Day: June 18, 2022

Long-term care home unveils ‘Rainbow Wing’ for LGBTQ2 residents in Toronto

A long-term care home operator unveiled a “Rainbow Wing” at one of its downtown Toronto facilities on Saturday to address the need for a dedicated space for LGBTQ2 seniors. Rekai Centres opened the 25-bed wing at its home at Wellesley Central Place. Residents, staff and community members gathered to celebrate the opening. Barbara Michalik, executive director […]

Teen sensation McIntosh, Canadian women’s relay team win silvers on opening day of aquatics worlds

Summer McIntosh began the FINA world aquatics championships in the best way possible – with a medal around her neck.  The 15-year-old from Toronto swam to the silver medal in the women’s 400-metre freestyle at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday. McIntosh swam the face in three minutes, 59.39 seconds, finishing only behind American […]

Canada’s Summer McIntosh, 15, swims to silver at world aquatics championships in Budapest

Summer McIntosh began the FINA World Aquatics Championships in the best way possible – with a medal around her neck.  The 15-year-old from Toronto swam to the silver medal in the women’s 400-metre freestyle at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday. McIntosh swam the face in three minutes, 59.39 seconds, finishing only behind American Katie Ledecky, […]

A researcher has spent decades trying to unravel the mystery of a 95-year-old missing plane

Pilots Francois Coli and Charles Nungesser disappeared along with the L’Oiseau Blanc — the White Bird — in 1927 attempting the first non-stop transatlantic flight. (The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery) The disappearance of the L’Oiseau Blanc — the White Bird — in 1927 has left historians and aviation enthusiasts stumped. One man in Oxford, Penn., has spent […]

Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation’s first Pride Week celebrates roles once sacred in Indigenous communities

Prairie Pride is a series by Local Journalism Initiative reporter Julia Peterson that celebrates queer life in rural Saskatchewan.  Elders, students and school staff drummed and sang an honour song as two flags were raised above Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation on Monday morning: the First Nation’s flag and, for the first time ever, the two-spirit Pride flag. For […]

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