Residents in the western city of Calgary Alberta, apparently think the city is a great place to live A recent survey of 1000 residents over the age of 18 gave votes of confidence in many areas such as transit, lifestyle.… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Grey Cup weekend: Championship football madness in Canada
The legendary Grey Cup, won by the Toronto Argonauts in 2012, The CFL championship game is one of the biggest sports events in Canada © Nathan Denette-Canadian Press Canadian football’s biggest match is set for this weekend and millions of Canadians… »
University deals compromise integrity: teachers
Some Canadian universities are sacrificing academic freedom and integrity when entering into partnerships with corporations, donors and government, according to a report by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). “I think it’s an extremely serious issue,” says James Turk,… »
Economy, International, Society
Outsourced email to US: Canadian university staff/students uneasy
Several Canadian universities have outsourced email and transmission services to American companies such as Google and Microsoft With the recent revelations about US intelligence services monitoring communiciations, new questions are being raised about privacy and security. Many staff and students… »
Tuition hike irks foreign student
Tuition fees for foreign students at the University of Alberta in western Canada may be going up by five per cent, leading some to believe they are being unfairly targeted. Canadians students are not facing the same increase because their… »
Greenpeace activists scale Montreal landmark
Three well-equipped Greenpeace activists scaled Montreal’s Biosphere and unfurled a huge banner demanding freedom for colleagues jailed in Russia. Canadians Paul Ruzycki and Alexandre Paul were among 30 members of the environmental group arrested by Russian authorities in September for… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Canada’s Green Party Leader part of Afghanistan delegation at UN climate conference
Canada’s Green Party Leader and opposition Member of Parliament Elizabeth May is shocked that the ruling Conservative Government of Canada was not allowing her to attend a United Nations climate conference in Poland as part of the Canadian delegation. She… »
Canada’s Employment Minister tweets good his staff not unionized
After meeting with his staff late into the night, Canada’s Minister of Employment Jason Kenney tweeted “Good thing they’re not unionized!” just after midnight Tuesday morning (November 19). About a half hour later it was deleted and the sentence about… »
Retirement, debt, and cash flow..Canadians not ready
A survey released this week shows a shade over half of Canadian home-owners (51%) feel they will be able to be debt-free by retirement, meaning that half of homeowners are concerned they won’t be debt-free by retirement. In a sign… »
Economy, International, Society
The Condo Game: a documentary wake-up call
Toronto is Canada’s biggest city, and still growing. It also has one of the biggest condo markets anywhere. But when parts of brand new towers began falling to the streets below, people began to question the rapid pace of new… »
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