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Manitoba flight school makes safety changes after mid-air crash killed 2: report
Flight school changes rules after mid-air crash
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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a Manitoba-based pilot training school has made several safety changes following the deaths of two student pilots.
The students were practising takeoffs and landings at a training facility in Steinbach last year, when they tried to land at the same time on a small rural runway.
The wreckage from two single-engine planes were found in a field on private property, roughly 400 metres from the runway.
The safety board says Harv's Air school now has a limited the number of planes that can participate in an exercise at the same time.
It also requires pilots to disclose their locations on radio calls and has upgraded its lighting systems to reduce mid-air collisions.
The board conducted a limited type of investigation that doesn't provide findings or recommendations.
However, it does encourage aircraft owners and pilots to install systems that provide air traffic information to supplement when pilots are seeing in the air.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2026.
By Brittany Hobson | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Social media ban for under-16s consistent with Charter, government says
Ottawa says social media ban Charter-compliant
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The Liberal government says while its proposed digital safety legislation might affect freedom of expression, the bill itself is consistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Bill C-34 would ban social media access for kids under 16 and experts have warned it is likely to face a constitutional challenge.
The government included the analysis in a Charter statement, a document issued by the justice minister that looks at whether a bill is consistent with the Charter.
It says the bill might engage freedom of expression and equality rights, as well as section 8 of the Charter, which deals with privacy.
But it says the social media ban is consistent with the Charter for a number of reasons, including the fact that age-based restrictions already apply to activities like voting and driving.
It says there is considerable evidence about the risks social media use poses for young people and social media platforms with adequate safeguards will be exempt from the ban.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2026.
By Anja Karadeglija | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Musical about genetic discovery conceived as way to process 'life-changing' family secret
Musical conceived as way to process family secret
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After Noam Tomaschoff's parents revealed to him that his dad — the man who raised him from birth — was not his biological father, his gut instinct wasn't to keep harbouring the secret they had kept for 31 years: It was to share it, and share it widely.
"My brain automatically told me, like, you need to make something out of this," he said of his reaction in the summer of 2022.
That intuition led the writer-actor to process the news through penning a one-man musical with his two childhood friends based on his real-life extraordinary genetic discovery.
Another aspect of the personal bombshell was the fact that the only child actually had more than 35 half-siblings.
"I've met people who have had similar experiences and when they don't have an outlet, whatever it may be, to wrangle it and make sense of it and own it, it can remain a big obstacle, something you never get past," he said. "I think it was my way of getting through it."
After successful runs at the Toronto and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, a showcase in New York, and performances in other Canadian cities, "Our Little Secret: A True New Musical" is heading to the Off-Mirvish stage, giving the Toronto-born performer a special homecoming.
"It's everything. It's like the Olympics," he said of the show hitting the CAA Theatre for a nearly three-week run, beginning Nov. 3.
For Tomaschoff, the last four years have been a whirlwind.
He had a typical childhood and said he never had any reason to suspect his parents were keeping anything — let alone an identity-shaking secret — from him. But as detailed in a lengthy 2023 Toronto Life feature, when he was 31, a woman he was dating, who is now his fiancée, told him about direct-to-consumer genetic test kits. On a whim, he ordered one. When he told his mom about the impending DNA test, the series of life-shifting events unfolded.
Unable to conceive naturally, Tomaschoff's parents turned to sperm donation and decided to tell only a few family members. Tomaschoff said it wasn't in his nature to lash out at his parents. Intellectually, he said, he understood their reasons for not telling him.
"That was the general guidance at the time; it made sense," he said. "There wasn't as much of a support structure. There's a lot of shame around this type of thing, so I was never there being like, 'How could you do this?' I know why they did it."
After taking the DNA test, Tomaschoff connected with other people who were conceived via the same sperm donor. The man died before Tomaschoff learned of their relation, but he has since grown close to some of his half-siblings, he said.
While his parents wanted their son to keep the truth under wraps, Tomaschoff refused. Before learning about his true backstory, the 35-year-old artist had been living in Los Angeles, struggling to land auditions and feeling "creatively adrift" after wrapping up an independent feature film project, he said.
"I had never had such a stroke of inspiration about any other project I've done in my life" he said.
After receiving a slot in the 2023 Toronto Fringe Festival, Tomaschoff wrote the show with his best friends, composer Ryan Peters and producer Russell Citron, whom he had met in high school and, fittingly, bonded with over a love of musical theatre.
The show, then called "Our Little Secret: The 23andMe Musical," sold out all its performances and earned awards, including the Patron’s Pick and Best of Fringe.
Tomaschoff has since performed it at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024 and later in Montreal. The show is currently playing at Edmonton's Citadel Theatre until Oct. 25. Ahead of its return to the Toronto stage, Tomaschoff said the show's rise has been "very amazing and humbling."
"Our Little Secret" has evolved since its original conception. Initially, Tomaschoff said, it focused on the fun, joyful and wow moments, but after receiving constructive feedback that it lacked emotional, vulnerable notes, he said the show now better balances the highs and lows of that time period.
"It would be unsatisfying for the general audience to see a show that's just kind of all happy. It certainly wouldn't be true if it was all sad," he said. "It's trying to have everything in there that was a key step along the way, whether it was a difficult moment or overcoming that."
