Adina Bresge
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Adina Bresge
Standing up for what she believed in gave her long life
As Canada's oldest woman, Ellen "Dolly" Gibb's zest for life won her national attention.
As they turn 85, Dionne sisters caution about the perils of childhood celebrity
Annette and Cecile Dionne admit they don't know much about the online world of pint-sized content creators dubbed "kidfluencers." But the sisters, who turn 85 on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, can tell you a thing or two about the perils of childhood celebrity.
Famed anti-poverty activist Harry Leslie Smith dies in Ontario hospital at 95
The son of internet-famed anti-poverty activist Harry Leslie Smith, a war veteran who campaigned to ensure that the sins of the past were not repeated by future generations, is vowing to lead his late father's legions of social media supporters in carrying on his legacy.
Esi Edugyan wins second $100K Giller prize for "Washington Black"
Victoria-based author Esi Edugyan says her second time winning the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her latest novel "Washington Black" felt all the more meaningful amid a climate in which truth is "under siege."
Sarah Henstra wins Governor General's fiction prize for book on campus politics
Toronto author Sarah Henstra says she thinks her win at this year's Governor General's Literary Award for English-language fiction signals that Canadian readers are hungry for literature that tackles thorny cultural issues.
'I still stand behind my decision to publish,' former editor says of Ghomeshi essay
Ian Buruma told Vrij Nederland, a Dutch magazine, that he lost his job after an intense backlash to the article from social media and magazine advertisers.
Mary Pratt, acclaimed East Coast painter and subversive feminist, dead at 83
For East Coast painter Mary Pratt, a master chronicler of the wonders and woes of domesticity, a pile of grapes could contain "the secrets of the universe."
Canadian divers hold out hope as Thai soccer team awaits rescue from cave
An Alberta-based explorer who was trapped in a partly flooded cave for days says her heart goes out to the members of a boys' soccer team as they await rescue from an underground cavern in Thailand.
Toronto gallery to unveil cross-cultural Canadian and Indigenous art centre
The curatorial team tasked with re-envisioning the Art Gallery of Ontario's permanent collection of Canadian and Indigenous works says the overhaul signals a creative culture shift for the Toronto institution.
Van attack puts spotlight on violent sentiment in 'incel' community:expert
A message allegedly posted by the accused in Toronto's deadly van attack is shedding light on a mostly male online community that an expert says endorses violent rhetoric against women.