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Vancouver Island University students make the world’s largest Nanaimo bar
By Canadian Press on May 17th, 2025
NANAIMO — A Nanaimo bar whose recipe called for butter equivalent to the weight of a baby elephant has been certified as the world’s largest during an event in the British Columbia city that bears the sweet treat’s name. Baked by students at Vancouver Island University, the record-setting bar was unveiled to the public at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba bear cub that sustained burns from forest fire dies from injuries
By Canadian Press on May 17th, 2025
The operator of a bear rescue organization in Manitoba delivered sad news on Saturday about a tiny, seven-pound black bear cub that had been rescued with burns to her paws, nose and lips from a forest fire. Judy Stearns of Black Bear Rescue Manitoba said the female cub, whose progress was being followed by many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elections Canada confirms win for NDP incumbent Lori Idlout in Nunavut
By Canadian Press on May 17th, 2025
IQALUIT — Elections Canada has confirmed NDP incumbent Lori Idlout has won the riding of Nunavut over Liberal challenger Kilikvak Kabloona. The results were posted on Elections Canada’s website Friday evening after a vote validation process. In that process, the federal agency double checks the numbers reported on the night of the April 28 federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Island University students are making the world’s largest Nanaimo bar
By Canadian Press on May 17th, 2025
NANAIMO — Students at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, B.C., are busy in the kitchen assembling the world’s largest Nanaimo bar. The sweet treat will be unveiled to the public at noon on Saturday, and is expected to be 21.3 meters long, 0.9 meters wide and weigh nearly 500 kilograms. Aron Weber, chair of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney reaffirms Canadian support for Ukraine in first meeting with Zelenskyy
By Canadian Press on May 17th, 2025
ROME — Prime Minister Mark Carney reaffirmed Canada’s “steadfast and unwavering support” for Ukraine in his first meeting with the country’s president on Saturday in Rome. His meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy was one of several sitdowns with world leaders taking place in the Italian capital, where Carney — a devout Catholic — has travelled to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A one-teen prom on Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula brings small community together
By Canadian Press on May 17th, 2025
MAIN BROOK — Breanna Bromley-Clarke may be the sole graduate of her all-grades school on Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula, but her prom helped bring many in her community together. The 18-year-old celebrated the end of her high-school years on May 2 in a pink dress she says was inspired by the main character of the Barbie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Notman Photographic Archives receives UNESCO Memory of the World Register distinction
By Canadian Press on May 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Notman Photographic Archives, a collection of photographs described as a Canadian treasure, has been inscribed into UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. The McCord Stewart Museum in Montreal is the home of the collection, which contains 400,000 prints and 200,000 glass plate negatives as well as records and ledgers from the Montreal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rain provides respite in Manitoba wildfire fight, but evacuation order still in place
By Canadian Press on May 17th, 2025
LAC DU BONNET — Evacuation orders remain in place for the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet as crews continue to battle wildfires in eastern Manitoba. While recent rainfall has helped, officials say the state of local emergency remains in place in the community where a fire destroyed 28 homes and cottages and left two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney to meet Zelenskyy in Rome and attend Pope’s inaugural mass Sunday
By Canadian Press on May 17th, 2025
ROME — Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in Rome Saturday, where he is meeting with other world leaders and will attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV on Sunday. Carney, a devout Catholic, is making his first official visit to the Vatican. He did not attend the funeral of Pope Francis as it took ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CBC has escaped defunding, for now. So what happens next?
By Canadian Press on May 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — At the beginning of the year, CBC was facing the very real prospect of being defunded by a Conservative government. But after the political winds shifted in favour of Mark Carney’s Liberals, the public broadcaster was granted a reprieve — giving the minority Liberal government what could be a short runway to implement ... Read More »
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By Canadian Press on May 17th, 2025
ROME — Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in Rome on Saturday morning, where he was greeted by Canada’s ambassadors to Italy and the Holy See, as well as officials from the Italian government and the Vatican. Carney is in the Italian capital to attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on ... Read More »
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