A picture of a now deceased Canadian girl at the centre of a bullying controversy turned up on an online dating site, raising an outcry over the use of personal photos on the internet. Parsons’s father said photos posted on… »
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Driver in deadly bus crash “careful”
Canadian officials swarmed over the site where a double-decker bus crashed into a train killing six people on Wednesday morning in a suburb of the capital, Ottawa. Authorities are combing the area for clues as to what happened. They have… »
Arctic patrol ships overpriced, say advisers
A $3-billion ship building contract was overpriced, warned Canadian government advisers, but the deal was signed anyway two days later. The warning was contained in documents obtained by the public broadcaster, the CBC, under Canada’s Access to Information Act. The… »
Disturbing increase in ethno-religious incidents in Quebec
Earlier this week vandals in a district of Montreal spray-painted what can be construed as hate messages on an Anglican Church and on a Turkish bath often frequented by Muslim women. The message “ Go B (back) to your country-… »
Rare tropical visitors found in New Brunswick
There have been some strange new visitors to the usually cold waters of New Brunswick on Canada’s east coast Red balloon indicates St Andrews in Bay of Fundy. The Miramichi flows into the Gulf of St Lawrence © google map They’re… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Society
Public space activists want to stop spread of digital billboards in Toronto
Canada’s largest city Toronto is considering allowing more digital billboards in the city, and some citizens are organizing to stop it. At the moment there are about 30 digital signs – basically giant TV screens – that show images, rather… »
Finance minister highlights tax break for Canadian manufacturers
Canada’s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty promoted the federal government’s aid to Canadian manufacturers in a public appearance in the city of Brampton, in the province of Ontario, Wednesday (September 18). He highlighted the $1.4 billion in tax relief for Canadian… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Toronto’s elephants finally heading to California sanctuary
After a long-drawn out controversy over several years, the Toronto Zoo’s three remaining elephants will be heading to the PAWS (Performing Animal Welfare Society) elephant sanctuary in California. Thika was born at the Toronto Zoo in 1980 © Pat Hewitt-Canadian Press… »
Economy, International, Politics
Government claims ‘bad faith’ ruling of labour board is ‘unreasonable’ – diplomats’ strike
A labour relations board “erred in law” and “rendered an unreasonable decision” when it ruled the Canadian government failed to bargain in “good faith” with striking diplomats according to a request for a review of the ruling which was sent… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Alzheimer drugs don’t work for the mildly impaired
Research indicates drugs for Alzheimer’s don’t help those with mild cognitive impairment. © St. Michael’s Hospital Drugs for Alzheimer’s patients do not improve the mental abilities of people who have only mild cognitive impairment, and they do increase harm, according to… »
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