Last summer, I left my life in Connecticut behind and moved to Montreal on a whim, without a plan. People told me I was brave. Really? I’m a travel journalist. I’ve followed a snow leopard expert across Nepal; I’ve lived with a family in Uzbekistan who didn’t speak English; and I’ve had a private encounter
People in Alberta have voted overwhelmingly to remain part of Canada, projected results suggest, after residents of the western province were asked in a public ballot whether or not they wanted a referendum at a later date on becoming independent. With most votes counted, more than two-thirds of voters had chosen to remain part of
The separatist movement is led by Mitch Sylvestre, a gun shop owner from the town of Bonnyville, and Jeffrey Rath, a lawyer based in Calgary. They are both members of a group called the Alberta Prosperity Project, which argues that the province’s economic growth has been hindered by years of Liberal party rule in Ottawa.
In account of Saturday’s events, Rutland told reporters that members of the infantry had been conducting “high-intensity combat training with live munitions” at a grenade range and attack range. He told reporters that officials knew about the fire on the base for several hours, but it was decided that training “could carry on for a
Four members of the Canadian military have died and dozens were injured in a major fire at a base in the province of Alberta. Addressing the nation on Sunday from Ottawa, Prime Minister Mark Carney described it as “one of the worst tragedies for the forces on Canadian soil in peacetime”. The fire broke out
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday that four service members were killed and dozens more seriously injured in a fire at a military base in Alberta, describing it as one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada’s military on domestic soil. Fire crews scrambled late Saturday as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright
