Canadian Ellen Richardson was on her way to a Caribbean cruise, flying to New York City, when she was stopped by a U.S. Customs agent at Toronto’s Pearson Airport over a hospitalization in 2012 for clinical depression. Richardson, who is… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Health, International, Society
The inner face of terrorism
Five years ago last month, ten Pakistani men associated with the terror group Laskhar-e-Tayyiba stormed buildings in Mumbai, Inida, killing 164 people–including two Canadians–and wounding dozens more. One of those wounded was Canadian actor Michael Rudder, who was in Mumbai… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Munro books sell like hotcakes after Nobel prize
Sales of books by Canadian short-story writer Alice Munro have spiked in Canada and around the world since she won the Nobel Prize for literature. Sales increased by 4,424 per cent in Canada according to a study released by BookNet… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada’s CSEC set up spy posts for NSA around the world
Canada has set up covert spying posts around the world at the request of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) according to a new report broadcast Monday (December 9) by Canada’s national public television broadcaster CBC. CBC journalist Greg Weston,… »
Clothing magnate stepping down in pants controversy
The founder and chairman of a Canadian clothing retailer is stepping down a month after making controversial comments that appeared to blame customers’ weight for problems the company was facing. Vancouver-based Lululemon Athletica has been grappling for months with issues… »
Montreal singer-songwriter nominated for a Grammy
Jennifer Gasoi has been nominated for a prestigious Grammy Award for her children’s album Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well. Gasoi has also twice been nominated for a Canadian Juno Award. Gasoi took a course in jazz singing at… »
Canada’s Mandela delegation includes the PM, three former PMs
Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper was joined by three former prime ministers as he arrived on a Government of Canada plane in South Africa Monday (December 9) for the Nelson Mandela memorial. Former prime ministers Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell and… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Politics
Potentially damaging Jackpine oilsands mine expansion gets go-ahead
Despite her view that it’s “likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects” Canada’s Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq has given the go-ahead to Shell Canada’s Jackpine oilsands mine expansion plan in the western prairie province of Alberta. In a statement Friday… »
More questions in Commons about Canada’s war veteran suicides
Opposition parties continue to question the Canadian government about how it treats war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Four soldier suicides in the last two weeks has focussed attention on the issue. In the House of Commons on… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Catastrophic loss of bats: COSEWIC appeals to government
A fungus believed to have originated in Europe, is wiping out bat populations in eastern Canada. Reports say various colonies have seen losses of 90 percent and greater. Biologist Graham Forbes, PhD, is among those making a recommendation to the… »
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