The trade dispute with Canada over canola appears to be Chinese reaction to the arrest of a top Huawei official here, requested by the U.S. Trade in canola with China represents about 40 per cent of Canada’s canola exports worth… »
Highlights / Year: 2019
Vaccines arrive in Mozambique as cholera spreads rapidly
There are 1,052 confirmed cases of cholera in Mozambique the aftermath of Cyclone Idai and aid workers are rushing to stop the rapid spread of the disease. UNICEF and the World Health Organization have procured almost 900,000 doses of cholera… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Google streetview: Now you can visit Mars (on Earth)
Google has taken its “streetview” cameras to the high Arctic before, but now they’ve gone to another very special place..Mars. Well, almost. Devon Island is the site of a Mars mission training ground The remote and desolate Devon Island is… »
National police warn about fraudulent phone calls
Canada’s national police force, the RCMP, issued a warning about fraudulent telephone calls demanding money which appear to be from it. The callers pretend to be police officers and tell victims they owe a large amount of money in taxes… »
Suspect in kidnapping of Chinese student turns himself in
One of the four men suspected of kidnapping a Chinese student in the Toronto suburb of Markham last month has turned himself in to police. Abdullahi Adan, 37, surrendered to police overnight after York Regional Police issued a Canada-wide warrant… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canada: A world hot spot..but that’s not good
A new multi-disciplinary report on climate shows Canada is warming at twice the rate of the global average. Northern regions are warming even more at about three times the global average. The report by Environment and Climate Change Canada also… »
Air Canada revises schedule for May as Boeing 737 MAX remains grounded
Air Canada said Monday that it has had to revise its flight schedule for May to deal with Transport Canada’s continued closure of Canadian airspace to the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Air Canada anticipates it will cover 98 per cent… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Complaints against telecoms increase 44% in six months
Canadians lodged 44 per cent more complaints against telecommunication providers in the second half of 2018, most often about mobile phone service, followed in order by internet, television and landline phone. The biggest number of complaints involved incorrect charges and… »
Canada to match donations to Cyclone Idai relief for up $2M
The federal government is urging Canadians to open up their wallets and contribute to the humanitarian relief efforts in three southern African countries hit by Tropical Cyclone Idai last month. Large parts of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe have been devastated… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Ottawa imposes carbon tax in 4 provinces
Residents of New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan will be paying more for gasoline and heating fuel as of Monday as the federal government begins taxing carbon emissions in provinces that refused to impose their own emission pricing or whose… »
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