The Story So Far: Ebola bigger threat than ISIS – Barrette/Ex-SNC-Lavalin...
Hello and welcome to The Story So Far for Thursday, Oct. 16. Click on the audio player below to hear the rundown on some of the stories we’re following for you today. And remember, you can listen to...
View ArticleCanada grants citizenship to Sierra Leone girl adopted by Quebecer
Ella is a Canadian citizen. The 19-month-old girl’s adoptive father, Quebecer Claude Perras, got word at their temporary residence in Cape Verde on Thursday that the Canadian government was granting...
View ArticleTraveller's death not caused by Ebola: health department
A traveller who arrived from Africa and died in the Montérégie area did not have Ebola, the public health department has determined. The person, who died of unknown causes, arrived from an African...
View ArticleEpic crowd fail for World Cup action at Big O
Perhaps Montreal didn’t get the memo. The Women’s World Cup kicked off in this city Tuesday afternoon to empty stands, in an Olympic Stadium rendered even more gloomy than usual by the combination of...
View ArticleLetter: Soccer can be a joy to watch
Re: “Human element puts beauty in soccer” (Jack Todd, June 9) One indelible soccer memory I have comes from a costal village just outside of Accra, Ghana. My young students would meet in a dusty,...
View ArticleJazz fest: Somi found her past and her future in Nigeria
Somi had one word to describe her life in the 18 months since she returned to New York City: “Buuuuuuuusyyyyyyyyyyyyy!” said the singer-songwriter, who performs Thursday evening at L’Astral as part of...
View ArticleLetter: Veterans' votes are vital
Seventy years ago, Canadian veterans were truly proud and elated that dictatorial rule over most of the western world was overcome by the democracies, whereby we retained our personal power to elect or...
View ArticleOpinion: The challenge is to harness our new awareness and caring to help others
I am the executive director of a small non-governmental organization. We help refugees. While receiving core support from Christian churches, we accept cases for people of all faiths. We have helped...
View ArticleOpinion: As we fight Zika and Ebola, let's not forget HIV/AIDS
The dramatic spread of the Zika and Ebola viruses over the past several years has wreaked havoc throughout many parts of the world and brought panic and fear to millions. Research must be prioritized...
View ArticleTo help the poorest, the world must fight sexism, Trudeau says
The effort to help raise the world’s poorest out of hardship so they can live full, healthy lives begins with eradicating sexism, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. “We know that poverty is sexist,”...
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