After nearly 30 hours of voting, Canadian parliamentarians concluded a record-setting marathon session in the House of Commons in the wee hours of Friday, but a cloud still hangs over the Liberal government after an explosive interview by a former… »
Highlights / Year: 2019
Canada’s 2019 budget slim on hard power Arctic commitments, experts say
While the new Liberal budget promises to spend $700 million over the next 10 years for things like post-secondary education in Canada’s North, new infrastructure and Arctic research, there is barely any mention of investing in the government’s hard power… »
Report may offer a ray of hope in B.C. opioid crisis
There may be glimmer of hope in the opioid crisis that has been ravaging British Columbia, prompting the province to declare a medical state of emergency in the spring of 2016. New data released by the B.C. Coroners Service this… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
On World Water Day, the caring continue their fight to save what we can’t live without
It’s World Water Day–an annual event when the United Nations and anybody and everybody else who cares to try to make things just a little better brings attention to what’s going on with the world’s water supply. And, in case… »
Hamilton officer facing five arrest charges appears at hearing
A Hamilton police officer facing multiple charges for arresting two photojournalists in 2017 has made his first appearance at a Police Act hearing in the Ontario city. Const. Jeff Todoruck is alleged to have committed five acts of misconduct, including… »
Parents pampering children at ‘alarming rates,’ says counsellor
The recent scandal about parents in the U.S. paying bribes to get their children into elite colleges has raised the issue of ‘snowplow parenting.’ Also called pampering, this refers to parents who will go to great lengths to remove obstacles,… »
Economy, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Canadian non-profit agency says literacy should be a right
It seems shocking but in a developed country with a well-established education system, about a fifth of the population has serious problems with literacy, and almost half the population is below the international average standard for literacy. That’s according to… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Canada needs more electric buses: think-tank
A new report suggests Canada could benefit by using more electric buses both because it would reduce emissions and it would boost its own industry that makes the vehicles. Clean Energy Canada is a green energy think-tank which says Canada… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
The silent killing of marine life: Ghost gear
Second annual report rates seafood companies for ghost gear It’s known as “ghost gear” or abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG). These are nets, traps, lines, or hooks left floating in the ocean or any water body, and which… »
Trudeau extends best wishes for Nowruz
Nowruz marks the start of spring and the New Year in the Persian calendar and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extended best wishes to all who celebrate it. He also used the occasion to remind Canadians “that inclusion and respect for… »
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