A hardworking young Calgarian is enjoying some unprecedented success on the world stage. Erik Hansen, a student in the Culinary Arts program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), has put his talents to the test to cook up something pretty special. Hansen is just back from the renowned Jean Rougie competition in France, … Read more
Sophie and Hayley Taylor were always told they were not identical twins, even though they looked so much alike their own mother could barely tell them apart. Hayley said she and her sister, who were born 21 minutes apart, have mostly the same personality and while they were growing up would often be confused by … Read more
Dave Smith says no one in his family was too surprised when he told them he was going to quit his job as a major in the Canadian Armed Forces to fight in the muddy trenches of eastern Ukraine. “I actually never had to explain it to them. My brother, when I told him — … Read more
As she crossed the finish line during the 200 metres at the Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile, in November, Toronto teenager Sheriauna Haase remembers how she felt. “In my head I was trying to play it cool but there’s no reason to. I just won a bronze medal and it was just insane.” Make … Read more
For more than 40 years, Adelaide man Mustapha Chahine has yearned for answers over the disappearance of his son Khaled from a Lebanese street. The family suspects he was taken when he was just 16 by Israeli soldiers as the first Lebanon war was about to erupt. It came after Mustapha had already experienced immense … Read more
A woman from Dartmouth, N.S. now holds the most academic degrees of any woman in history, making her an official world record holder, according to the World Record Academy. “I have 32 of them,” Dr. Stephanie Attwater said. But her diplomas and degrees didn’t come easily. Attwater was involved in a severe car accident 20 … Read more
