Nunavut dog reunites with family after epic journey across ice and tundra
Donna Adams wouldn't have guessed that her dog Pepper had it in her.But the 10-year-old German shepherd — typically found lolling about outside Adams's home in Rankin…
‘A very charged situation’: Talking to our loved ones about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Andrew Magnus had a handful of reasons why he didn't plan on getting vaccinated for COVID-19.The 55-year-old Calgarian felt the provincial government's messaging for the vaccines was…
Nearly 30 years later, woman finds dying husband’s nurse via Facebook to give proper thanks
In February, a Thunder Bay woman put up a Facebook post in hopes of tracking down a brief, yet impactful connection from her past.Terri Lacroix took a…
These South Asians in Toronto are helping with India’s COVID-19 crisis — while managing their grief from afar
As India grapples with a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases, many South Asians in the Toronto area are rallying together to help. "Our heart is broken to…
Black activists across the Prairies are calling for defunding of police. Is anyone in power listening?
This story is part of the Black on the Prairies project, a collection of articles, personal essays, images and more, exploring the past, present and future of…
2 Montrealers among dozens killed in Israel stampede
Two Montrealers were among those killed in a stampede during a religious festival in northern Israel, prompting an outpouring of grief from the local community. The incident…
Woman whose frozen body found after release from jail died of overdose, Sask. coroner says
Kimberly Squirrel, a mother of six from the Yellow Quill First Nation whose frozen body was found in Saskatoon in January, was a victim of the city's…
Red Cross distributes nearly $6.2M to families after N.S. mass shooting
Karen Dean knew her friend Gina wouldn't want her to be frozen in grief. In the days after Dean learned Gina Goulet and 21 other people were…
‘It would give us closure’: Family struggles to get body of Windsor university student to India amid pandemic
As grief mounts during the pandemic, for those separated by geography, the struggle to bring home loved ones who have passed away abroad can be emotionally taxing…
Westboro bus crash trial is time for long-awaited answers, victims’ families say
In the two years since her mother Judy Booth died in an OC Transpo bus crash, Karen Benvie has been looking for answers.Ahead of the start this…
One year later, COVID-19 has left no part of Alberta untouched
It was inevitable, the premier said.Though there were only dozens of cases of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 reported in Canada, health officials were resigned that the pandemic would…