Retail and health and social assistance workers account for 22.9% of the Canadian workforce, according to the latest data from the government agency, Statistics Canada, released Wednesday, June 26. The retail trade sector had the largest employment share with 11.5%… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Orange Lobster
A blue lobster may be a sight to behold, but an orange one, is the most unusual. Orange lobsters are one in 10 million, compared to one in 5 million for blue lobsters, according to Canada’s Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health
Toxic chemicals in our environment reaching the womb
A report by a Canadian environmental group says chemical pollutants in the environment are being transferred to babies in the womb. The group, Environmental Defence, tested the umbilical cord blood of three anonymous newly-born babies at Toronto and Hamilton Ontario… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Major spending announced for new Coast Guard vessels
Canada’s Coast Guard will be getting almost two dozen new ships. Although most of the proposed vessels will be under 50 metres in length, the value of the contracts will be major at up to $488 million. The 18-21 vessels … »
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Louboutin Exhibit at Toronto’s Design Exchange
Christian Louboutin has provided something for tourists and residents alike this summer in Toronto. The Parisian shoe designer, who might have been a gardener had he not discovered the power of footwear, opened his exhibit at Toronto’s Design Exchange recently.… »
‘Farmers Feed Cities’ – a campaign to support Ontario farmers
The Farmers Feed Cities campaign was started by grain and oilseed farmers in Canada’s most populous province of Ontario to lobby the government, and it now continues as a consumer awareness campaign with inquiries from around the world. Representing all… »
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North Pacific Right Whale spotted off BC coast
A North Pacific right whale was spotted off the coast of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia on June 9th, 2013. The sighting is raising hopes the nearly extinct species is surviving. “When we realized what we were looking at, we were… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Calgary coping in the aftermath of the flood
Calgary is in the rolling foothills of the Rocky Mountains in south-western Alberta. And people living in the low-lying areas are most affected by the flooding that took place last week on an unprecedented scale. While the majority of citizens… »
Spirited gifts for teachers
The provincial agency which controls sales of wines and spirits in the central province of Ontario has stirred up, inf not a controversy, at least a few raised eyebrows and a little concern A recent promotional campaign by the Liquor… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate…”
That’s an infamous line from the 1967 movie, “Cool Hand Luke”. Written before the advent of modern smart phones, Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites, many employers now feel that this is becoming a serious issue among young generations… »
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