Tag: Canada
‘Not in our backyard’: Alberta Wet’suwet’en rail blockade meets stiff opposition...
EDMONTON—Supporters of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs stood arm-in-arm around their railway barricade just outside Edmonton Wednesday afternoon as a man approached each of them...
CN layoffs hit 450 amid Wet’suwet’en protests, rail blockades
VANCOUVER—Approximately 450 rail workers have received temporary layoff notices as a result of ongoing rail blockades in support of those fighting the construction...
Tim Hortons moves toward a digital Roll Up the Rim contest
After 35 years, it’s probably time to freshen up your coffee.When Tim Hortons relaunches its iconic Roll Up the Rim to Win contest...
From shame to pride: Why I lost my Cantonese and want...
VANCOUVER—“Speak English!”I looked up to see my Grade 1 teacher walking toward me and my two friends.“You are in Canada now, speak English,”...
Toronto woman battles to reunite with family members languishing in Iraqi...
Amal Radha was ecstatic when, after four painstaking years of searching, she tracked down family members who had gone missing amidst the chaos...
War of words: Experts say the Wet’suwet’en actions are being mangled...
As RCMP officers clash with members of the Wet’suwet’en and their supporters on the planned route for the Coastal GasLink pipeline, another battle...
Wet’suwet’en solidarity gains steam: What’s led to this ‘watershed moment’ in...
VANCOUVER—For Nikki Sanchez, camping at the ceremonial gates of British Columbia’s legislature this week in defence of land that an Indigenous community wants...
Can I still get there from here? How the train cancellations...
Got a trip planned Friday that got cancelled due to the Via Rail cancellations? As the disruption caused by anti-pipeline blocades intensified nationwide,...
It’s no coincidence that Wet’suwet’en protesters are targeting railways. Here’s why
When a cluster of luminaries in top hats gathered in 1885 to hammer the very last spike on Canada’s new coast-to-coast railway into...
Royal indifference? Harry and Meghan’s move to B.C. met with ‘lukewarm’...
VICTORIA—Publicly, the mayor of B.C.’s capital city said she would welcome the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to city hall. Privately, it appears...
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