On July 1, 2013, Canada’s population was at 35,158,300, according to the government data agency Statistics Canada. That was an increase of 1.2% over the estimate of 2012. And, except for the period between 1986 and 1990, the population growth rate has… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
She entered half-marathon, ends up winning full marathon by mistake
Last Sunday (September 22), Meredith Fitzmaurice planned to run the half-marathon at the Run for Heroes in Amherstburg in the Canadian province of Ontario. She hoped to do it as a test run, because she wanted to get a qualifying… »
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Recent accidents focus attention on train safety
The Canadian government should force rail companies to inform local authorities about hazardous goods moving through their communities, say transportation ministers for the provinces. As they met on Wednesday, 17 rail cars went off the tracks near the village of… »
E-books discussed as Ontario librarians gather in Sudbury
Some 150 librarians from across northern Ontario are meeting this week in the city of Sudbury. The annual conference includes vendors competing to sell thousand of titles of their published books. But they’re not only competing against other book sellers,… »
Victorian-era prison to finally close its doors
One of the world’s oldest prisons continuously in use, is set to close for good in just a few days. Some areas still retain their Victorian-era heritage © CBC Up until recently, and over its long history, the Victorian-era penitentiary in… »
Another bullied teen takes his life
Yet another Canadian teenage has chosen to end his life after enduring years of bullying. Todd Loik’s mother found his body two weeks before his 16th birthday at their home in North Battleford in the western province of Saskatchewan. The… »
Top court to rule on police use of sniffer dogs
Canadian police can use drug-detecting dogs when they have “reasonable suspicion” of criminal activities but the Supreme Court of Canada will clarify what that means on Friday. Two cases are before the court in which police didn’t have much to… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Politics, Society
First Nations study to look at state of Indigenous food, nutrition, safety
To document some of the challenges facing Indigenous people in Canada, First Nations are collecting data for a Canada-wide study of Indigenous nutrition and traditional food and the impact of affordability and environmental contamination of food. The “First Nations Food,… »
Centennial gathering talks about funerals, cemeteries
As we go about our daily lives it’s not a place we really ever think about, but it is a place we’ll all end up going to one day; the cemetery. Hamilton Ontario has the oldest municipally owned and operated… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
“Goosinator” Chasing geese and their poop
It may be hard for some to believe that the Canada goose, an iconic symbol of Canada, was once an endangered species. Showing the wheels, skis, propeller, remote control, and relative size of the device © CBC A successful conservation programme… »
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