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Ruth Rodgers writes about pioneering female journalists

Most of the 13 new names will pay tribute to women, including Kathleen Fisher and Thérèse Daviau.

Nearly three years ago, the Bank of Canada announced a plan to remove from the $5 bill the face of Sir Wilfrid Laurier  — the only French-Canadian prime minister on a banknote — and replace him with someone else from the country's past. The process has since stalled.

The Montreal police (SPVM) arson squad is investigating after two vehicles were set on fire at a private residence early Sunday morning.

  TORONTO -- As the government of Canada is expected to announce the new subject of the $5 bank note in the coming days, relatives of the finalists reflect on the roles their ancestors played in shaping the nation. Francis Pegahmagabow, one of Canada’s most highly decorated Indigenous soldiers, known for his expert marksman skills during the First World War, is one of the finalists. His great-grandson Brian McInnes remembers him as being much more. “Things that we most remember him fo...

Claim to fame: Lotta Hitschmanova was born in 1909 in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and immigrated to Canada in 1942. In 1945, she founded the Unitarian Service Committee of Canada, which is now known as SeedChange. The non-profit organization advocated for the poor, sick and starving victims of war, natural disasters and low-quality education. SeedChange has been credited with contributing to saving millions of lives in Europe, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, India and Africa. (Image cr...