Calorie counts and other nutritional information will soon have to be on the menus of large chain restaurants in the province of Ontario. The government plans to make it the law this winter in a bid to counter the growing… »
Highlights / Month: October 2013
International, Politics, Society
Supreme Court hearing Ottawa man’s challenge of security certificates
An Ottawa man accused of terrorist ties for more than a decade was before the Supreme Court of Canada Thursday (October 10) to challenge the constitutionality of national security certificates. Almost 11 years after his arrest, Mohamed Harkat, a former gas station… »
Improper blood tests at University of Regina put hundreds at risk
The University of Regina, in the prairie province of Saskatchewan admits it made some mistakes. The tests involved reusable equipment. Although needles were changed, the small needle holder section shown separated from larger tester, was merely swabbed with alcohol and… »
Cell phone service fails millions
One wonders how millions of Canadian managed without the use of their Rogers, Fido and Chartr mobile phone services Wednesday night. Younger Canadians seemed to be addicted to their phones, and people are increasingly cancelling their home landlines and depending… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Canadian author Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize
Canadians were delighted to wake up to the news today that beloved short story writer Alice Munro had won the Nobel Prize for literature. She is the first Canadian-based author to do so and said she was delighted and “just… »
New book on how Canada’s politicians choose us and we choose them
Political journalist Susan Delacourt says she hopes after people read her book, they’ll ask themselves the question: “Shouldn’t there be a difference between being a consumer and being a citizen?” In her just released book “Shopping for Votes – How… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
More Grizzlies and wolves moving north to high Arctic
Grizzly bear sightings have been made in the high Arctic on occasion for several decades. But what has been a very rare occurrence in the past, is now becoming much more frequent. Polar bears have long posed threats to far… »
Early exposure optimal for bilingualism: scientist
The government of the province of Quebec wants to restrict French-speaking pupils exposure to English until they have “mastered” French and cognitive neuroscientist Laura-Ann Petitto says her research indicates that is a mistake. The Quebec government is intensely protective of… »
Liberals defeat social democratic NDP in Nova Scotia provincial election
The social democratic NDP government of the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia failed to be re-elected in yesterday’s (October 8) provincial election, and fell to third place behind the victorious Liberal party and the Conservatives. Four years ago the New… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadian Military to tighten its belt, reassign jobs, monies
The Canadian military is having to make some very difficult changes. Facing a $2.1 billion budget cut by 2015, has forced the Canadian Forces to take a hard look at how it’s spending money. One major plan underway is to… »
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