Canadian diplomats are increasing their pressure tactics on their employer the Canadian government with a limited strike in Africa as Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Governor General David Johnston began an official visit on Monday (May 13). The striking… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Canadian banks face somewhat less risk of cyberheist
Canadian banks may be less likely to be hit by the kind of recent, massive cyberattack on ATMs that netted criminals around the world 45 million dollars. Seven men have been arrested so far in the United States, but the… »
Love and lure of old trains as tourist season begins
Children used to dream of a toy train set. As they grew up, some kept their passion and joined the hobby of sophisticated model train layouts. But, others… Southern Prairie currently runs a 1940-56 vintage GE 44 ton switching engine… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous
Several Canadians winners at Native American Music Awards
A number of Canadians were among the winners at the 2013 Native American Music Awards (NAMA) held last Friday (May 10) in Niagara Falls, New York at the Seneca Niagara Events Center. Fawn Wood won in the Best Female Artist… »
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Beheader likely to get more privileges
A medical team recommends a man who beheaded a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in 2008 be allowed more supervised visits outside his mental health institution. Vince Li bowed his head for most of his annual review before the… »
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1 in 12 adults in Canadian hospitals have superbug, study finds
Eight per cent of adults in Canadian hospitals are either infected or colonized with an antibiotic-resistant organism, according to a national survey. The infections can can be fatal. In Canada most of the affected patients have no symptoms but can… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Ontario to spend $25 million on new mammogram technology
Canada’s largest and most populous province is going to change some of the technology used in detecting breast cancer. A major study published this week in the journal Radiology compared two types of digital mammography, DR-direct radiography, and CR-computer radiography… »
Forest fires hit several Canadian provinces
Canada’s western prairie province of Alberta issued a fire weather advisory on Sunday, as high winds and dry temperatures raised the likelihood of uncontrolled wildfires. About 200 people remained out of their homes Monday as forest fires threatened two communities in… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology
About two billion of us have access, but how do we use the Internet?
The Internet is indisputably an important element of our reality worldwide, whether it’s in the developed or developing world. But the Internet’s usage and penetration varies from country to country, and city to city, even in a country like Canada. We send… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian research developing new treatment for eye problems
Lubricin is a natural lubricant produced by the body to protect tissues that rub against each other. Originally discovered in the 1970’s in the knee joint, it is an extremely thin protein coating, much more akin to a coating of… »
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