Sex trade workers are travelling to the eastern province of Newfoundland and Labrador because business is good. Long an economically depressed region of eastern Canada, this province is booming with oil and gas development, the building of a hydro-electric dam,… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
‘Open for Business’ – Canada’s NRC to shift scientific research to industry focus
Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) which developed the first practical motorized wheelchair and the first artificial pacemaker, will now be more oriented to industry and business oriented goals. “The refocused NRC will provide Canadian industries with access to strategic research… »
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Hospitals create a drop-off for unwanted babies
Baby boxes have opened in two Canadians hospitals, bringing to three the number of places where mothers can anonymously drop off unwanted infants. The first baby box was set up in the western city of Vancouver in 2010. Three months… »
Anniversary of VE Day, May 07-08 1945
After years of war, people knew the end was near in the European theatre. On May 02, German forces in Italy surrendered, and on May 5, 1945 German forces in western Europe had surrendered to General Montgomery who had demanded… »
Conversation with Canada’s Auditor General Michael Ferguson
Since he made his spring 2013 report on April 30, opposition and government Members of Parliament have traded interpretations of what Auditor General Michael Ferguson said about $3.1 billion that was not accounted for in anti-terrorism security spending by the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Pipeline reversal opponents shut down highway near Hamilton
About 40 protesters staged a mock oil spill and cleanup on Highway 6 near the city of Hamilton to show their concerns about a planned pipeline reversal through a rural area near the city. The demonstration stopped traffic for about… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Robot trials testing in Toronto, Ontario
It was a hectic but exciting scene on the Mars landscape as several robots in various shapes, sizes, and styles of locomotion, including flying, made their way around and over obstacles. Developed by researchers at York University in Toronto,… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Life in 2030, and how technology changes us
What will life be like in 2030? How is technology changing us?. Those questions constitute the theme of a conference being organized by York University in Toronto as part of a larger series called Research Matters. One of the invited… »
Arts & Entertainment, Internet, Science & Technology
From space and across Canada, Music Monday celebration
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield sang and played on his guitar on the International Space Station, while across Canada students sang along in a live video link to celebrate Music Monday, May 6. Music Monday is an annual event coordinated by… »
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Teacher helpless to stop web defamation
A Canadian teacher seems powerless to stop an ex-girlfriend from posting countless defamatory and offensive comments about him on the web. The postings are harming his search for a job, says 35 year-old Lee David Clayworth. Clayworth was teaching in… »
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