On this day in 1898, Canada send a small group of its fledgling permanent militia to protect Canada’s interests in the far north from potential U.S. occupation. Canada and the U.S. like to boast that through a history of friendly… »
International, Politics, Society
On this day in 1898, Canada send a small group of its fledgling permanent militia to protect Canada’s interests in the far north from potential U.S. occupation. Canada and the U.S. like to boast that through a history of friendly… »
People have become so fearful about this deadly virus that they’re disinfecting everything to far greater extent than ever before. Disinformation and misuse has led to a vast increase in the number of cases of accidental poisonings in Canada. Due… »
International, Politics, Society
Family, friends, and military members will gather at the Canadian Forces airbase in Trenton Ontario today for a ceremony to honour six military members. They were aboard a Canadian military Cyclone helicopter which crashed into the sea on April 29,… »
With the emergency health restrictions in place in Canada’s largest city, things on the usually heavily frequented “Beaches” area of Toronto became far less busy and ‘quieter’. For a pregnant fox, a spot under the boardwalk by the city’s east-end… »
Economy, Health, International
As we head into May, the crisis seems to worsen for Canadian and other airlines as travel restrictions, reduced flights, reduced revenue and overhead increases continue. The airline industry says it’s in crisis, with hundreds of planes worth billions of… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Health, Society
Throughout Canada, the summer season is filled with a huge variety of events, festivals, parades, sports, exhibitions, fairs and other events. Due to concern over the SARS-Cov2 virus, in Canadan Canada’s major cities, almost all public events of any kind… »
With the pandemic creating some of the worst economic conditions on record, the Bank of Canada governor Steven Poloz had to enact measures to help soften the blow of mass business closures and massive unemployement. This included dropping the overnight… »
With China now being appointed to the Human Rights Council and the ‘consultative group’ there is concern by several countries that human rights abuses will not be investigated or properly condemned. China has itself has regularly been accused of abuse… »
Long before Canada became a country, many major sea battles had been fought in Canadian waters. First between British and French forces, and during the war of 1812 between British and Americans. In 1867 Canada became a federated country, although… »
Economy, Politics, Society, Sports
With the 22 murders in Nova Scotia still fresh in Canadian minds, most of them by the perpetrator’s illegally obtained firearms, the Liberal government has moved to announce an immediate ban on what they are now calling ‘military grade’ firearms.… »