Bruce Deachman: Kind reader replaces homeless woman's stolen canoe

In a very brief, but upbeat dockside ceremony at the Rideau Canoe Club on Friday afternoon, Frances de Silva raised a bottle of Heineken beer and, with the words, “I’m christening this boat Our Boat Again,” brought the bottle down on the bow of her new-to-her canoe and set sail — or, more accurately, paddle — into waters that hopefully prove calmer than those she’s recently had to navigate. Read More