Montreal city council has elected a new interim mayor, Laurent Blanchard. His election follows the short interim mayorship of Michael Applebaum was was elected to replace Gerard Tremblay who resigned last November. The new mayor of Canada’s second largest city… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Family violence: 26% of all police-reported violent crime in 2011
Family violence accounts for 26% of all violent crimes reported to police in 2011, according to Canada’s statistical agency Statistics Canada. Of the nearly 95,000 victims of family violence, almost half were in a current or previous spousal relationship with the accused,… »
Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Preserving an ancient tradition
One of the greatest inventions for travel and transport in Canada, and one of the earliest, was the birchbark canoe. Balloon indicates location of Kejimkujik National Park © google Requiring only the materials easily available in nature, they are light, easy… »
Cyclist raises awareness of organ donation
It was his friend’s death that prompted Cayse Ruiter of Ontario to embark on his cross country campaign. That friend, Matthew Antolin, was just 27 when he died while waiting for a heart transplant. “It was really tough,” said Ruiter.… »
‘Fear of a Black Nation’, new book on Black activism and 1960s Montreal
In the 1960s, the city of Montreal became a focus for Black Power and the Caribbean left according to a just released new book by David Austin. “Montreal had played an important, significant… historical role within the Black Diaspora in… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
Labrador town declared a new World Heritage Site
There is a new UNESCO World Heritage Site in Canada. It’s Red Bay, Labrador, where in the 16th century there was a large Basque whale rendering operation. © google It was a history that was almost entirely forgotten until federal archivist Selma… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Flood zone development in Alberta was a mistake, says former commission head
The former head of a flood mitigation commission in the western Canadian province of Alberta says new development should not have been allowed to spring up in the flood zones. George Groeneveld, who chaired the flood mitigation committee and report, after… »
Racing for a spot on Team Canada at World Championships in canoe and kayak..
It was a dramatic and exciting weekend of sprint canoe and kayaking in Welland, in southern Ontario. Athletes paddled their hearts out as they competed for spots to represent Canada at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany in… »
La fête de la Saint-Jean – long holiday weekend in Canadian province of Quebec
The long holiday weekend in the Canadian province of Quebec is wrapping up Monday (June 24) with a parade and a giant outdoor concert. The Fête de la Saint–Jean (St John the Baptist holiday) has been celebrated in what is now… »
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