We first reported on this story back in January when so-called “synthetic weed” was being sold over the counter at various corner stores and other small outlets. This week the head of the company creating the product was arrested by Toronto… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Health, International
Cirque du Soleil faces fine in acrobat’s death
Las Vegas authorities plan to issue a safety citation and fine against the Canadian company Cirque du Soleil after one of its acrobats fell to her death during a live show on June 29th. 31-year-old Sarah Guillot-Guyard was being hoisted… »
An Ontario school board cancels Halloween costumes
Jordan and Jackson Bourgeois of P.E.I. in Halloween costume as a cowboy, and as Mickey Mouse © submitted Rachel Bourgeois Some schools in the Niagara district of southern Ontario have said students should not dress up in typical Hallowe’en costumes. “I… »
More foreign caregivers will get residency
Foreign caregivers and nannies living with Canadian families will have more chances of getting permanent residency in 2014. Such people are allowed to apply for permanent residency after two years’ work, but there is a backlog of 45,000 applications which… »
Mixed performance behind Canada’s 20th place on gender equality index
A recent report by the World Economic Forum places Canada in 20th position among 136 countries on gender equality. The Global Gender Gap Report has been released since 2006 and looks at four measures to determine national gender gaps: economic participation… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Government ministers fan out across Canada to promote EU trade deal
“This trade agreement is an historic win for Canada,” said Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper when he signed a tentative EU-Canada trade agreement with the European Commission on October 18, 2013. With the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada will… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Getting bees to help control pests
Canadian researchers have found that bees can be used to deliver pest control agents to plants as they pollinate them. Bees leaving their hives walk through a tray of organic pest controls that stick to their legs and hair. When… »
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain slams Canadian seal hunt ban
A boycott of Canadian seafood products because of seal hunting has attracted support from 42 high-profile US chefs, but certainly not from celebrity chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain. On Monday, he began tweeting a series of messages asking the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Study: Canada not prepared for a major earthquake
Canada is not prepared to handle a major earthquake, and the economic impact of a major earthquake would be significant, according to a new study released Tuesday (October 29) by the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). “Insurers, governments and all… »
Costumes honoring Canadian astronaut popular on Halloween
Canadians young and old are dressing up as astronauts for Halloween, and the idea came from Canada’s most popular astronaut himself. Last week, Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station, tweeted out a call for pictures of… »
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