The Canadian government has introduced a law empowering it to intervene in collective bargaining at Crown corporations. If passed, it would also give the government power over executive salaries. Canada Post, the national train operator Via Rail, and the public… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Economy, International, Politics
Winnipeg forum on challenges facing Canadian aviation, cheap U.S. tickets, regulations
According to the Winnipeg Press newspaper the city of Winnipeg’s Richardson International Airport lost about 100,000 potential passengers to the Grand Forks airport in the United States, representing about 2.7 percent of the passengers who went through the airport. The Winnipeg… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Remembering the Battle of the Atlantic
Across Canada this coming Sunday veterans, remaining members of the Merchant Marine, military personel, families and dignitaries will gather at cenotaphs to remember a critical aspect of the Second World War. Flower class Corvette HMCS Brantford construction began Feb 1941… »
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Pizza prices could drop
In a bit of welcome Friday morning news, Canadians learned their favourite snack could soon go down in price with the lifting of restrictions on mozzarella cheese. The cheese used to make pizza is regulated by supply-management pricing making it… »
Bridal shop refuses transgender shopper
A transgender shopper says a bridal shop in the western city of Saskatoon refused to let her try on dresses. Rohit Singh was shopping for a wedding dress at Jenny’s Bridal Boutique and asked to try one on. The owner… »
Arts & Entertainment, Highlights
Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers touring Canada
They’re back and they’re playing 20 dates across Canada. Not all the original players are here, but Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers have been selling-out most of the venues booked. The Bay City Rollers were the Scottish pop band that… »
New Governor of the Bank of Canada Stephen Poloz
Stephen Poloz, the head of Export Development Canada, was named today as the next governor of the Bank of Canada. Stephen Poloz had worked previously at the Bank of Canada. He joined the central bank in 1981 and worked there… »
Museums: where from, and with budget cuts and in the digital age, whither bound?
It seems the idea of museums, had it’s origins a few centuries ago with the personal collections of the wealthy. They weren’t really museums, rather more like a gathering of curiousities than an organized assembly of artifacts. Gathering marvels and… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights
Canada’s Great Lakes get help to fix low water levels
The International Joint Commission recently recommended the installation of flexible structures that would help restore up to 25 centimetres of water to Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The IJC is the body established in 1909 to oversee trans-boundary water issues… »
New money, rules, for Canada’s search and rescue system
Only days after Canada’s Auditor General Michael Ferguson reported Canada’s search and rescue system (SAR) was facing sustainability issues including use of old equipment, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced Thursday (May 2) the system would get more money and rules.… »
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