Sophie Grégoire Trudeau may be looking to her close friends for support during the breakup of her marriage with Canadian Prime Minister Justin. And among those she may be leaning on will likely be Meghan Markle, 41, with whom she has been friends since 2016. According to Finding Freedom, the …
Read More »Forget the Hamptons, the A-list are heading to this secluded corner of Canada instead
… North America's oldest steamship – and one of only three active Royal Mail Ships – still plies the largest of the region's 1,600-odd lakes. Source link
Read More »Sailor Isabella Bertold finds inspiration in everyone
Open this photo in gallery: Sailor Isabella Bertold.Photo illustration The Globe and Mail. Source photo: Royal Vancouver Yacht Club/Handout Isabella Bertold has conquered a few worlds. For four years, she worked as a venture capitalist investing in start-ups. She is a world-class sailor and was a member of Canada’s national …
Read More »Facebook says it will pull Canadian access to news as Bill C-18 heads for royal assent
Facebook announced Thursday it is to end millions of Canadians’ ability to access and share news on its platform in response to the government’s online news act which passed Thursday. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said both platforms would block access to news before the act takes effect, expected …
Read More »Sharp rise in official workplace deaths in Canada as thousands go unreported
The national day to commemorate workplace deaths in Canada was marked late last month on April 28. For those directly affected, and their families, friends and co-workers, the day can provide a meaningful opportunity to reflect on what has been lost. For government ministers and their lackeys in the leadership …
Read More »Canadian postal worker voices support for UK Royal Mail workers’ fight against concessions-filled contract
115,000 postal workers in Britain are currently being balloted on a sellout agreement reached between Royal Mail management and the Communication Workers Union (CWU). The deal includes the market-based restructuring of Royal Mail, massive attacks on pay and conditions, and plans for up to 10,000 job cuts. Postal workers delivered …
Read More »Canada’s history in six coronations, from Victoria to Charles III
About the event Modern coronations are carefully rehearsed, but not 1838′s. Only Victoria and one Westminster Abbey official came prepared for the five-hour event. Clergymen skipped pages in the complicated program, in one case dismissing Victoria from the abbey too early; an elderly lord tripped on the slippery steps in …
Read More »A gift for the King! Charles receives new show horse from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
A gift for the King! Charles receives new show horse from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police – after selling 12 of the late Queen Elizabeth’s racehorses By Jessica Taylor For Mailonline Published: 17:00 EST, 11 March 2023 | Updated: 17:00 EST, 11 March 2023 King Charles has been gifted a …
Read More »Royal Canadian Air Farce Alan John Park dead at 60
Alan John Park, a long-time member of the Royal Canadian Air Farce comedy troupe, has died. Park died Thursday at the age of 60, eight years after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Born in Scarborough, Ont., Park spent most of his life making people laugh across Canada. The comedian …
Read More »Teenage wartime evacuee Bridget Lawson became a Royal Canadian Navy decoder
Bridget Lawson, centre, worked in Africa in later life for AMREF, a non-governmental organization that provides health care in East Africa. From 1984 to 1990, she was executive director of AMREF Canada and travelled to Africa twice a year.Courtesy of the Family The Second World War first altered the life …
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