Camden's Cole Anderson is one of the golfers that made the cut.
When Aurora couple George and Erlinda Biondic set out on foot from Lake Ontario to Barrie this past Saturday, they hoped to raise awareness and funds for the Aurora Food Pantry – but the success of their mission took even them by surprise. Following the completion of their trek on Sunday afternoon, George, 70, and Erlinda, 82, had raised a whopping $12,000 for the local food bank – and the money is still rolling in. The couple started their journey from the waterfront on August 13, proceeding up
Facilitators for the Aurora Cultural Centre are aiming to make sure the entire community feels like it has a place at the table following a symposium this summer on inclusivity, diversity, equity and accessibility – or, I.D.E.A. Held at the Aurora Armoury in May, the I.D.E.A. Symposium was an interactive event for cultural providers and those with an interest in the field to share ideas and start a conversation. The concept, according to Cultural Outreach Coordinator Glenn Marais is to build a m
The school board in North Dakota's most populous city reversed course Thursday on its decision to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at its monthly meetings, following complaints from the state's conservative governor and lawmakers along with widespread bashing from citizens around the country.. Seven of the nine members of the Fargo Board of Education, including four newcomers who took office in June, voted last week to nix a previous board edict that was approved a couple of months before the election. The new board agreed with member Seth Holden, who said the pledge did not align with the district's diversity and inclusion code in part because the phrase “under God” does not include all faiths.
They’ve made Canadians get up on their feet with such hits as “I Go Blind” and “Patio Lanterns” and now 54-40 and Kim Mitchell are set to bring their iconic sounds to Aurora as headliners for this year’s Ribfest. The 2022 headliners were announced last week at Concerts in the Park. Ribfest will take place at Machell Park from Friday, August 26 through Sunday, August 28. 54-40 will take the stage at 9 p.m. on the Friday, while Mitchell will perform on Saturday, August 27 at 9 p.m. “This is really
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As the number of names on Aurora’s Municipal Ballot continue to climb, this week The Auroran continues its traditional profile series of all candidates looking for a seat at the table. This week: incumbent John Gallo, who is seeking re-election in Ward 5. Aurora needs someone “with some history” at the Council table – “as well as someone who challenges now and then.” That’s the view of incumbent John Gallo, who is seeking re-election to Council this fall as a Councillor representing Ward 5. Gall
Emma Raducanu’s promising run at the Western & Southern Open came to an end after the Briton was overpowered by home favourite Jessica Pegula in straight sets.
If you think theatre is all about getting up on stage, think again. Whether it’s behind-the-scenes, in the booth, and, yes, even treading the boards, there is a lot to learn, and a lot to enjoy and learn – and Theatre Aurora is looking to share it all this fall as they gear up to reboot their youth program. The objective of Theatre Aurora’s youth camp is to give theatre-lovers between the ages of eight and fourteen a full flavour of everything that goes into putting on a top-notch production. “W
The Uvalde school board called a special meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 24, to consider firing Pete Arredondo as school district police chief.
Road blockades set up by community members remained around Zijin Mining's Colombia concession on Thursday, after nearly a week of protests which have hit the Chinese company's production. The blockades were set up around the gold mine in Buritica municipality on Aug. 12 to demand a rescue mission to find informal miners allegedly trapped in a tunnel. Production was stopped because of the blockades, the company said earlier this week, though a Zijin spokesperson did not respond when asked on Thursday whether output remained halted.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is celebrating 73 years of Black film artistry with the new exhibit “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971.” Curated by the Academy Museum’s Doris Berger and Rhea Combs of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, the first-of-its-kind exhibition features seven galleries exploring Black representation in film, from portraits of icons like Ruby […]
It was down to two other TV starlets, according to a TikTok video posted by the series' casting director in response to a claim that another blonde singer almost won the role
British Columbia reached a grim milestone this week, recording 24 new deaths due to COVID-19, pushing the total number of people who have died since the beginning of the pandemic over 4,000 to 4,037. The province is reporting a slight drop in the number of people in hospital who have tested positive for COVID-19, while the number of patients in critical care with the virus remains the same. On Thursday, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control shared its latest COVID-19 data, which showed 366 people
A manufacturer of the drug used in medication abortions on Thursday dropped its bid to sell mifepristone in Mississippi despite the state's recently enacted abortion ban. The company had argued that federal regulators' approval of mifepristone to induce abortion at up to 10 weeks of pregnancy overrode the state's prohibition on nearly all abortions. "We are pleased to have again successfully defended Mississippi's abortion laws," Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch said in a statement.
Madi Minerals Ltd. (the "Company" or "Madi") (CSE:MADI) is pleased to welcome Mr. Binyomin Posen to its Board of Directors.
The Aug. 2 killing was recorded on the victim’s cellphone.
New Zealand police are investigating the suspected murder of two children whose remains were found in suitcases bought at an online auction for an unclaimed locker last week. Police launched a homicide inquiry in Auckland last week after the remains were found by a family going through the contents of a storage locker they had purchased unseen. The two children were aged between 5 and 10 years and had been dead for some time, police said in a statement on Thursday.
Notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger was beaten to death in prison in 2018.
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The new ink comes after Adrienne Bailon and her husband Israel Houghton announced that they welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday
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