Tasty snacks containing rabies vaccine will be distributed in the southern part of Quebec in hopes of keeping that province free of rabies. There has been an outbreak of the fatal disease in New York state and officials want to… »
Highlights / Year: 2016
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, International, Politics
Luxury cruise ship heads to Arctic, but no environmental review
The search for the fabled Northwest Passage had cost the lives of many a European explorer whose ships became frozen and crushed by the bitter Arctic ice. Now with climate change, it seems sailing the passage through the Arctic archipelago… »
Economy, International, Society
Bumper wheat crop not necessarily a blessing
The wheat harvest of 2016 is said to be one of the best in 25 years. But it’s not all good news. Farmers are again concerned about moving their product on railway lines that have in the past, been too… »
Uncategorized
Italian Canadians fundraising for earthquake aftermath
Italian Canadians are networking again, to collect money to send to the country to aid in the aftermath of yesterday’s earthquake. The 6.2 earthquake struck just after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. Three towns in central Italy were leveled. “Long and ugly” The quake… »
Canadians: Aliens are out there, somewhere.
Is there something out there? Aliens for example? Have “extraterrestrials’ visited Earth? Is there a government cover-up? What about belief in ghosts, premonitions, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster and so on? A Canadian polling firm took a break from their… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Anticosti pursuing UNESCO designation while oil drilling to begin soon
The island of Anticosti, in Gulf of the St. Lawrence, will be one of ten sites in Canada suggested for UNESCO World Heritage status. The Canadian government, through Parks Canada, will champion 10 applications to the United Nations body for… »
Teen riding on private property injured by cable
In the summer, many Canadians like to ride four-wheel, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and sometimes they stray on to private property. Sixteen-year-old Taylor Yach was doing just that last weekend when she suddenly struck a steel cable strung across a road… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Ontario provides more money for refugee support
Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, is adding $1.55 million to the millions it will spend to support refugees, reports Canadian Press. Ontario has resettled more than 12,000 Syrian refugees since November 2015 as part of a Canadian initiative that has… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
History: Aug. 25, 1860- the longest railway bridge in the world.
In its day, and even before completion, the Victoria Bridge in Montreal was being hailed as an engineering marvel. At some 3 kilometres long, it was also the longest railway bridge in the world. Opened officially on this day, August… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Three-quarters of world significantly changed by humans
An international team of researchers has mapped where human activity has had the most impact on the natural environment leading to a “biodiversity crisis.” Results were surprising and there was some cause for optimism. ‘Human footprint maps’ were developed to… »
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