Taxi drivers in the province of Quebec are angry at a government plan to deregulate the industry and level the playing field with ride-hailing services like Uber. They are staging protests and driving at low speeds to interfere with traffic… »
Highlights / Year: 2019
Economy, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Another federal payroll system needs an overhaul
Earlier this month, CBC News reported that a little-known research group inside the Privy Council Office was carrying out research into whether or not public servants should be offered electronic fitness-tracking devices to help reduce their health insurance premiums. Health… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Space officials confident of a major satellite launch in May
Canada’s $1-billion space satellite system–an idea hatched in 2004 and green-lit in 2008–appears finally ready to blast off in May. Or maybe not. In February–for the sixth time–the launch was scrubbed because of technical problems with the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster… »
U.S., Russia thwarting black carbon reduction in Arctic, says Finland
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from around the North Black carbon pollution remains a pressing concern in the Arctic, but the U.S. and Russia are thwarting regional co-operation efforts to combat the problem, says Finland’s Ministry of… »
Canadian Coast Guard sends 2 icebreakers to help stranded oil tanker
The Canadian Coast Guard has dispatched two icebreakers to assist an oil tanker that has lost its steering in heavy ice in Cabot Strait off the southwestern coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, officials said Friday. MT Jana Desgagnes, a Canadian… »
Driver in catastrophic Humboldt bus crash gets 8 years
Truck driver Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years in prison for crashing into a bus killing 16 people and injuring 13 nearly a year ago. The bus was carrying a team of young hockey players and others connected… »
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The LINK Online, March 22, 23, 24, 2019
Your hosts: Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Terry Haig. (Video of show at bottom.) Public hearing on oil and gas development in eastern Arctic wrap up in Iqaluit Public hearings on potential oil and gas development in the waters between… »
China stops importing Canadian canola
Chinese importers are “unwilling to purchase” Canadian canola seed, reports the industry group, Canola Council of Canada. China first suspended imports of the seed from one company, Richard International Ltd. in early March when one Chinese official claimed hazardous organisms… »
Priest stabbed during morning mass at Montreal’s Saint Joseph’s Oratory
Montreal police have arrested a young man who allegedly stabbed a Catholic priest during a televised morning Mass at the city’s landmark Saint Joseph’s Oratory, Canada’s largest church, on Friday. The priest, who was identified by the Diocese of Quebec… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Effects of Christchurch attack being felt across Canada
The ripples from Christchurch continue to lap on Canada’s shores. As a Chinese-Canadian political candidate in Alberta was brought to tears after one of her campaign signs was defaced with racist graffiti and an advocacy group in Vancouver was announcing… »
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