The Chinese telecommunications company Huawei has made the latest of several million-dollar commitments to Canadian universities for research into advanced communications. Huawei announced it is committing to invest between $2.5 and $3million at the University of British Columbia to support… »
Highlights / Year: 2017
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Google streetview maps high Arctic park
It’s remote, very remote. Quttinirpaaq National Park on the northern tip of Ellesmere Island. It’s so difficult to get to that barely 50 people visit each year. It’s only 800 kilometres from the North Pole, and almost the furthest north… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Move more cargo by bike in Toronto, group recommends
© Pembina Institute Traffic congestion is a big problem in Canada’s largest city and could be relieved by moving cargo by bicycle, concludes a report by the energy think tank, Pembina Institute. It could also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other… »
International, Politics, Society
Toronto Raptors join anti-Trump ranks
Players on the Toronto Raptors, Canada’s only National Basketball Association team, have joined the growing number of North American professional athletes disgusted by some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s words and policies. Raptors officials confirmed a report Thursday in the… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Women in Tech World crossing Canada
Women in Tech World is the social start-up by a group of women, to take stock of the role of women and the presence of women in the growing high tech industry. Despite the boom of tech industries in Canada,… »
“Chief” no longer a title at TDSB
“Chief”, was the word used to describe someone in charge, at the Toronto District School Board. But now, inspired by the final report from Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, (TRC) the board is dropping the word “Chief” and replacing it… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Society
Santa Claus parade not in Vancouver this year, perhaps
Santa Clause parades are an annual event in cities across Canada. Toronto claims it has the original, with the first one held 113 years ago, in 1905. The parades herald the beginning of the Christmas season and are usually tied… »
Police warn of new computer scam
Two older adults in the east end of Toronto have lost more than $32,000 in a scam offering software protection for their computers. Durham regional police say the scammer contacted the victims and offered them several anti-virus options to purchase.… »
Economy, Health, Highlights, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Were you a miner? McIntyre powder update
Ontario gov’t pledges $1 million for research After years of effort by a miner’s daughter, it’s starting to have an effect. Janice Martell was the daughter of a miner in northern Ontario. He was one of thousands of miners in… »
Group to study homophobia, other attitudes in school
Egale Canada’s stated mission is “to improve the lives of LGBTQI2S people in Canada” and to enhance the global response to LGBTQI2S issues.” The acronym stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex and two-spirit people. In 2012, the group… »
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