurice Richard and René Lévesque.
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Pioneers – the Wrights and Glenn Curtiss launched the aircraft industry
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
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By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
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Company story – Quaker Oats
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.
