The social media giant, Facebook, has released its second report which indicates the number of information requests on users that are made by governments around the world. Facebook doesn’t go into specifics about the information, only basic statistics. The data… »
Highlights / Month: April 2014
Only one Canadian team at start of National Hockey League playoffs
The Montreal Canadiens will be getting a lot of attention from hockey fans all over the country in the following weeks. They are the only Canadian team to have qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs this season. “Going into the… »
Harsh winter, harsh spring
Following the long and bitterly cold winter experienced by much of southern Canada, comes more unpleasant surprise for many areas, in the form of floods. In many cases the floods are being caused by ice jams on rivers. Due to… »
Homegrown terrorist explains his radicalization
Letters from a Toronto youth turned terrorist provide clues as to how radicalization occurs in Canada. The letters were written to the public broadcaster, CBC by Saad Khalid who is now serving a 20-year prison sentence for his part in… »
Brain drain challenges aboriginal communities
First Nations communities across Canada are struggling to find ways of getting young people to return after leaving to go to school or find a job. Forty-four per cent of 18- to 24-year-olds who have left do not plan to… »
Students must work longer now to earn tuition fees
University tuition fees have skyrocketed in Canada over the past 40 years and students must work two, three and even six times as much to afford to pay for them, according to a new study. The public policy think tank,… »
Grand Chief Delisle: ‘We’ve been tread upon and ignored.’
“We’ve been tread upon and ignored.” said Grand Chief Michael Delisle of the Mohawk Nation community of Kahnawake, near the city of Montreal, on Tuesday (April 15), as he reacted to the tabling last Thursday of a proposed new Canadian government bill,… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Unexpected discovery: viral aphrodisiac STD
It was an unexpected finding. While studying stress in crickets connected with fleeing from predators, a researcher and colleagues discovered a unique trait in a virus that may help in dealing with sexually transmitted diseases in humans. Shelley Adamo (PI)… »
Senators want nine changes to proposed Fair Elections Act
The Canadian government’s proposed Fair Elections Act should be amended according to a “Pre-Study” report released by the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Tuesday (April 15). “Because it is important to protect the trust, participation, and reliability of… »
Unique Newfoundland coin sells for almost $103,000
It’s rare. In fact, it’s the only one in the world. In 1865, when the now Atlantic province of Newfoundland was still a British colony, a test design was struck for a new $2 gold coin. The coin is what… »
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