Open this photo in gallery: King Charles III arrives by royal train for a visit to Pickering in Yorkshire, England, in 2023. The train will be decommissioned sometime before the current maintenance contract expires in 2027.Charlotte Graham/The Associated Press The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last …
Read More »Manitoba musician, partner dead in highway crash near Swan River
The bassist for a Winnipeg band and his partner are dead after a Canada Day crash on a Manitoba highway. Indie pop band Royal Canoe says bass player Brendan Berg died in the crash a day before his 43rd birthday, along with Olivia Michalczuk. RCMP say they responded to a …
Read More »Kate Middleton Ascot confusion deepens as everyone misses key ‘friend’ detail
Princess Kate did not attend Royal Ascot with her husband, despite originally being listed in the carriage procession, but confusion has deepened after the attendance of several of her close pals The Princess of Wales skipped Royal Ascot after attending Trooping the Colour and Garter Day in quick succession(Image: PA) …
Read More »Bank of Nova Scotia to require some employees to work in the office four days a week
Open this photo in gallery: Bank of Nova Scotia informed staff last week that the new back-to-office rules will take effect by September.Andrew Lahodynskyj/The Canadian Press Bank of Nova Scotia BNS-T is requiring certain groups of employees to work in the office four days a week, making it the second …
Read More »Royal Ontario Museum CEO Josh Basseches to depart at end of 2025
Open this photo in gallery: Josh Basseches, shown here in 2019, is stepping down as ROM CEO at the end of this year.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail The Royal Ontario Museum’s chief executive officer Josh Basseches will leave his post later this year after nearly a decade. When the CEO …
Read More »A royal visit steeped in symbolism
Open this photo in gallery: King Charles inspects an honour guard at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa before reading the throne speech during the royal visit on May 27.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press This visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla, which culminated in him opening the 45th …
Read More »New Royal Roads University campus named in honour of late B.C. premier John Horgan
Open this photo in gallery: Former B.C. Premier John Horgan leaves the stage after a question and answer session at a B.C. Chamber of Commerce luncheon on his last full day as premier of the province, in Vancouver, on November 17, 2022.The Canadian Press Ellie Horgan choked back tears as …
Read More »Royal Ontario Museum announces $30-million gift from Temerty Foundation to boost programming, free-access opportunities
Open this photo in gallery: The new gift means the freshly minted Temerty Community Access and Engagement Fund will support the same no-charge programming this year, with the main floor open to the public for free through the fall. The Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto, on Oct. 21, 2024.Christopher Katsarov/The …
Read More »Major West Midlands GCSE result change to affect thousands
Change will have a big impact on results day in move to save cash that could one day pay for more than 600 new teachers Generic photo of students opening their GCSE results(Image: PA) Thousands of Midland GCSE pupils will receive their exam results via an app this summer as …
Read More »Hudson’s Bay auction of items including 1670 royal charter can go ahead, judge rules
Open this photo in gallery: The 1670 royal charter signed by King Charles II establishing Hudson’s Bay, is shown on display at the Manitoba Museum where it was loaned to be displayed alongside its permanent collection of Hudson’s Bay artifacts.HO/The Canadian Press Hudson’s Bay can now prepare to auction off …
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