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Manitoba's train is a lifeline for many towns. Now tourists are also discovering the route

Oct. 08, 2024 09:52 AM EDT

The setting sun backlights a pristine panoply of pines of different sizes and species. Far northern Canadian countryside rolls by at a leisurely pace of a train ride, viewed through an upper deck glass-enclosed of a special observation car. Waves of green and brown in slightly varying shades sweep...

As warming threatens polar bear tourism, a Canadian town adapts and thrives

Sep. 10, 2024 09:43 AM EDT

CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Change has broken, remade and continues to reshape this remote town where tundra meets forest on the shore of Hudson Bay. The economic base collapsed when the military left town. Rail service and cargo ships — the lifeblood of supplies for a town not...

Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assault

Sep. 09, 2024 21:29 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced Monday in a Toronto courtroom to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting four women. The judge called the 83-year-old a “sexual predator.” Justice Robert Goldstein said Nygard showed no empathy for his...