In one of Canada’s fastest growing and ever changing cities, one thing has been constant for about 300 years. It’s a red oak tree. In fact it’s been recognised as a heritage tree by Forest Ontario’s Heritage Tree Programme. The… »
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Iceland most gender-equal country says report, Canada comes in 19th
Iceland has been named the world’s most gender-equal country by the World Economic Forum. It’s the 11th year in a row that Iceland has topped the list. The country was followed by three other Nordic countries: Norway, Finland, Sweden, in… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Avalanche Canada issues rare ‘extreme warning’ in B.C.
Avalanche Canada has issued a rare “extreme warning” for many slopes in the Sea-to-Sky region of British Columbia, just north of Vancouver. The organization’s website says large avalanches are “almost certain” on alpine and treeline levels of slopes in the… »
Economy, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Pipeline dispute could bring things to a boil in northern British Columbia
No one in northern British Columbia is quite sure what happens next following a B.C. Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday that granted a temporary injunction against members of a First Nation opposed to the building of a pipeline running through… »
Noted poet won’t read convicted killer’s work at Regina event
The contentious and heated dispute over a controversial literary event at the University of Regina has taken another turn. George Elliott Clarke said Thursday he will not be reading any poetry by the convicted killer whose work Clarke has edited,… »
Health, International, Society
Teen climber survives 150-metre fall…and…he’ll be back
Say one thing for the kid, he’s got brass. “It looked like a cool mountain to climb. My friends wanted to do it so, why not?” said Gurbaz Singh, speaking at the beginning of a day he will not soon… »
Crews clean up as investigators seek cause of Via passenger train derailment
Via Rail says it is working with investigators from the Transportation Safety Board to find out why a passenger train derailed early Tuesday morning west of Winnipeg. Twelve people–seven passengers and five crew–were on the train, which was on a… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Federal documents downplay ‘doomsday’ loss-of-jobs scenario
Canadian Press reports that newly released documents show that federal officials found the likelihood of a “doomsday” scenario where automation eliminates half of Canadian jobs to be “overstated.” The documents, obtained by CP through the Access to Information Act, contrasts… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Plans are underway to tie local labour needs with immigration
A new immigration program that will allow cities and towns to pick newcomers based on local labour needs is being greeted positively by labor experts and economists. CBC News’ Kathleen Harris writes that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau instructed new Immigration… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Two snowboarders die in B.C. avalanche
The first avalanche fatalities of the winter in Canada have been reported, in British Columbia. Two 21-year-old men from Alaska were snowboarding when the avalanche hit Monday afternoon in northwestern B.C.’s Tatshenshini-Alsek Park, near Haines Summit. A third man survived.… »
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