Docuseries seeks to capture the best of outdoor rinks and the people who enjoy them With skates on his feet, a camera in his hands, and a half dozen kids speeding up and down a country rink at dusk — Randy Frykas has just the scene he’s looking for. “It’s like, what could you ask for?  You got the sun going down, you got a fresh sheet of ice and a bunch of pucks and all your good friends,” he said, looking through his lens on a farm near MacGregor, Man. The kids areRead more

Pole travelled from Victoria to Bella Coola, about 1,000 km northwest of Vancouver Honking horns greeted a long line of vehicles winding along the snowy highway leading into Bella Coola, about 1,000 km northwest of Vancouver, on B.C.’s central coast last week. At the helm was a truck carrying precious cargo: a Nuxalk totem pole, taken from the community more than 100 years ago, at long last returning home to its rightful owners. The honking continued as the convoy made its way into the community, having travelled along the highway after taking the ferryRead more

Nunn’s career at CBC spanned 3 decades; He died in hospital Sunday night of cancer Jim Nunn, the former host of CBC News Nova Scotia at Six, Land and Sea and Marketplace, has died after a battle with cancer. Nunn died in hospital in Antigonish, N.S., on Sunday night. He was 72. No date has been set for a funeral, but his family said there will be a celebration of life planned for some time in the spring. “Jim was quite the character. He was known to many in Nova Scotia as this greatRead more

The jackets bearing the Canada Games logo were handed out to volunteers in 1991 Keep your eyes peeled over the next two weeks and you might just see one of the most iconic pieces of clothing for Prince Edward Islanders: the green-and-white jackets, emblazoned with the Canada Games logo over the heart, that were handed out to volunteers in 1991. Yes, these nylon jackets have been around for 32 years, and are still going strong as the Games return to the Island from Feb. 18 to March 5. One place youRead more

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says decision seems to undermine Indigenous-led work in the area The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says there are many problems with a $2 million contract Ottawa signed with an international group to give advice on unmarked graves. The Winnipeg-based centre said it is “deeply concerned” with the decision by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada to hire a Netherlands-based organization to launch “an extremely sensitive engagement process” on issues surrounding possible gravesites near former residential schools. “Beginning with the Truth and Reconciliation CommissionRead more