Downtown Toronto is a long way from most communities where the federal government’s Indigenous loan guarantee program will be put into action, but it’s where the buzz about the new $5-billion program could be heard this week. “I’m excited,” said Robert Michell, Chief of the Stellat’en First Nation in central B.C., “it changes the game.” “It’s huge … Read more
A VRBO commercial that uses I’se the B’y as its soundtrack has images of undesirable rental accommodations. (VRBO/YouTube) A commercial for the vacation rental site VRBO has both Newfoundland and Labrador’s tourism industry and government calling for its removal. The video ad uses the traditional folk song I’se the B’y as its soundtrack, along with images of … Read more
The Prince of Persia series has been stuck in quicksand for a few years. The original 1989 game by Jordan Mechner dazzled with its realistic (at the time) animation of a prince running and leaping across death traps. In 2003, The Sands of Time rebooted the series with widely loved action and attitude that sustained … Read more
University of Manitoba research computer analyst Wayne Chan holds a copy of the Silk Dress cryptogram. (Trevor Brine/CBC) “Bismark Omit leafage buck bank.” That seemingly random string of words appears in something called the Silk Dress cryptogram, 23 handwritten lines on two sheets of crinkled paper that were discovered in a hidden pocket of a Victorian-era dress … Read more
