Two young grizzly bears have been caught on a remote island in the western province of British Columbia. Grizzlies are not native to Cormorant Island between Vancouver Island in the Pacific Ocean and the mainland. The bears, believed to be… »
Highlights / Year: 2016
Update: memorial to WWII indigenous hero
On September 17, 2016, hundreds of people in a small northern Ontario town, came to honour the memory of Sgt Charles Henry Byce. Politicians, Byce’s family members, veterans, representatives of the Moose Cree and aboriginal drummers, along with residents of… »
Canada’s universities slip in Times World University Rankings
As universities in the United Kingdom and the United States continue to hold their top positions, an annual ranking of the world’s top universities suggests Canada’s schools may be losing ground. All three top Canadian universities ranked lower in The… »
Incidents prompt police to urge caution with online sales
Police in Ottawa have charged two men after robberies during meetings arranged online for the sale of goods. In two separate incidents, the suspects offered to buy a cellphone that was posted for sale on Kijiji. At the first meeting,… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Children’s fitness test: international results
It’s called the “beep” test, and it’s a global standardized evaluation of children’s general fitness levels. A major new analysis of results of such tests has ranked childrens’s aerobic fitness in 50 countries. Justin Lang is the lead author of… »
Drug for elephants lethal for illicit users
While fentanyl is causing a sharp increase in overdoses and deaths among illicit drug users in Canada, a new drug is appearing called carfentanil that is far more potent. The U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information lists carfentanil as being 100… »
History Sept. 22, 1988: apology to Japanese-Canadians of WWII
In the late 1930;s and early 1940’s western nations knew Japan was posing a military threat. The full scale of Japanese horrors in their attacks on China in the late 1930’s was not yet realized when on December 7, 1941,… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Time to invest in renewable energy for Arctic communities: WWF-Canada
The need to replace Nunavut’s ageing diesel-powered generators in the near future creates an ideal opportunity to invest in more renewable energy sources for Canada’s Arctic communities, says World Wildlife Fund-Canada. Reducing the reliance of isolated northern communities on the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Canada in for cold and snowy winter?
Get those winter boots and parkas ready because both the Old Farmer’s Almanac and its competitor, the Farmer’s Almanac, are predicting a cold and snowy winter for much of Canada this year. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, which is… »
Giant potato invited to wedding
Potatoes are important to the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.), but this is the first I have heard of anyone inviting one to their wedding. Actually, the couple in question asked the potato industry mascot, Tate the Tater,… »
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