Shares of Canadian potash producers fell sharply Tuesday after a word that Russian company will pull out of a large cartel and will likely drop the price of the commodity used for fertilizer. OAO Uralkali said it was withdrawing from… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Canada’s economy expands despite oil slowdown
For the fifth consecutive month Canada’s economy expanded, as gross domestic product was 1.6 per cent higher in May than at the same time last year, according to government statistics. On a monthly basis, the GDP expanded by 0.2 per… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Science and tech spending decreasing
Federal spending on science and technology–decreasing steadily in Canada since 2009-2010–will decrease again this year. Statistics Canada says Ottawa will spend 3.3 per cent less than last year, to $10.5 billion. The federal recording agency says research and development will… »
Burnley (Rocky) Jones dies in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Burnley Allan Jones picked up the nickname Rocky, in his fight for civil rights. He became known as Canada’s Stokely Carmichael. He was a 5th generation Canadian and his grandfather, Jeremiah Jones was a hero in the Battle of Vimy… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Smart phones a big hit in Canada
Smartphone use has almost doubled in the last year in Canada. And we are getting more connected to these mobile devices according to a new survey released by Google. Online surveys with 1,000 Canadians earlier this year, revealed 56 per… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
100 Greatest Canadian Albums Ever! explained…
CBC Music.ca is a portal into great Canadian music. You’ll find everything from our domestic radio networks streaming live, articles on various music and now, the “100 Greatest Canadian Albums Ever“, are there on a station for your listening pleasure.… »
Can the Blue Jays get any worse?
From events unfolding this summer in Toronto, it now seems possible to conclude that–indeed–the road to hell could very well be paved with good intentions. Just ask Alex Anthopoulos Anthopoulos is the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. All… »
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Videos make police accountable, says consultant
An amateur video of police shooting a teen armed with a knife and alone on a Toronto tram has raised a storm of controversy in Canada. 18 year-old Sammy Yatin died just after midnight Saturday and the chief of police… »
Fracking plan near World Heritage site divisive
The search for oil in Canada’s eastern most province of Newfoundland and Labrador has divided people living near Gros Morne National Park. UNESCO recently announced it was concerned about plans to use hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, close to the World… »
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Inquest would elucidate postpartum depression
An inquest into the recent death of a mother and her two children could help other Canadians, says the CEO of the Schizophrenia Society of Canada. Police pulled the body of Lisa Gibson from the Red River two days after… »
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