Saudi Arabia has upped the ante in their confrontation with Western countries over the fate of 10 women activists arrested last year. Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Council issued a statement signed by three dozen countries, including Canada,… »
Highlights / Year: 2019
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Once Our Land: graphic novel story continues
The story of an unlikely pair of survivors in a post apocalyptic world continues with the release of Once Our Land-2. Artist Peter Ricq of Vancouver pits the remaining humans in 1830’s Germany against alien invaders. The young girl and… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canada grounds Boeing 737 Max 8 jets
Joining countries around the world, Canada is grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 jets immediately. Roughly three-quarters of the 737 Max 8 planes world-wide have now been pulled from use since the Ethiopian Airlines crash last Sunday that killed all… »
Compensation for Indian Day School survivors announced
The Liberal government has taken another step towards righting past wrongs committed against Canada’s Indigenous peoples. The government announced in December it had reached a settlement with survivors of former Indian Day Schools. On Tuesday, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Politics, Society
The 2019 “best” (worst) of government waste awards announced
Where hard-earned taxpayer dollars go to disappear They’re called “The Teddy Awards” named after a former government bureaucrat , Ted Weatherhill, who was eventually fired after charging taxpayers vast sums for food and drink expenses over several years. The awards… »
Arts & Entertainment, Politics, Society
Ontario: No phones in classrooms
In an announcement Tuesday, Ontario’s Education Minister said mobile phones will not be allowed in school classrooms starting in September which is the beginning of the next school year. The reason is the claim that cell phones are a distraction… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Ontario may ban plastic straws and single use plastic
Canada’s most populous province is exploring a ban on plastic straws and other single use plastics such as plastic untensils like those often found in fast food outlets. A document was released this week called, Reducing Litter and Waste in… »
Health, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Métis veterans appear–finally–to be on the verge of being properly recognized
Métis military veterans, members of the 400,000-stong Métis community in Western Canada, may be on the verge of winning something they have wanted–desired–since the end of the Second World War: respect from the federal government. That respect could begin with… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Boeing air crash: Why, and what happens now
Former safety inspector analysis With the second Boeing 737 Max 8 crash in months, questions are being raised about the plane’s safety. Many countries have now grounded the model, but not Canada, at least not for the moment. Eighteen Canadians… »
Canada history: March 12, 1930: the tragic end of one of the greatest fighter aces of WWI
Canada’s William Barker is the British Commonwealth’s most decorated war hero, yet few people really remember the First World War fighter ace today. With a score of 50 planes shot down, and several heavily defended observation balloons, he was among… »
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