Two boys were apparently killed by an escaped python in Eastern Canada. © CBC The deaths of two little boys in New Brunswick this week bring to 19 the number of North Americans killed by giant, constricting snakes kept as pets… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Canada Games ban processed and fried food
The Canada Games are underway in Sherbrooke, Quebec with athletes from across the country competing, many for the first time at this national level. The Opening Ceremonies for the Canada Games in Sherbrooke, Quebec, August 2,2013 © Jacques Boissinot And for… »
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Lac-Mégantic disaster railway gets bankruptcy protection
A Canadian judge has reluctantly granted creditor protection to the rail company whose runaway train caused the explosion and deaths of 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec last month. Montreal, Maine & Atlantic filed for bankruptcy in both Canada and the… »
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The Carver: Toonoo Sharky
Carving is usually the first thing that comes to mind when people think about northern art. But just like other art forms in the Arctic, carving is evolving and changing. Toonoo Sharky is a longtime carver and has developed an… »
International, Politics, Society
Right-wing pushback on minister’s support for gays
A privately funded, socially conservative group charges Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has abused his position by promoting the rights of homosexuals abroad. REAL Women lambasted the minister for awarding $200,000 to special interest groups in Uganda and Kenya to… »
Economy, International, Politics
Canada tightens rules on temporary foreign workers
Employers who want to hire temporary foreign workers will now have to pay a processing fee for each application and will have to work harder to find Canadians for the jobs first. The changes come after news reports last April… »
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Vancouver Art Gallery’s Grand Hotel Exhibit
Vancouver’s Art Gallery says everyone has a hotel story. That’s the provocative invitation on their website, to visit the show that’s been on since April 13th. The Waldorf Astoria in New York City © courtesy of the VAG The exhibit is… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Kate McGarrigle Square unveiled in Montreal today
Kate McGarrigle, the singer-songwriter who won over audiences around the world with her sister Anna, will be honoured in a cozy little square steps from her Montreal home, in Outrement today. Place Kate McGarrigle is small but filled with the… »
Quality palliative care running slow in Canada
Euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide are prompting more and more debate–sometimes quite contentious–across Canada. Both are prohibited under Canada’s Criminal Code and the federal government is currently appealing a British Columbia court ruling last summer that struck down the ban on… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Airline must accommodate those allergic to dogs
Air Canada will have to accommodate passengers with severe allergies to dogs, ruled the Canadian Transportation Agency. The agency added this allergy to a list of disabilities that already included the allergy to cats. A complaint had been filed by… »
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