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Crowds gather in Eskasoni for 30th annual National Firefighting competition – CTV News
August 17, 2019 Aboriginal firefighters from coast-to-coast are visiting Cape Breton this weekend for the National Firefighting Competition. It’s the 30th year for the event being held in Eskasoni, N.S. this year. The top eight teams of aboriginal volunteer firefighters are going head-to-head in a variety of contests. “Eskasoni is so beautiful here. The weather […]
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40 works of Canadian nonfiction to watch for this fall – CBC
Aug 01, 2019 Here are 40 works of Canadian nonfiction coming out in the second half of 2019 that we can’t wait to read. Jesse Thistle has earned many honours for his work in academia, including the 2016 Governor General’s Silver Medal. He is also a Trudeau and Vanier Scholar. He specializes in Indigenous homelessness, […]
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The most important non-fiction book in Poland’ right now is about a Labrador residential school survivor – CBC
Bookstores are selling out of 27 śmierci Toby’ego Obeda Jul 30, 2019 Poland is half a world away from the legacy of residential schools, but to the author of a new book chronicling that part of Canada’s past, “it’s a universal story of sin and a crime without punishment.” 27 śmierci Toby’ego Obeda, or The […]
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THE GRIZZLIES now on 53 screens across Canada!
THE GRIZZLIES now on 53 screens across Canada! An online link is available for review/interview purposes. Based on a true story, Miranda de Pencier’s The Grizzlies is an inspirational drama about a group of Inuit students in the Arctic where, in 2004, suicide rates were the highest in North America. When rookie teacher Russ Sheppard […]
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Mi’kmaq Warriors primed for new season – Truro Daily News
TRURO, N.S. – Austin Hepworth likes what he sees from his players heading into the new East Coast Junior Lacrosse League season. “We’re really excited this year; we have a very strong defense … and our offense, they’re coming along and starting to become very strong,” said Hepworth, first-year head coach of the Mi’kmaq Warriors. […]
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The World’s Largest Annual Film Festival Celebrates 100 Years of Canadian Cinema!
TORONTO, April 2, 2019 – REEL CANADA today announced the sixth annual National Canadian Film Day (NCFD), celebrating 100 years of Canadian cinema, has been met with real Canadian enthusiasm. More than 1,000 screening events will take place in 600 Canadian communities and 25 countries, from the northern tip of Baffin Island to St. John’s, NL, […]
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Community events in and around St. John’s, Thursday, March 7 to Friday, March 8 – The Telegram
Thursday March 7 Groups 7 p.m. TOPS Club The Iris Bonnell Memorial Chapter of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) NL meets every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Paul Reynolds Community Centre in the Frances Lambe Room No. 2. Come learn about TOPS and what it has to offer you. What do you have to […]
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Optimism bias’ common cause of cost overrun: project expert on Muskrat Falls – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 17, 2018 HAPPY VALLEY GOOSE BAY, N.L. _ A public inquiry began today into the Muskrat Falls hydro megaproject in Labrador, with an expert witness providing context for common mistakes and root causes of cost overruns that affect megaprojects around the world. The massive dam and powerhouse harnessing the lower Churchill River […]
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25 works of Canadian nonfiction to watch for this fall – CBC
Aug. 28, 2018 Here are 25 works of Canadian nonfiction coming out in the second half of 2018 that we can’t wait to read. What it’s about: In Clifford, Governor General’s Literary Award-nominated writer Harold R. Johnson recounts the life of his beloved younger brother, who was killed by a drunk driver. The two brothers […]
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How a new wave of Indigenous cinema is changing the narrative of Canada – CBC
Indigenous filmmakers keen to tell fresh stories themselves, but funding still hard to come by Jun 21, 2018 It’s being called the “new wave” of Indigenous cinema. Indigenous filmmakers got a boost in 2018 with the creation of the Indigenous Screen Office, an organization helping Indigenous media makers develop their content. The National Film Board […]
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