Sunday, February 25th, 2024
This Ontario support program for Muslim women helped them feel safe. It’s now looking for restart funds
Brave Space program was in Hamilton, London, Mississauga, Kitchener until last year An Ontario mental health service is looking for funding to continue a series of Muslim women’s support groups that were launched in response to Islamophobic attacks, including the 2021 killings of members of the Afzaal family in London. Abrar Trauma and Mental Health Services got the Brave Space program up and running three years ago, but it ended late last year. “The need [for such a program] is high. We are in the process of applying for more grants to keep itRead more
Case of unopened 1979 hockey cards from Sask. sells for over $5M at auction
A Canadian bidder won the case, which could possibly contain Wayne Gretzky rookie cards A Saskatchewan family just turned a case of hockey cards into millions of dollars. Around 1:00 a.m. EST on Sunday, bidding came to a close for a highly touted case filled with thousands of unopened 1979-1980 O-Pee-Chee brand hockey cards that a Saskatchewan family found in their attic. Jason Simonds, the sport card specialist for the Dallas-based Heritage Auctions that sold the cards, says the family was “over the moon” about the sale. The family has chosen to remain anonymous. “I wasRead more