A First Nation Indigenous community is determined to challenge permits for logging near their territory in the southwestern region of the Canadian province of Ontario. The Grassy Narrows First Nation is concerned logging will affect their forests and worsen mercury… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
A “virtual” world’s first for Canada
Canada leads the world with first “bitcoin” machine The world’s first “bitcoin” automated banking machine (ABM or ATM) has been installed in a coffee shop in Canada’s west coast port city of Vancouver The machine converts the virtual currency “bitcoin”… »
Study counts calories burned during jogging, sex
Jogging burns more calories than sex according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Quebec, Canada. Researchers fitted 21 heterosexual couples with fitness tracking devices and made them jog on a treadmill for half an hour. They… »
Canada’s Olympic uniforms inspired by painter
Some of the designs on the clothing for Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes were inspired by legendary Canadian painter Emily Carr. Stylized beavers, loons and polar bears appear on some items. The uniforms were modelled by athletes at a news… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Sea-lions freed from slow death in British Columbia
It’s a first in Canada. Dr Haulena of the Marine Mammal Rescue Centre removing the thin plastic packing strap from one of the tranquilized animals, with movement and growth the straps cut deeper into the neck and would slowly choke… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Northern Canadian town leads country in reported pipeline incidents
A remote town in Canada’s northern territories ranks as the community with the most reported incidents on federally-regulated pipelines in the country, a fact that’s surprised key community members. According to information obtained by Canada’s national public broadcaster CBC from Canada’s pipeline regulator,… »
Canada’s ruling Conservatives facing drastic drop of public support
Canada’s ruling Conservative government is at a 20 year low in public opinion for a federal government, according to a new poll released by Ekos Research. The poll suggests Canadians highly disapprove of the performance of Prime Minister Stephen Harper,… »
Bill 52-Euthanasia moves forward in Quebec
The mostly French speaking province of Quebec is pushing ahead with plans to create a policy allowing medical aid in dying. While they are calling the bill “an act respecting end of life care” others say that it is making… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health
Union says safety is being compromised in Canada’s railway networks
As a former freight train conductor, Rex Beatty knows Canada’s railways. As president of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union he represents thousands of railway employees and he’s determined to publicize the need for railway safety. He points to how… »
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Canadian wines become world-class
Dramatic changes to Canada’s wine industry have taken Canadian wines from not-very- good status to world class in little more than two decades. “There’s been an extraordinary sea change in the last 20 years,” says wine author and columnistTony Aspler.… »
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