A new report says more than 530 members of Canada’s federal police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, were injured last as a result of assaults and other violent acts. The RCMP’s 2015 report, obtained by CBC News, says the… »
Highlights / Year: 2016
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Alberta officials issue salty warning
Forewarned is forearmed. Don’t be fooled by that faraway look in a moose’s eyes. He’s not looking to woo you. It’s your car he’s after. More specifically, the road salt caking your car. Authorities in the western province of Alberta… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
David Strangway, educator and scientist, dead at 82
David Strangway, one of Canada’s leading educators and scientists, has died at the age of 82. Before becoming the only person to serve as president of both the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia, Strangeway was chief… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Lab tests boots to prevent falls on snow and ice
In the province of Ontario alone, every year an estimated 21,000 people go to hospital emergency rooms after falling on ice or snow, and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute is working to try to reduce that number. Nasty, sometimes fatal accidents… »
Teenager Penny Oleksiak wins coveted best-athlete trophy
The 16-year-swimmer who stole the hearts of Canadians at last summer’s Rio Olympics is the winner of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s athlete of the year. Penny Oleksiak, who won four medals–including gold in the 100-metre freestyle–at the Games,… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Research into new directions to understand and treat Crohn’s disease
Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. It often affects children and adolescents with 20-30 percent of patients showing their first symptoms before age 20. These symptoms can include diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue, fever, poor growth, and sometimes… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Animal rights activists will continue to press their fight in 2017
As we head to a new year–many of us, no doubt, trying to put this one as far behind us in the rear view mirror as possible–it’s heartening to ponder the commitment of many who will not be deterred from… »
Highlights, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Last Ontario vestige of wartime internment facing demolition
It’s not much to look at, but a former small hotel/bar is the last remnant in Ontario of a troubled chapter in Canadian history. Known as the Eatonville roadhouse, it sits in the middle of a rural area of southwestern… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Montreal to subsidize horse-drawn carriages
A borough of Montreal has voted to provide half a million dollars in extra funding for its 24 horse-drawn carriages, called caleches. It suggests the money be spent on new waiting areas for the horses, proper training and uniforms for… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Family reunification requests to be chosen by lottery
In a bid to make the process fairer, the Canadian government will change how it handles applications from people who want to sponsor parents and grand parents to come to Canada. Yesterday, it announced that the these visa applications will no longer… »
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