Anyone who has children knows that getting them to help around the house, can often be a chore in itself. With some big events coming up, thanksgiving and Christmas, the stress is increased. Karyn Gordon (PhD) is an author, motivational… »
Highlights / Year: 2016
Pilots no longer need to fly to keep licences current
Rules have changed in Canada so that pilots can simply use simulator testing to keep their pilots’ licenses up to date, and experts say that is a threat to public safety. In the past, pilots could not maintain their licences… »
Highlights, International, Politics, Society
Honouring the last Commonwealth soldier killed in WWI
Belgium to erect a monument to Canadian George Price George Lawrence Price was from Nova Scotia, but when the First World War broke out he was living in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. It was there that he was conscripted in October… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Indigenous look at land issues wins book prize
A book that illustrates indigenous issues from First Nations activist’s point of view has won the 2016 City of Vancouver Book Award. The book was produced as a catalogue for a major art exhibition at the University of British Columbia.… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada donates $8.1 for Ukrainian police reform
Canada will provide the government of Ukraine with up to $8.1 million in new funding to support the country’s new police force, Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion announced over the weekend. Dion made the announcement in Regina while attending the… »
Toronto student used as human shield during Bangladesh terror attack
A University of Toronto student was used as a human shield and was forced to hold and point an unloaded weapon by Islamic militants who stormed an upscale café in Dhaka, executing 18 foreigners in July, according to reports in… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Highlights, Society
Wawa’s giant goose is cooked!
Well, perhaps ‘cooked’ isn’t the right word,, more like rusting away. The small town of Wawa in northern Ontario was thrilled knowing that in 1960, the Trans-Canada highway to the town was going to be completed. That would mean lots… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica brace for Hurricane Matthew
As Hurricane Matthew churned its way through the Caribbean and barreled toward Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba on Monday, governments and aid groups raced against time to try to soften its potentially catastrophic blow. The Category 4 storm, packing sustained winds of up to 220… »
Campaigns seek to empower girls
Governments around the world are blind to the injustices facing millions of girls, says Plan International Canada, and this international development agency has launched a campaign to change that. A report it released today says there are no credible statistics… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Unknown soldiers: finally finding names, closure
It is at one and the same time a sad, but also rewarding task: discovering the identities of the unknown fallen soldiers on the battlefields around the world. In Canada that work is performed by a special department which works… »
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