You are what you drive. Survey says Canadians are “image” buyers. A just released international survey of car buying habits shows more Canadians buy cars for their image, than buyers in other countries, and roughly the same percentage buy vehicles… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Moderate, regular exercise cuts breast cancer risk
Just going for a long walk every day can reduce the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women by 14 to 18 per cent, according to a new study. The news came as thousands of Canadians got ready for one… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian led team finds life may have evolved eons earlier than thought
A scientific team led by a Canadian scientist from the University of British Columbia has made a discovery that should revise scientific thinking about how life evolved on earth. Rocks that Dr Crowe and his colleagues studied came from South… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Mysterious mass death of sea-stars near Vancouver
A marine science consultant who was scuba diving near Canada’s major west coast port city of Vancouver made a surprising discovery recently. Jonathan Martin found that sea-stars (starfish) which were usually found in large numbers in the waters around Whytecliffe… »
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Five prisoners sue for alleged abuse
Five inmates at a notorious maximum security penitentiary are suing guards, the warden and the Canadian government alleging they were subject to beatings, abuse and forced by guards to fight with each other. In one case, an inmate died after… »
Aboriginal protests planned across Canada
The Idle No More movement plans over 63 protests across Canada today to raise awareness about native issues. The movement formed one year ago to oppose government legislation that people saw as eroding their treaty and indigenous rights. It also… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian researchers progress on TB vaccine
A vaccine that could one day protect against tuberculosis has been developed at McMaster University in the province of Ontario. The vaccine is based on a genetically modified cold virus and has been tried on mice, guinea pigs, goats, cattle… »
Arts-editorial cartoonist Michael deAdder- You might be from Nova Scotia if…
This week on our look at arts, culture, and lifestyle in Canada, an inside look at Nova Scotians Nova Scotia, one of Canada’s east coast maritime provinces, is virtually surrounded by the sea. It’s certainly a part of their lives… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Toronto subway section to shut down for 8 weeks
The TTC the Toronto Transit Commission is generally a source of pride to Toronto, but the stereotype of the polite Canadian will be sorely tested by it, in Canada’s largest city in the near future. Toronto is home to the… »
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The LINK Online Oct 05, 2013
This week Lynn joins me in studio, and although Carmel Kilkenny was sitting in for Wojtek Gwiazda this week, sho couldn’t join us in studio but we do have one of her stories Maude Barlow © Wolfgang Schmidt We start out… »
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