Author: Silas Reed
A Canadian woman’s stuffed teddy bear creation is part of an exhibit at Paris’ prestigious Louvre Museum. Quebec engineer Maggy-Nadyne Lamarche says she had the idea for Béké-Bobo — the name of her therapeutic stuffed animal — over two decades ago.“The stuffing inside the bear is a patented secret,” Lamarche said, divulging only that it’s full of Canadian cereals.Her bears produce humidity and aromas that she says soothe young children, and the proof is that they have sold to hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. The museum describes the exhibition as the descent of the “the undisputed king of toys,”…
U.S. President Donald Trump is imposing tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into United States, including those from Canada and Mexico. Trump on Monday signed a pair of presidential proclamations imposing 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum, with no exceptions or exemptions.“It’s a big deal. This is the beginning of making America rich again,” Trump said as he signed the orders in the Oval Office.The Trump administration said the move was meant to shore up the U.S. steel and aluminum industries and to protect America’s economic and national security.“The steel and aluminum tariffs 2.0 will put an…
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday he will impose tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and aluminum against multiple countries, including Canada, in his latest salvo of trade threats against other nations. It’s not the first time, however, Trump has imposed such tariffs against Canada — in 2018, he imposed 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminum. Those tariffs lasted for about a year.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not commented yet on the proposed threat.But as the tariffs come into effect, here’s what you should know about Canada’s trading relationship of both products with the…
A task force has been created to save the old Royal Alberta Museum building in Glenora. The former museum is set to be demolished to make way for a new green space surrounding the adjacent Government House, along 102 Avenue atop Groat Road.The provincial museum opened in 1967 to celebrate Canada’s centennial and received royal designation and renaming during a visit by Queen Elizabeth II in 2005, to mark the province’s 100th anniversary. Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton during a 2005 royal tour. The Canadian Press The building is constructed with marble from Ontario, granite…
At Lakeview Market in Kelowna, B.C., many labels are being changed to help answer questions staff are fielding these days. “A lot of customers have been asking where we get our products,” said Barb Hill, the store’s co-owner. “We decided to put some Canadian stickers, Canadian flag stickers on our local products, Canadian-sourced products.”The family owned store has prided itself on buying local for decades but it thought the stickers would help shoppers navigate their choices in trying to buy Canadian-made goods.“I hope it comes out positive,” Hill said. “I hope as Canadians we come closer, support more Canadian.”The shift…
Downtown Saskatoon businesses are noticing a decrease in the number of homeless people roaming the streets in recent months, most noticeably in front of The Mustard Seed housing. Source link
The German Club of Regina says it’s receiving online vitriol for an upcoming event at their venue. On March 1, The Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan is planning to host a fundraiser at the club where panelists will discuss the idea of becoming America’s 51st state.“Basically calling us fascists, neo-Nazis, supporting a Nazi regime,” Kerri Van Loosen, the German Club of Regina manager said. “(People saying) we got to watch our backs and there’s going to be protests. That they’re going to give us what we deserve and ‘shame on you Germans.’”Van Loosen said they simply rent out their banquet facility…
A fire at a Toronto subway maintenance yard stopped the transit agency from rolling extra trains onto its network ahead of rush hour, the TTC says. In a social media post on Monday afternoon, the TTC said a 2 p.m. electrical fire at its Wilson Yard had interrupted its commuter operations. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. The incident stopped the agency from getting an extra 17 trains into service for the afternoon rush for Line 1: Yonge-University. That meant passengers waited twice as…
The Saskatchewan government has announced over $920 million in additional funding on Monday to “address cost pressures and respond to emerging issues” across a broad range of government sectors. The government said the $923.1 million is part of a special warrant which will give ministries additional funding when the legislature is not in session.The province said the special warrants will provide essential funds to meet the needs of the health system, crop insurance payments, public safety agency, highways, education, correctional services, and “increased costs due to the ratification of various collective bargaining agreements.”In total, 15 government organizations received funding through…
Shawn Burke is ready for CFL free agency to begin with much of the heavy lifting having already been done. The free-agent period officially begins Tuesday at 12:01 p.m. ET but that will be somewhat anticlimactic following the CFL’s busy open-window period. Teams had from Feb. 2 until Sunday to make offers to all pending free agents. 5:23 GNM – Rob Vanstone on the Riders off-season so far And Burke, the Ottawa Redblacks GM, was certainly active. Last week, he reportedly agreed to deals in principle with defensive backs Tre Roberson, Amari Henderson, Nafees Lyon, Robert Priester and Canadian Tunde…
