Saint-Pierre review – this gentle cop show is like a Canadian Death in Paradise The chemistry is sweet, the location beautiful and there’s a crime every week that’s not too difficult to wrap up neatly. It’s the traditional dance of the minor cop show

Saint-Pierre review – this gentle cop show is like a Canadian Death in Paradise

New biographies reveal how the Queen shielded Andrew from accountability: The ultimate human frailty “She loved her son; she trusted him,” explained biographer Robert Hardman in an interview with the Star.

#royals from a 🇨🇦 view www.thestar.com/news/world/r...

Doug Ford flip-flops, plans to sell recently-purchased $28.9M jet amid public fury Two days after the Star revealed Queen’s Park had bought a used Bombardier Challenger jet for the premier’s use, a chastened Ford said the aircraft would be sold.

NEW: Premier Doug Ford’s $28.9M “gravy plane” has crashed and burned. Ford is selling the executive jet two days after the ⁦‪@TorontoStar revealed he had bought it. (h/t @l_stone who was first with the U-turn.)

www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

The Frogs Sing Loudly in Spring
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2021

Graphic with the text: 44th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS.

44 years ago today, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was signed into law. It laid the foundation for a stronger, more just Canada.

It is up to us all to protect the values of freedom and equality enshrined in the Charter — to keep building a better Canada, for all.

Register – Rails Reclaimed: How Toronto’s rail infrastructure found new life – Zoom Rails Reclaimed: How Toronto’s rail infrastructure found new life – Zoom, Tue 14 Apr 2026 - Rails Reclaimed uncovers the afterlives of Toronto’s rail infrastructure. How many former streetcar, radial ...

7pm Tonight! Join me for "Rails Reclaimed", my Second Tuesday Zoom talk for the Toronto Railway Museum.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

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#torontohistory #streetcarhistory #transit #torontorailwaymuseum #jeremyhopkin

This month's Kelowna & District Genealogical Society forum features Mary Read on "Research in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta" #Genealogy #FamlyHistory

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Temporary until the October general election. And again, this wasn’t a provincial election outcome, but a party conference selection.

Temporary [checks notes]. Québec has a general election in October, right? And this was a CAQ selection, not a province-wide election.

Tomorrow, Saturday 11 April.

Tomorrow, 11 April beginning at 9 a.m.

ROBERT HARDMAN: What Trump told me about the Queen, Kate and Charles President Donald Trump has never forgotten his first meeting with Elizabeth II. 'The first time I met her, we were only supposed to have 15 minutes, and it just went on because she liked me and I like...

“….attempting to acquire it would undoubtedly make the King of Canada unhappy. That prompted a slight pause. ‘Do they still recognise the King? Or have they stopped that?’ he wondered.”

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/...

Pope Leo Reportedly Unlikely to Visit US After Trainwreck Trump Admin Meeting Pope Leo XIV may never visit the U.S. under the Trump administration following a disastrous meeting between the Pentagon and a Vatican diplomat.

Did the Pentagon actually threaten the Vatican and hint at establishing a counter papacy like the Avignon papacy of the 1300s?
Why not? The United States is acting like a bandit power from the middle ages.
The Pope has got the bandit's number.

www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Happy anniversary!

Trying to decide if the people who don't follow the news are happier or part of the problem we find ourselves in today.

Look at that very independent, confident Sophie girl, relaxed in a strange garden. 🥰

If you know service # or Battalion for your British WWI ancestor Great site to check.

SPECIAL REPORT - Your Neighbour Canada Has Changed And You're Not Going to Like What is Happening The unvarnished truth about Donald Trump, Big Business, Big Media

SPECIAL REPORT - Your Neighbour Canada Has Changed And You're Not Going to Like What is Happening
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Heritage Minutes: "Boat People" Refugees Enjoy these Heritage Minutes brought to you by Historica Canada! While free to view and share, these productions remain under copyright. Re-uploads or modified versions are strictly prohibited…

On this day in 1978, the Immigration Act came into effect. For the first time, the Act defined refugees as a distinct group of immigrants in Canadian law, requiring the government to meet its obligations to refugees under international agreements.

I’m well aware of this but shocked it has even been suggested and that there has been no palace pushback. We all know this will be an epic disaster that won’t end well for the King. And don’t get me started about Trump’s nonsense towards Canada. Dreadful

Dreadful decision by the British government on oh so many levels…for example, timing, optics, reputation risk …. Add to that the erratic orange thing.

My new blog post is now live 🌳✨

It’s all about ‘Dear Paul,’ my regular column in Family Tree Magazine — a treasure chest of quirky, moving and surprising family history stories.

And I’d love yours to be next.

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Amen!
#BookSky

23andMe: Courts approve $4.5-million class-action settlement Canadians affected by a 23andMe data security breach have until late June to claim their share of a $4.5-million class-action settlement.

Courts approve $4.5-million 23andMe class-action settlement, June deadline set for claims

‘She’s pretty stressed out’: Canadian mom speaks to CTV News about life with 7-year-old in ICE detention centre On her 13th day in ICE detention, Canadian Tania Warner tells CTV News she’s the 'most stressed' she’s ever been in her life, and so is her seven-year-old daughter Ayla.

She’s locked in an ICE detention centre with her 7-year-old daughter. Here’s what a Canadian says life is like

Elizabeth Renzetti: When Doug Ford is at his most domineering, Toronto pays the price Ford hasn’t absorbed a fundamental lesson in Canadian civics — stay in your own lane.

No Kings? Doug Ford is the emperor of overreach and his bullying tactics are going to backfire, I wrote for @thestar.com
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Doug Ford’s contempt for local democracy is matched only by his contempt for Toronto taxpayers Ford has decided there will be jets at Billy Bishop airport, no matter what Torontonians want.

#Opinion: Doug Ford’s contempt for local democracy is matched only by his contempt for Toronto taxpayers, writes Coun. Josh Matlow.

Tuned in just a bit late. Who is commentating with Mark Hanretty in this event please?

Luckily, our Sophie loves her garden.