For decades, NORAD- North American Aerospace Defence Command- has been tracking Santa’s progress as he leaves the North Pole and flies south to deliver presents around the world. NORAD monitors the northern airspace, much of it Canadian and the tradition… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Keeping food safe during the holidays
Canada may be a cold country, but homes are centrally heated and food kept too long outside the refrigerator can go bad and make people sick. During the holiday season people often lay out foods buffet-style at parties or family… »
Historic lighthouse in Atlantic Canada given heritage status
The Point Amour lighthouse was originally built in 1857 to increase safety of trans-Atlantic shipping as it passed through the Strait of Belle Isle between the southern tip of Labrador and the western shore of Newfoundland. It is the tallest… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Demands for public hearings on nuclear waste move
76 convoys of nuclear waste are slated to travel by road over 1,000km between Canada and the U.S. in what Sierra Club Canada calls risky road trips. The highly toxic, weapons-grade uranium is dissolved in nitric acid and will travel… »
Elderly man left in empty house a harbinger
An 89 year-old man was discharged from hospital in Toronto and taken to his empty home instead of the retirement home where he’d come from and had been recovering from knee surgery. Patient advocates say this kind of dangerous situation… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Controversial Enbridge Northern Gateway oil pipeline gets go-ahead
A controversial pipeline project that would take oil from the western Canadian province of Alberta to the Pacific coast province of British Colombia was given the go-ahead by the “Joint Review Panel for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project”. The panel… »
Ruling Conservatives release “Seize the Moment’ video of Canadian PM
Canada’s ruling Conservative party has released a short video titled “Seize the Moment” featuring Prime Minister Stephen Harper calling for five dollar contributions, and saying Canada is a country for those who follow the rules. With stirring music in the… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Surprising discovery in dentistry: potential health concerns
Dental researchers at the University of Saskatchewan in western Canada, have made a surprising discovery. They found that dental drills, which are not bio-compatible, are leaving microscopic bits of metal in the tooth, and therefore possibly also in the oral… »
Extra funding to increase Olympic medals
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) will increase the money it spends on high performance sports over the next four years in a bid to increase Canada’s Olympic medal count. The funding will go from $25 million spent between 2009 and… »
Canada Post CEO sticks to talking points testifying at Commons committee
Canada Post President and CEO Deepak Chopra stuck to the crown corporation’s talking points Wednesday (December 18) as he testified before an emergency House of Commons committee meeting about massive mail delivery and employee cuts announced last week. During the… »
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