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Perdita Felicien's mom Catherine was a poor young woman in St. Lucia when she was given a seemingly random, but ultimately life-changing, opportunity: to come to Canada with a wealthy white family and become their nanny. But when she gets to Canada, life is tougher than she expected, as she endures poverty, domestic violence and even homelessness. However, she still encouraged and supported her youngest daughter's athletic dreams. Felicien would go on to be a world-class hurdler and one of Canada's greatest track athletes.  My Mother's Daughter is the story of these two women, and how thei...

  Renowned writer Sky Dancer, otherwise known as Louise Bernice Halfe, is Canada’s ninth parliamentary poet laureate.    “It is a privilege to bring the First Peoples’ voices and stories, poetry and whatever genre they are bringing to life to the forefront,” Halfe said in a statement.   The role of the parliamentary poet laureate is to write poetry for parliamentarians or for special occasions, to hold poetry readings, and to help curate the Library of Parliament’s poetry collection.   The position, created in 2001, comes with a $20,000 stipend, $13,000 for trav...

  TORONTO -- Canada has administered more than 871,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and nearly 130,000 second doses. Here’s what else you need to know to start your day. 1. Proud Boys designation: Canada didn't change its terrorism definition when it moved to include the Proud Boys on a list of terrorist entities. Here's why that matters.  2. Flying south: Critics say Canada’s suspension of flights to the Caribbean and Mexico disproportionately affects those with family there, and continues to give a free pass to snowbirds flying into Florida and other U.S. destinations.  3. ...

  SASKATOON -- An award-winning Indigenous poet and former residential school student has been selected as the next Parliamentary Poet Laureate. Louise Bernice Halfe, who is also known by her Cree name, Sky Dancer, has used poetry to confront Canada's fraught history with Indigenous people. She is Canada's ninth poet laureate. She also was Saskatchewan's second poet laureate. Raised on the Saddle Lake First Nation in Alberta, Halfe attended Blue Quills Residential School as a child and went on to become a social worker. The role of the Parliamentary Poet Laureate is to write poetry, es...

Louise Bernice Halfe chosen as Canada's new parliamentary poet laureate Renowned writer Louise Bernice Halfe, also known by the Cree name Sky Dancer, has been named Canada's next parliamentary poet laureate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO- CHELphoto MANDATORY CREDIT February 03, 2021 - 10:19 AM OTTAWA - Renowned writer Louise Bernice Halfe, also known by the Cree name Sky Dancer, has been named Canada's new parliamentary poet laureate. Halfe, who was raised on Saddle Lake Reserve and attended Blue Quills Residential School in central Alberta, is the ninth poet to hold t...