Suzette Mayr has won the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Calgary-born and of German and Bahamian background, Mayr received the honour for her novel “The Sleeping Car Porter.” “I think today I’m officially done with my feelings of impostor syndrome as a writer,” Mayr told the crowd assembled at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto. “The […]
Thе fеdеrаl gоvеrnmеnt has rесоgnіzеd Jоhn Wаrе, a trаіlblаzіng Blасk соwbоу іn Western Cаnаdа, аѕ a person of nаtіоnаl hіѕtоrіс significance. Ware’s dеѕіgnаtіоn was соmmеmоrаtеd wіth the unvеіlіng of a рlаԛuе at thе Bar U Ranch National Historic Sіtе ѕоuth оf Calgary. Stеvеn Guilbeault, thе minister rеѕроnѕіblе for Parks Cаnаdа, ѕауѕ іn a news rеlеаѕе […]
By Gerald V. Paul Toronto Police Service will begin testing of officers wearing cameras in November, a potentially key move towards ensuring bias-free policing. Deputy Police Chief Peter Sloly commented on Facebook that their Police Camera Project will protect good police officers and good citizens and capture the bad conduct of citizens and police alike. […]
