Like in so many other Western countries, Canadians are attempting to cope with shrinking congregations as secularization across the country grows and survival tactics abound. Some tactics are traditional; turning churches into condos or tearing them down and building apartments.… »
Highlights / Year: 2019
As provincial budget approaches, Quebec Bar sounds alarm on dire state of Nunavik justice system
With the Quebec provincial budget scheduled for later this month, the Quebec Bar Association is demanding immediate, short-term investments to address justice system shortfalls in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec. “The justice needs in the North are urgent,… »
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The LINK Online, Mar. 8-9-10, 2019
Your hosts Lynn, Terry, Marie-Claude, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Canada’s Prime Minister insists “no inappropriate pressure” in SNC Lavalin case The SNC Lavalin scandal as it’s being called continues to dog the Liberal government of Prime Minister… »
Charity applauds glass sponge reef protection
The Canadian government will create new marine refuges off the western coast that will protect some ancient and fragile glass sponge reefs. The charity, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), “is very pleased” that this “ecological treasure” not far from… »
International, Politics, Society
Mac the Moose will be reclaiming his title
It’s probably fitting that the dispute ended with the two opponents taking a shared selfie. The mayor of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and deputy mayor of Stor-Elvdal, Norway found a way to make peace. At a “Moose Summit” last weekend on… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Civil liberties defender threatens to sue over Smart City
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is threatening to sue three levels of government for failing to regulate use of the massive amounts of data that will be collected in the Sidewalk Labs project planned for Toronto. The Quayside plan is… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Encouraging girls to pursue science
Prelude to International Women’s Day the provincially controlled electrical power agency Ontario Power Generation (OPG) hosted its first ever conference for young girls this week as a precursor to International Women’s Day today. The event was held over two days… »
NFB’s interactive game for mobile devices aims to close ‘orgasm gap’
TORONTO – Pretty well everyone knows what a penis looks like, whether in the flesh, in the form of sex toys or from depictions scrawled on the walls of public washrooms. But a woman’s clitoris? Not so much. Enter the… »
Blackfoot ceremonial headdress returns to its rightful owners
If it is true, as someone once said, that all things must pass, (and we’re not talking the George Harrison album here), it may be also true that they may not be gone forever. Members the Blackfoot Confederacy, long-time residents… »
Strong job gains made in February 2019
For the second consecutive month of good news on the employment front, there was an increase of 55,900 net new, full-time positions in Canada in February. In January, the gain was 66,800 new jobs. This was the strongest two-month gain… »
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