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Judith Copithorne’s career in experimental literary arts began with her contributing to underground magazines and slinging prints at bohemian arts markets in Vancouver. A curious young man once purchased one of Ms. Copithorne’s “far out” visual poems, only for him to return with his disapproving mother to demand his money back. What so offended this young man’s mother? Likely Ms. Copithorne’s psychedelic aesthetic that resonated with the spirited idealism and anti-establishment politics of the Sixties counterculture. Judith Alexandra Copithorne, who died on May 15 at the age of 85, was a...
June 4, 2025 - 16:17 | Eric Schmaltz | The Globe and Mail
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says he’s surprised by criticism of plans for a large memorial event this month to honour victims of the Lapu Lapu festival attack, which a Filipino advocacy group says was arranged without proper consultation.Filipino BC says it wasn’t told in advance about a vote approving the event by the city council on Tuesday, and the city should be prioritizing emergency recovery funding for those affected by the April 26 tragedy in which 11 people were killed and dozens hurt.
June 4, 2025 - 16:09 | Nono Shen | The Globe and Mail
Small, remote northern communities face their own unique challenges in firefighting. Mitigation strategies may help lessen the damage and destruction caused by the blazes, experts say.
June 4, 2025 - 15:55 | | CBC News - Canada
Toronto police are looking for three suspects after a shooting in Toronto left one man dead and five others injured Tuesday evening. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Det. Sgt. Tiffany Castell said officers responded to the area of Ranee Avenue and Varna Drive near Yorkdale Shopping Centre in North York around 8:30 p.m.
June 4, 2025 - 15:32 | Maan Alhmidi | The Globe and Mail
Rain and wind patterns have largely protected Ottawa residents from unhealthy air quality due to forest fire smoke in recent days, but that could change. Read More
June 4, 2025 - 15:29 | Elizabeth Payne | Ottawa Citizen
One of two men convicted of human smuggling following a trial last year has filed a notice of appeal, in a case where a family of four from India froze to death as they tried to walk across the international border from Manitoba in blizzard conditions in 2022.
June 4, 2025 - 15:21 | | CBC News - Canada
