A golf club in the riding of a federal government minister will get “infrastructure” funding to make improvements to its golf clubhouse. The funding is part of the Canadian government’s “Community Infrastructure Development Fund”. “Our government is pleased to support… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Court rules minimum gun sentence unconstitutional
A three-year mandatory minimum sentence for possessing a loaded prohibited gun is unconstitutional, ruled the highest court in the province of Ontario on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The ruling is a blow to the current Canadian government which has passed several… »
More unpaid internships exploit youth: lawyer
Young people in Canada may take unpaid internships in the transition from school to the labour market but many internships are illegal and exploit young people, says Andrew Langille, a Toronto lawyer specializing in youth and workplace law. Internships in… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Romanian parliamentary commission rejects Canadian gold mine project, but …
A special parliamentary commission in Romania overwhelmingly rejected a bill that would allow the Canadian mining company Gabriel Resources to set up Europe’s biggest open pit gold mine. The company has been waiting 14 years for approval for the project,… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Frozen drilling waste in far north, thawing and leaching into lakes
They are called “sumps”. They are basically huge pits dug into the permafrost near the sites of exploratory oil and mineral drilling sites. They were then filled with wastes such as drilling mud, rock cuttings and drilling fluids, which commonly… »
Canadian doctors deliver knees for Nicaraguans
40 Nicaraguans have new knees thanks to a corps of Canadian medical professionals who offered three days of free surgeries. Originating in western Canada, Operation Walk Winnipeg raised $100,000 to send equipment and a team of 50 doctors, nurses and… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Montrealer Mylène Paquette finishes solo row across Atlantic
Canadian Mylène Paquette has become the first North American woman to row solo across the North Atlantic. The city of Montreal native left the Atlantic coast port city of Halifax just over four months ago in a specially designed boat powered… »
Supreme Court of Canada to evaluate if, and how, Senate can be reformed or abolished
Canada’s top court, the Supreme Court of Canada, began hearing arguments Tuesday (November12) in a historic case that will determine if, and how, Parliament’s appointed upper chamber, the Senate, can be reformed or abolished by the federal government. Prime Minister Stephen… »
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Farmers can’t get grain to market
Farmers are having trouble getting their bumper crop of grain from land locked farms in western Canada to ports, and some are blaming the railways. Government statistics indicate the harvest for crops such as wheat, barley, oats and canola is… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Canadian polar photographer: Arctic change is a “wake-up” call
Paul Nicklen says ice is in his blood. He grew up on Baffin Island in Canada’s far north, and became a scuba diver and underwater photographer while studying biology at the University of Victoria and Canada’s west coast. As a… »
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