Genevieve Fleming is counting on Whitehorse audiences to take in the upcoming Guild Theatre production, even if just to indulge in some cold-weather Schadenfreude.In one sense, the Vancouver-based director suggested in an...
Read MoreThe Japanese Canadian Association of Yukon (JCAY) will be hosting events this November in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the success of the Redress campaign in 1988.Fumi Torigai, former president of JACY, for 9 years,...
Read MoreWren Brian was just 10 years old when the first X-Men movie came out in 2000.The film’s opening scene, set in the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, triggered a fascination with the Nazi Holocaust that remains with...
Read MoreQuiz QuestionIn 1884, Haines, Alaska was named for:A. A sea captainB. An Army generalC. A female missionaryD. A trading company governorE. A reclusive fur trapperThe surprising answer is C and her name was Francina E. Haines, a...
Read MoreAt the age of 82, Peter Steele says he has very little memory of his own parents. That’s partly why he decided a few years ago to write his autobiography.“I didn’t want my own kids to able to say the same,” he explains. “I...
Read MoreBestselling Canadian author Lawrence Hill pursues a lifelong interest in African diaspora narratives. As a part of the research for a book he’s writing about the contribution of African American soldiers to the construction of...
Read MoreI am not one who likes to read dry historical tomes. I like to absorb my history through thesugar coated pill of historical fiction, written by an author whose research is meticulous. And in this genre, Louis de Bernieres is a...
Read More“It’s a 1942 International,” Sid tells me as we are standing by a truck whose yellow paint is slowly chipping away with age. The truck’s original grey colour has been exposed underneath the bright yellow. Its large body and...
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