Search results
Ernest Hemingway’s time in Toronto working for the Toronto Star sparks a first-time novel
Toronto Star· 4 days agoIt was September 1923, and Ernest Hemingway and his wife had arrived in Toronto from Paris, awaiting...
What was the 'first American novel'? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started
National Post· 11 hours agoIn the winter of 1789, around the time George Washington was elected the country’s first president,...
What is Canada Day and how is it celebrated? The answer is more complicated than some might think
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoFireworks, flags and fighter jets are all part of the Canada Day experience. But how did this annual...
Checkmate? Using AI to Build a Better, More Creative Chess Foe - Decrypt
Decrypt· 3 days agoArtificial intelligence has already proven that it can beat a human at chess, but can it do so with...
Looking for Indigenous history? ‘Shekon Neechie’ website recentres Indigenous perspectives
Richmond News· 23 hours agoShekon Neechie: An Indigenous History Site is a website created by seven established Indigenous scholars on June 21, 2018. The name for the site comes from combining the Mohawk word for hello ...
The best part about my high school reunion? We related better as adults
Richmond News· 13 hours agoIn high school I, at least, didn’t want to stand out, be different, and being the best or worst at...
How to ditch the plastic waste at your summer gatherings | CBC News
CBC.ca· 6 days agoJune marks the end of the school year, and one Vancouver elementary school celebrates with a summer...
George Washington Orton: Canada's first Olympic champion travelled long road to recognition
National Post· 7 days agoGeorge Orton was a Renaissance Man and Canada's first Olympic champ -- not Etienne Desmarteau, as...