According to survey results released from Rates.ca, 40 per cent of Canadians believe that distracted driving is the number one cause of vehicular deaths, passing impaired driving. Rates.ca surveyed 1173 Canadians and asked them about their experiences and concerns with… »
Highlights / Year: 2020
Internet, Science & Technology
Quebec company partners with Dell to expand reach of immersive learning spaces
Quebec based company Lü Interactive Playground announced yesterday that it is partnering with Dell Technologies to begin implementing interactive and immersive learning to schools around the world. Using giant projectors, sounds systems and 3D cameras, Lü Interactive Playground is able… »
Economy, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Indigenous protests and blockades don’t appear to be going away
As Mohawks near Montreal reinforced their concrete barriers and members of another band in central Ontario set tires on fire to disrupt rail service, a new public opinion poll suggests that support for the First Nations protesters is slipping. The… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Earth Day Canada reveals electric vehicle service to fleet managers
Earth Day Canada and Quebec’s Minister of Transport and Minister responsible for the Metropolis and Montreal region, Chantal Rouleau revealed a program yesterday morning make it easier for companies to transition into using electric vehicles. Earth Day Canada said that… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Ontario reports Canada’s 12th case of COVID-19
As fears about the spread of the coronavirus continue to mount around the world and hundreds of new cases are being reported in Asia, a fifth case has been disclosed in Ontario. It is the second case announced this week… »
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Portraits of Black Canadian – Episode 17
Oscar Peterson There’s Oscar Peterson Boulevard and Oscar Peterson Public School in Mississauga, Ontario; Oscar Peterson Square in downtown Toronto; and, in his hometown of Montreal there’s the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall. And, that’s not to mention the 16 honourary… »
Health, International, Society
Quebec school cancels Japan trip over coronavirus concerns
About 40 students from L’école Polyvalente Le Carrefour in Gatineau, Quebec, were supposed to leave for an 11 day trip to Japan this Friday, however that has now changed. According to CBC News, the Draveurs school board sent a letter… »
Senator Lynn Beyak apologizes, says posting racist letters was wrong
A Canadian senator, hailed by some as a defender of free speech and vilified by others as a racist, has apologized to her colleagues in the upper chamber for posting offensive letters on her official website and refusing to take… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian Space Agency invests in moon exploration
Canada’s Space Agency (CSA) announced this morning that they have given out seven contracts worth $4.36 million to five companies and one university that will research and develop technologies towards Canadian research and exploration of the Moon. “Our Government is… »
Survey: Almost a quarter of Canadians are uncomfortable talking about money
Survey results released this morning from FP Canada have revealed that almost one in four Canadians said that talking about money made them uncomfortable. FP Canada’s Discomfort Index, a Leger poll, surveyed 1,526 Canadians and asked them to rank their… »
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