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Former Richmond, B.C., city councillor Harold Steves’ family has been farming in the area since 1877, lending their name to the community of Steveston.The 88-year-old former politician only retired from council three years ago, and few can match his knowledge of the controversies surrounding Richmond’s farmland – the creation of the province’s agricultural land reserve, influxes of foreign-money investors, a spate of mega-mansion construction and now the Cowichan Nation’s Aboriginal title claim.
August 14, 2025 - 07:14 | Nono Shen | The Globe and Mail
Manor Park residents may yet win their battle against sidewalks as the city has deferred a decision on their construction until next month. But there really is no reason for the city to have second thoughts on such an important project. Read More
August 14, 2025 - 07:00 | Peter Hum | Ottawa Citizen
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August 14, 2025 - 07:00 | Graham Isador | The Globe and Mail
The duty, announced Tuesday, has already caused the price of one of Canada's most valuable crops to fall, wiping out millions of dollars in its value.
August 14, 2025 - 06:59 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Good morning. Flight delays, labour disputes and a Trump slump have made the travel season a game of chance – more on that below, along with Newfoundland’s dangerously dry summer and the chances for a Bank of Canada rate cut. But first:Today’s headlinesNearly 150 Canadians held in ICE custody this year, including two toddlers, data showIn war-weary Kyiv, Ukrainians view the Trump-Putin summit with skepticismThousands in St. John’s are under an evacuation alert as wildfires threaten urban centresNon-profits accuse Israel of ‘weaponizing’ aid as its forces step up their Gaza City...
August 14, 2025 - 06:32 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
I used to associate old age with ominous human decline. Then I started hanging out with an octogenarian super athlete named Dag Aabye. Dag lives in a school bus on the side of a mountain in British Columbia. When he’s not stoking the fire in his bus or writing in his journals inside that bus, he can be found cutting wood or running day and night through blizzards and heat waves. He runs for several hours straight up and down that mountainside on hand-cut trails that he maintains himself with a chainsaw.
While on one of those trails not long ago, he shared with me seven words of wisdom...
August 14, 2025 - 06:30 | Brett Popplewell | Walrus
