Nazi-associations were raised by a resident on one of two streets in Gatineau, Quebec. Gatineau is the city across the Ottawa River from Canada’s capital city, Ottawa. The streets, named for Alexis-Carrel and Philipp Lenard, were in the neighbourhood around the… »
Highlights / Year: 2015
CBC fires high-profile news host over ethics
The public broadcaster has abruptly “ended its relationship” with news host Evan Solomon saying he acted in ways “inconsistent” with the CBC code of ethics. The decision came barely one hour after the Toronto Star newspaper reported Solomon had “secretly… »
Two airlines refuse smaller carry-on standards
Air Canada and West Jet say they will not conform to guidelines that would shrink the size of luggage allowed into the cabins of their airplanes. The International Air Transport Association announced the new guidelines to harmonize rules among the… »
Canada’s Senate: renewed controversy over spending
Auditor General’s investigation criticizes improper claims, lack of oversight The Canadian Senate- the so-called Chamber of sober second-thought- is going through a dark period. Wracked by ongoing spending scandals and legal cases, the senate has come under fire again, this… »
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U.S. Senator calling on Obama to intervene in nuclear waste storage plan in Ontario
Mark Kirk, the Republican Senator from Illinois is imploring President Barack Obama to step into the controversy surrounding the planned deep underground geologic repository to store nuclear waste material for thousands of years. The problem for many people, is the… »
Web may incite bad behaviour among travellers
Two Canadians were forbidden from leaving Malaysia after allegedly posing naked on a sacred mountain which subsequently was jolted by an earthquake. The tremor killed at least 18 people and one government official said it was caused by the group… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Blacks Photography closing all 59 stores in Canada
Blacks Photography, in another sign of the times, is closing all 59 stores in its Canada-wide chain. The company said today it cannot compete in the digital age. The company made an effort to revitalize the stores last year, transforming… »
FIFA’s Female players are indeed female
Gender tests raising eyebrows With the Women’s World Cup of Football (soccer) being played in Canada, the question of gender testing has arisen. Since 2011 FIFA regulations require all teams to sign a declaration that players participating are of the… »
Airlines to shrink size of carry-on luggage
Air travellers may soon have to buy new carry-on luggage as airlines announced a change in guidelines that would reduce the size of bags that are allowed in airplane cabins. Canadian travellers are already annoyed with relatively recent rule changes… »
Highlights, International, Society
WW2 letters to home from combat cameraman
Personal letters add human touch to war Prior to the war, Hugh McCaughey worked at a camera shop in Vancouver on the Canadian west coast. In 1942 he joined the hundreds of thousands of other young men and enlisted in… »
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