Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
Thousands gathered for a bagpipe parade in Amherstburg, Ont., for CBC show Still Standing
Impromptu parade was in March. On Tuesday, residents celebrated it at a brewery A southwestern Ontario town that will ring a bell for Essex County locals was the star of this week’s episode of Still Standing, a CBC program that features comedian Jonny Harris exploring the ins and outs of Canadian small-town life. Amherstburg took centre stage in the premiere of the show’s ninth season. The film crew descended on the town earlier this year to document the legacy and individuals who make Amherstburg tick. Dozens of residents crowded into a brewery Tuesday night to watch theRead more
New blockade goes up at Winnipeg’s Brady Road landfill as protesters demand search for women’s remains
Poll, CBC Manitoba focus group suggest voters are split on issue of landfill search ahead of Oct. 3 election A new barricade has gone up at Winnipeg’s Brady Road landfill, as calls continue for a search for the remains of two First Nations women believed to be in another Winnipeg-area landfill. Protesters gathered on the main entrance road to the city-owned Brady landfill, at the south end of Winnipeg, on Wednesday, setting up a row of chairs in front of a car parked in the middle of the road. An “Every Child Matters”Read more