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Balancing act: Canadian North’s first Inuk CEO juggles Arctic airline challenges

Balancing act: Canadian North’s first Inuk CEO juggles Arctic airline challenges

In a colonnaded limestone building across from Parliament Hill, Shelly De Caria addressed a House of Commons committee on Wednesday as a chief executive for the first time in her 11-year airline career.
Matthew Rankin proud to represent Winnipeg's 'anti-mainstream' film scene at Cannes

Matthew Rankin proud to represent Winnipeg's 'anti-mainstream' film scene at Cannes

Matthew Rankin says he's proud to attend this year's Cannes Film Festival with fellow Winnipeg-born director Guy Maddin — especially since his hometown’s indie film scene often gets overlooked. “It’s wonderful to be there with Guy.
Northvolt should turn Quebec into a major EV player. So why are people so unhappy?

Northvolt should turn Quebec into a major EV player. So why are people so unhappy?

MONTREAL — In late September, Quebec Premier François Legault announced his government had attracted the largest private manufacturing investment in the province's history, which he said would transform Quebec into a global player in the electric veh
Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and 'King of the Bs,' dies at 98

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and 'King of the Bs,' dies at 98

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roger Corman, the “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood's most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died.
NYC's Rikers Island jail gets a kid-friendly visitation room ahead of Mother's Day

NYC's Rikers Island jail gets a kid-friendly visitation room ahead of Mother's Day

NEW YORK (AP) — It's probably the last place a mom wants to spend Mother's Day with her kids.
Switzerland’s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over war in Gaza

Switzerland’s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over war in Gaza

MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday with “The Code,” an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing a nongender identity.
A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with 'Furiosa,' 'Megalopolis' and a #MeToo reckoning

A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with 'Furiosa,' 'Megalopolis' and a #MeToo reckoning

The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year’s edition may be more raucous and uneasy than any edition in recent memory.
Trails closed after bear attacks woman at estuary in Squamish, B.C.

Trails closed after bear attacks woman at estuary in Squamish, B.C.

SQUAMISH, B.C. — Officials say a woman was attacked by a bear while she was walking her dog at a nature estuary in Squamish, B.C.
Alleged Drake trespasser returns to get bike, gets ticketed: police

Alleged Drake trespasser returns to get bike, gets ticketed: police

TORONTO — Police allege a man accused of trespassing at Drake's Toronto home earlier this week returned to the property Saturday to retrieve his bike.
They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public's imagination. Then Target came along

They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public's imagination. Then Target came along

Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns.
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