Who won Monday night’s (April 29) televised debate in the province of British Columbia depends on who you support. The province’s premier Liberal leader Christy Clark has been in power since 2011 and faced off in the debate against Conservative… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Bank of Canada unveils new $5 and $10 polymer banknotes
The Bank of Canada has unveiled the latest bills in its new polymer note series, the $5 and $10 denominations on Tuesday (April 30). The new $5 note features images of Canadarm2 and Dextre — two mechanisms that help maintain… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Low water in Great Lakes affecting tourism
For the first time since it began in 1974, the Chi Cheemaun ferry season is delayed. The ferry travels across Lake Huron from the town of Tobermory on tip of the Bruce Peninsula, to South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island and… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Tory backbencher raises hackles over polar bear comments
A backbencher in Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party government is under fire from some of Canada’s scientific community for a letter he wrote denying that polar bears are an endangered species. In a letter to a constituent in February, Yukon MP… »
Stanley Cup playoffs set to begin
The buds appeared on the trees in Montreal over the weekend. Finally! After a long, tough winter, spring has arrived in Canada. That means plenty of raking, plenty of cleaning, plenty of dreams of a gorgeous sun tan. People are… »
Jays’ dream season becoming nightmare
This was supposed to be the year the Toronto Blue Jays were ready to compete with the hockey’s Stanley Cup playoffs (see Canadian highlights) for the attention of Canadian sports fans. It was going to be an unforgettable season. Coming… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Immediate action needed to save fish stocks
A new report says creating conditions for global fish stocks to recover is a win-win for environmentalists, and for commercial fisheries. However, the report co-authored by Dalhousie University biologist Jeff Hutchings, says that many of the world’s fish stocks have not… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Pesticides and unusual die-off of bees
The provincial Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs in Ontario is asking farmers to be extra careful when planting this spring. Virtually all corn seed is treated with neonicotinoid insecticide, which the ministry says could pose a threat to… »
Indigenous people talk of scars, former PM talks of ‘cultural genocide’
Residential schools engaged in “cultural genocide,” former Prime Minister Paul Martin said Friday at the hearings of the federal Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Montreal. “Let us understand that what happened at the residential schools was the use of education… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health
Mussels may have a connection to better medicine
Mussels have the ability to stick themselves to rocks, wooden pilons, steel ships, anything wet. Whereas most glues are useless in water, nature has allowed mussels to hold fast against even raging storm currents and waves. This “superglue” is now… »
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