Anyone who has ever had one will tell you there’s way more to a horse than meets the eye. Among many other wonderful things, a horse is empathetic, authentic, generous of spirit, non-judgemental, dignified and gentle–all the things we wish… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
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Ontario city’s odd hum is real, says researcher
A noise that has plagued some residents of Windsor, Ontario is real according to a professor who has recorded it. Colin Novak set up a sophisticated $250,000 recording station in February. It sends him an e-mail when sound rises above… »
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Canada criticizes Russian asylum for Snowden
Canada’s foreign affairs minister is calling Russia an outlier in the G8 for granting asylum to U.S. National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. “This is not something that Canada would have considered to do,” Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird told… »
Woman charges RCMP over sexual harassment
A civilian employee of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has filed a lawsuit against the force in British Columbia Supreme Court. Atoya Montague alleges she was sexually harassed by a number of officers whose ranks go as high as superintendent… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada wants Russia to repeal anti-gay law
Canada’s foreign affairs minister, John Baird, plans to press Russia to change a controversial anti-gay law that imposes fines for spreading information about gay choices to minors and bans gay pride rallies. Mr. Baird says he is “deeply concerned” that… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
TransCanada moving ahead with west-east pipeline
TransCanada Corporation, based in Calgary, Alberta, announced today that it is moving ahead with plans to build a west-east pipeline across Canada. The proposed pipeline will move 1.1 million barrels of oil per day from Western Canada to refineries and… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Sea King Helicopter honoured at 50
Sea King helicopters, the first two of eight ordered from Sikorsky Aircraft, were warmly welcomed into the Canadian defence forces on this day in 1963. At the time, the Sea Kings were valued for their ability to search for Soviet… »
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Al Pacino live, as himself, in Toronto
Al Pacino once said, “My first language was shy. It’s only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.” In September, he’ll be stepping into the limelight in Toronto’s venerable Massey Hall, a theatre… »
Doctors urged to stop cell phone use while driving
Canada’s family doctors are being asked to advise their patients to stop using mobiles while driving and to stop doing it themselves. Although there is growing awareness about the increased risk of accidents, many still do it, says a recent… »
Lac Megantic probe now moves to Ottawa
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board has completed its on-site operations in Lac Megantic, Quebec where a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in July, killing 47 people and destroying the heart of the town. At a news conference on Thursday, investigators… »
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