The new production is directed by veteran stage performer Adam Pascal, best known for his role in the original Broadway and West End productions of "Rent." In "Our Little Secret," Tomaschoff speaks directly to the audience — referred to as breaking the fourth wall — and plays multiple roles, including his parents, Gideon Tomaschoff and Sylvie Leone-Tomaschoff.
When he was creating the musical, he kept his folks in the dark about its contents, a move he described as "my little payback." But when his parents first saw it performed, they really liked it, he said. With every new iteration of the script, he strives to represent them authentically, while not shying away from difficult moments.
"It's a negotiation, but we always strive to arrive at consensus around each new version of the script, which I think it must be the first musical in history where the parents essentially have an editorial role in the writing of it," Tomaschoff said. "But it's another way that we kind of keep each other honest."
Tomaschoff's story is specific, but he said the show deals with universal themes such as identity and family crisis. He wants audiences of all ages to walk out of the show inspired to embrace honesty in their relationships.
While he's had years to process the truth, Tomaschoff said during performances, he can still tap into the initial moment of shock.
"I think I will be able to forever because it was just such a life-changing moment."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2026.
By Kaitlyn McGrath | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Voici comment enfin trouver ta passion
La f*cking passion. C'est moi où soit t'es tombé dedans quand t'étais petit, soit tu vas la chercher forever.
Quand j'étais au cégep, j'avais dontttt une passion pour la mode (comme 97% des filles de mon âge). J'ai choisi de poursuivre cette voie à l'université, pour finalement pogner la piqûre pour la pub, changer de programme, pour changer d'idée, pis finalement 2 bacs et ben des frais de scolarité plus tard, me demander encore c'est quoi ma passion.
Le concept même n'est pas super clair; c'est quoi exactement une passion? J'ai assisté à une conférence de Jacynthe René dernièrement et elle disait que sa carrière d'actrice allait toujours demeurer une passion pour elle, mais qu'elle trouvait son sens d'accomplissement dans ses différents projets on the side.
Donc la fameuse phrase « Si tu fais ce que tu aimes tu travailleras jamais de ta vie » voudrait aussi dire: « tant que tu aimes ta job et qu'en plus tu remplis tes temps libres avec des moments agréables, tu devrais être heureux », right?
Par définition, une passion c'est « un mouvement affectif très vif qui s'empare de quelqu'un en lui faisant prendre parti violemment pour ou contre quelque chose/quelqu'un. »
Lisa Daron, coach de vie new-yorkaise, définirait l'ingrédient clé du succès et du bonheur ainsi:
(Donc, Noël peut compter comme une passion?)
La coach de vie croit que le seul fait d'être à la recherche d'une passion s'avère une excellente source de motivation pour accomplir de grandes choses et se sentir bien avec soi-même. Elle souligne que c'est tout à fait normal si tu ne sais pas encore ce qui vient te chercher en dedans. Certaines personnes sont nées en sachant ce qu'elles voulaient faire, et d'autres vont angoisser à l'âge adulte en ayant aucune idée de la direction dans laquelle ils désirent aller.
Si tu te sens plate, pas bon, dans une routine, déconnecté et pogné à la même place, il est temps de penser à toi et de réfléchir à ces choses:
1. La clé d'une vie passionnée est de te faire la promesse de rester curieux. Tu n'auras peut-être jamais UNE SEULE passion qui viendra te chercher en dedans pour le reste de ta vie. Tu peux avoir plusieurs passions en même temps ou bien avoir une passion pour un moment, puis une autre par la suite.
2. Avec qui, où et que fais-tu quand tu te sens le mieux? Tsé le feeling intérieur que tu as du fun et que c'est naturel, tu l'as quand?
3. Quand tu penses au passé, y a-t'il un moment où tu as senti que tu démontrais tes forces? Que faisais-tu?
4. Qui t'inspire?
5. Identifie les causes qui te tiennent à coeur. Tes valeurs et tes passions sont souvent liées.
Tu peux aussi réfléchir aux choses qui te fâchent au plus haut point. Ça veut souvent en dire long sur toi.
6. Qu'est-ce qui te fait peur?
J'ai lu dernièrement (je crois que c'était dans Lean In, de la COO de Facebook), que tout le monde a peur et se sent comme un imposteur dans la vie, et qu'il n'y a aucune solution miracle. Il faut juste vivre avec et la peur s'en va toute seule. Prendre un risque veut simplement dire de faire quelque chose que tu as jamais fait, ce n'est pas plus compliqué que ça (dans ma tête prendre un risque voulait dire de tout vendre et changer de vie, mais non! Ça peut aussi être super petit et facile.).
Finalement, quand ta voix s'emballe et que ton corps suit avec entrain, ça veut dire que tu vis quelque chose d'important pour toi. Fais-toi confiance et ferme ton cell/tes médias sociaux : tu vas trouver plus vite!
Avoir une passion ne veut pas dire d'avoir des papillons dans le ventre 24h/24 et pas voir le temps passer quand tu travailles. Tu vas en avoir des pensées négatives (comme tout le monde), des doutes et tu seras parfois désespéré, même en la suivant. Tu vas seulement te sentir bien dans ta peau, heureux et ça te fera pas chier tant que ça d'avoir à te lever le matin.
Si tu feels encore désespéré, je te recommande le livre Le Why Café. Psychopop, oui... mais ça m'a aidé!
Source: Blogue de Classpass