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How the First World War changed Canada
Maclean s· 2 days agoCanada, whose population in 1918 was eight million, sent 620,000 men to the Great War; almost 250,000 soldiers were killed or wounded. The Great War, lasting from August 1914 to November 1918, had a huge effect on Canada.
University hosts prestigious summer event for high school students
Lethbridge Herald· 2 days agoThe University of Lethbridge has become, for the first time, a Shad campus this summer. Over 50...
Randall Denley: The LCBO union will lose, but Ford's anti-monopoly crusade remains incomplete
Windsor Star· 2 days agoThe attempt by LCBO workers to stop the expansion of beer, wine and canned-cocktail sales to corner...
Can Canada Trim Its Reliance on Foreign Labor?
New York Times· 2 days agoWorkers can benefit in a vast job pool through employers’ competition to attract them — with better wages, for example — though this dynamic varies...
Start of swim journey across Lake Ontario begins with a phone call from pioneer Marilyn Bell Di...
The Globe and Mail· 2 days agoA small group of fewer than 70 people have swum across Lake Ontario. Ms. Bell Di Lascio is the first...
Rod McQueen: The Canadian builder who hung up on Jimmy Hoffa, took on a prime minister — and won
Toronto Star· 2 days agoBoisterous one-time PC party president Don Matthews was always looked for solutions to problems:...
Canadian musicians look to ‘America’s Got Talent,’ other TV contests for career boost
Toronto Star· 2 days agoAmong the chatter on social media: Why would an established, award-winning band seek the approval of...
A rural island retreat or a condo in lively downtown Toronto? Which do you pick?
Toronto Star· 2 days agoLiving in the heart of the city or on an island in the Trent River in rural Northumberland County …...
The latest crime novels spotlight a serial killer, acid heads and a murdered college student
Toronto Star· 2 days agoAmerican novelist Peter Swanson has been building a steady reputation as, in at least one respect,...
‘Once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity’: An exploding star could light up southern Canada’s night...
Burlington Post· 2 days agoThe skies have been quite exciting so far this year over southern Canada with April’s spectacular solar eclipse and May’s rare northern lights show. “This could be a once-in-a-lifetime viewing ...