At the beginning of the month, Canada’s west coast city of Vancouver was considering to bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics. Councillor Melissa de Genova originally tabled a motion in April to consider a bid for the games, but that… »
Highlights / Year: 2020
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Complaints against telecoms have decreased
Between August 1, 2019 and July 31, 2020 there were 19 per cent fewer consumer complaints against telecoms in Canada, according to the Independent Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS). Consumers filed 15,868 complaints, down 19 per cent from… »
Decision on Chinese purchase of Arctic mine delayed; former General against it
A struggling gold mine in Canada’s high Arctic is at the centre of debate on whether China should be allowed to buy it. The Chinese state-owned giant, Shandong Gold Mining had submitted a purchase offer in May for the TMAC… »
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People wear face masks as they cross an intersection in Taipei, Taiwan
People wear face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus as they cross an intersection in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) »
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Industrial climbers remove ice from the Russky Bridge in Vladivostok, Russia
Industrial climbers remove ice from the cables of the Russky Bridge across the Eastern Bosphorus Strait in Vladivostok, Russia, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. The bridge was temporarily closed after an ice storm, with a ferry service launched between Russky Island and mainland Vladivostok. Primorye was hit by freezing rain on Nov. 18. Thick layers of ice covered trees, cars, roads and power lines, many of which broke under the weight. The ice storm continued for several days. (AP Photo/Aleksander Khitrov) »
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Fireworks explode as boats head from the harbour in West Dover, N.S.
Fireworks explode as boats loaded with traps head from the harbour in West Dover, N.S. on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020 as the lucrative lobster fishing season on Nova Scotia’s South Shore opens. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan »
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A woman wears a face mask as she stands next to festive lights in Montreal
A woman wears a face mask as she stands next to festive lights in Montreal, Saturday, November 28, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes »
International, Podcasts, Politics
The Nagorno-Karabakh Knot – Episode 5: Between war and peace
The crushing defeat suffered by the Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh at the hands of the Azerbaijani military backed by Turkey and an assortment of Syrian and Libyan mercenaries has caused a cascade of political, diplomatic, security and humanitarian crises in… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Ontario to increase ethanol level in fuel
When you drive up to the gasoline pump in the next few years in Ontario, you’ll be filling up with a little more ethanol. Canada’s most populous province announced late last week that it is mandating an increase in the… »
Pandemic, demographics drive up demand, prices for country homes
The prices of homes in Canada’s recreational regions have soared by 11.5 per cent in the first nine months of 2020, reports major real estate company, Royal Lepage. It explains the increase by saying that because of the pandemic, more… »
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