Month: January 2025

ICYMI: Antony Vo, 32, convicted over January 6 riot, was supposed to begin nine-month prison term but instead fled to Canada

An American man who absconded after being sentenced to prison for his role in the US Capitol riot is now seeking political asylum in Canada, as he hopes for a pardon when Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Antony Vo, 32, was sentenced to nine months behind bars and ordered to report to a federal prison on 14 June 2024, but instead he fled to Canada. Continue reading…
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ICYMI: The remains of Christmas dinner are excellent stuffed into pastry, pasta or lettuce cups, while any uneaten selection box chocolates get a second life as brownies “Pastry and cheese are the best food groups,” says Sarah Rossi, author of What’s for Christmas Dinner? Happily, those two worlds collide in her brie and cranberry bites, AKA […]
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ICYMI: Weeks of freezing pre-dawn runs helped Duncan McCabe create a TikTok animation that now has 100m views

Paused on a busy Toronto street, eyes glued to a map on his phone, Duncan McCabe could easily be mistaken for a lost tourist. Within moments, however, he’s on the move again. “I think, at this point, we’re along the belly of the whale,” he says. “The fin is coming up soon.”

McCabe is midway through his latest work, using the outline of his running route as shown on the fitness app Strava to create a cartoonish whale. Continue reading…
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Alberta-based charity Basically Babies, which provides everything a baby needs for their first year of life, is looking for support as demand for its services is on the rise.
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It’s a shop like any other on Donegani Avenue in Pointe-Claire, but the main difference is that behind the store is a non-profit called Light-A-Dream.
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