Canada is asking the World Trade Organization for permission to impose more than $3 billion a year in trade tariffs on products imported from the United States. It is the latest move in an ongoing dispute over the labelling of… »
Highlights / Year: 2015
Economy, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Voting and your brain: research from McGill shows what’s involved
McGill University is the scene of joint research into the workings of the brain involved in a decision such as voting. Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship came together in a… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights
Drones disturb wildlife: new policies suggested
There are new calls for policies on personal drones are being called for following an incident at a provincial park. Kevin Snair is the supervisor of park interpretive services at Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park in the east coast province of… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Studying how to manage risks from extreme weather
Extreme weather events are increasing and 50 people have gathered at a Montreal university to talk about how to manage the risks associated with them, reports the Montreal Gazette. Flooding, snow storms and heat waves are among the hazards that… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Le Studio, Morin Heights for sale after years of neglect
Le Studio, in Morin Heights, Quebec, just north of Montreal, was the setting for some of the great albums of the 1970’s and 1980’s but it has been silent and neglected for years. Now for sale, a piece of Canadian history,… »
Abused women can find help online
Every six days, a woman is killed by an intimate partner in Canada, according to estimates, and now, a new online tool offers abused women a way to escape such lethal domestic violence. There are shelters across Canada where women… »
Mysterious religious relics found in attic
New Brunswick home held relics that may be hundreds of years old A family in St John, in the eastern maritime province of New Brunswick has a mystery on its hands. A wider view of the reliquaries with their possible… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, International, Society
Ghost gear and World Oceans Day
Today is World Oceans Day As part of a number of campaigns by various environmental groups globally, World Animal Protection (WAP) has launched its own campaign against ghost fishing gear. Josey Kitson is the executive director of World Animal Protection-Canada.… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Highlights, Internet, Science & Technology
Sex beats poison when it comes to insect control
with files from Emily Chung, CBC With the sometimes bitter debate continues over widespread farm use of the insecticide family of neonicotinoids, another alternative is making inroads. There has been a battle between environmentalists, scientists and beekeepers on one hand,… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
G7 leaders postpone climate change action
G7 leaders have agreed to transform their countries to no-carbon economies but not until 2100. As host of the meeting, German Chancellor Angela Merkel had hoped to get agreement on a low-carbon target for 2050. Canada’s Stephen Harper said Canada’s… »
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