As Canadian media continue to discuss the pros and cons of intervention in Syria, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon made it clear, an intervention without UN approval, would be illegal. Last week Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he had… »
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Huge potential for Canadian solar energy innovation.
Current technology in solar panels are generally fairly heavy and bulky panels. They require sturdy frames and mounts, and are energy intensive to manufacture. Some also use fairly rare elements as well. They are also generally fairly expensive. Researchers at… »
New website launched for city of Montreal election, ‘Je vote pour ma ville’
The Elections Office of the Canada’s second largest city, Montreal, launched a new website Tuesday (September 3) as well as opening offices in all of the city’s boroughs. “Je vote pour ma ville” (I vote for my city) or as… »
Supreme Court deadline on provinces’ submissions on Senate reform extended
The Supreme Court of Canada has extended the deadline for submissions to September 6 for its examination of what powers the federal government has to abolish or reform Parliament’s upper chamber, the Senate. The federal government turned to the court… »
Windsor-Essex Health Unit: walk to school for better health
As the new school year gets fully underway this week across Canada, there are concerns about children’s health and fitness level. In the south-western region of the central province of Ontario, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says it wants to… »
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Women’s ID stolen for prescription drugs
Two sisters in western Canada are outraged that their identities were used by someone to fill 260 prescriptions for the highly addictive narcotic Oxycodone over a five-year period. Illicit use of this drug by addicts has been a spiraling problem… »
Corruption inquiry resumes, targets unions
Sleaze, kick-backs, collusion, corruption make for great television and viewers in the province of Quebec are about to get their second installment as a public inquiry resumes today with testimony from union officials. The Charbonneau commission inquiry has so far… »
World class cycling competition in Alberta
Many of the world’s top professional bicycle racers are in Alberta this week. It’s the start of the six-day Tour of Alberta, and includes six teams which compete in the Tour de France, and Pro-Continental teams from the Americas. 2011… »
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Experimental Lakes Area to stay open with provincial funding
An internationally renowned site for the study of water pollution and lake ecosystems will not be forced to shutdown because of Canadian federal budget cutbacks. On Monday (September 2), the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba announced, Ontario will commit $2 million a… »
Fire destroys popular St. Jacobs Farmers’ market
The main building of a popular farmer’s market in the Mennonite area of the Canadian province of Ontario was destroyed in an early morning fire Monday (September 2). The St. Jacobs Farmers Market is a popular attraction for locals and… »
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