When winter batters us with bitter winds and relentless snow, baseball fans have always had the luxury of escaping to dreams of summer on December days. Michael Saunders, a Mariner last season, has been given the left field job in… »
Highlights / Year: 2014
Supreme Court rules on police mobile phone searches
In a precedent setting ruling, Canada’s Supreme Court has ruled police can search your mobile phone, tablet, computer, or other device without a warrant. In a narrow 4-3 decision the court ruled that in a lawful arrest, police are not… »
Winter weather woes in Canada: but not snow!
Canada, a land of cold and snow, at least in winter. Well that’s what most people think but with the changing climate that’s not really the case. With Christmas just a couple of weeks away, both east and west coasts… »
Ottawa wins right to appeal Omar Khadr ruling
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday agreed to hear a federal government appeal related to former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr’s youth status. The case deals with a lower court ruling that held that Khadr, now 28, should be deemed… »
Ottawa scraps bill used against G20 demonstrators in 2010
The federal government has scrapped a law that police used to make mass arrests during the tumultuous G20 summit in Toronto in 2010. The Public Works Protection Act was designed to protect electrical facilities from saboteurs in the 1940s. Police… »
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For the record, two visions: Assembly of First Nations
Canada’s First Nation Indigenous Chiefs elected a new National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations on Wednesday (December 10) and in both the acceptance speech of the new AFN head Perry Bellegarde and the speech of third place candidate… »
Jean Beliveau is laid to rest in Montreal
Wednesday was a day of mourning in Montreal. Jean Beliveau, a Canadian and Quebec icon, was laid to rest at Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral in the heart of the city. Maurice Richard (left) and Jean Beliveau in the… »
National public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada to shorten supper-hour TV newscasts
Canada’s national public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada has announced it will shorten supper-hour television newscasts across Canada as of autumn of next year. In a press release Thursday (December 11) titled “CBC/Radio-Canada to expand local digital services and local connection across the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Studying the costs of “green” proposals
A vast majority of Canadians would like to see a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental groups have proposed several actions and policies to achieve this. Germain Belzile is a professor at École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal (HEC).… »
Ontario premier’s letter to PM Harper calls for ‘collaboration’ and not ‘confrontation’
In a letter made public Thursday (December 11), the premier of Canada’s most populous province of Ontario Kathleen Wynne has once again asked for a face-to-face meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper writing that December 5th marked the one… »
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