Melissa Daniels says she won’t stop using salt from Wood Buffalo National Park in her skin care line. “The implication that my land based, hand-harvested practice is a threat to the natural environment is insulting to me, our nation, our ancestors and the land itself.”Melissa Daniels is an Indigenous entrepreneur who harvests salt from Wood…Continue Reading

The coming-of-age drama Beans has won the $100,000 best Canadian feature prize from the Toronto Film Critics Association, awarded at a Monday night gala.Kiawenti:io Tarbell and Violah Beauvais play sisters in Tracey Deer’s film Beans. The film was awarded the best Canadian feature prize by the Toronto Film Critics Association. (Sebastien Raymond/EMA films)The coming-of-age drama Beans has…Continue Reading

Indigenous aircraft carrier heads for third set of sea trials before commissioning in August

NEW DELHI: The country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) kicked off its third set of sea trials on Sunday, ahead of the 40,000-tonne warship being commissioned as INS Vikrant in August. “The IAC has now sailed out to undertake complex manoeuvres to establish specific readings of how the carrier performs in various conditions. In addition,…Continue Reading