Just before the spooky night of Hallowe’en of October 31 when little children dressed as goblins and ghosts and witches go door to door in Canada seeking candy, a much, much more fearful prospect had cast its shadow over Canada. … »
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Canada’s economy grew 1.2% in August as pace of growth cools down
Canada’s economy grew by 1.2 per cent in August slightly higher than what economists were expecting but significantly slower than in previous months as the pace of economic recovery began losing steam. In July, Canada’s economy had grown by 3.1… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Parkinson’s the target of groundbreaking Canadian research
In a world first, Toronto researchers are testing the use of ultrasound technology to deliver an enzyme directly into the brain to help patients with Parkinson’s disease. The technique uses no scalpels and no cutting. Parkinson’s affects one in every… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Privacy investigation finds Cadillac Fairview collected 5M shoppers’ images
An investigation by Canada’s privacy officials has found that a real estate management company has surreptitiously collected five million images of unsuspecting customers at shopping malls across the country, raising serious concerns about the use of facial recognition technology. Privacy… »
Many Canadians worry about paying for prescription drugs: survey
The pandemic has put the spotlight on health care and prescription drugs, and a new survey has found almost one-quarter of Canadian households struggle to pay for prescription drugs. Canada is the only developed country in the world that has… »
Senate motion calls on Canada to recognize independence of Nagorno-Karabakh
Conservative Sen. Leo Housakos is calling on Canada to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh and “immediately condemn the joint Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression” against the breakaway Armenian-populated region in the South Caucasus. In a motion presented in the Senate on Tuesday, Housakos called upon… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
Huge Trans-mountain pipeline: Study now questions its need
The trans mountain pipeline (TMX) project involves the twinning of a decades old pipeline from the oil centre of Edmonton Alberta, over the Rocky mountains to a Pacific Ocean port terminal near Vancouver. The new pipeline would triple existing pipeline… »
Having trouble concentrating during this pandemic?
Stress can make it hard to concentrate and there is plenty of stress during this pandemic. There are two different types of stress says Marie-France Marin, a professor of psychology at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM). Absolute stress… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Right whales face extinction unless governments act, says charity
Oceana Canada is calling on the governments of Canada and the United States to take immediate action to save right whales from extinction. A new estimate from NOAA fisheries finds the population has dropped from 400 two years to 360.… »
Federal apology demanded for actions in Quebec 50 years ago.
Today the separatist Bloc Quebecois will table a motion in Parliament seeking to have the government apologize to Quebec for having invoked the War Measures Act in 1970 in the mainly French-speaking province. The Act, invoked for the first and… »
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