The circus is in town The crowds have come to downtown Montreal for this year’s Canadian Grand Prix. The bars are full and some streets have been closed off for F1 related events. Many are also watching for sights of… »
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Economy, Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
British Columbia: Back again- the language on signs
Chinese only signs alienate residents The town of Richmond British Columbia has grown exponentially in the past few decades. From what had been a relatively sleepy area decades ago of mostly “white” Canadians, some 78.000 in 1981, with a tiny… »
Economy, International, Society
Women only taxis Halifax: a few bumps
With a handful of recent incidents of violations of female passengers by male taxi drivers, women only services have begun to take shape. One has just formed in Halifax for the airport service. Lady Drive-Her has all women drivers and… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
The FI circus comes to Canada- crowds, money, and prostitution
Some sex trade workers and activists say that when the F1 Grand Prix comes to town, the demand for sex workers goes up, a lot. Many of the activist groups denounce the race for the increase in prostitution and human… »
The election leading..straight to another election?
The recent election (May 9) in the west coast province of British Columbia was close. So close that a number of recounts were needed until it could be confirmed only on May 24 that the Liberals had won a plurality… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada Day 150- heightened security
Canada’s official birthday, July 1st, is always celebrated with great fanfare in celebrations in cities and towns across the country. The biggest event is of course in the national capital, Ottawa. Crowds are likely to be even bigger than the… »
Asylum seeker found dead near Canada-U.S. border
American police officials in Kittson County, Minnesota say they found the body of a woman in a ditch about a kilometre from the border with the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was in an area known as an illegal crossing… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
SAR Planes: More problems for Canada’s procurement process
When you want a new car/oven/fridge/shoes or whatever, you go shopping and buy want you think best suits your need and within your budget. Military procurement just isn’t that simple, far, indeed very very far from it. When billions… »
Whose junk food is it anyway?
Claims of “cultural appropriation” of poutine It seems the conflicts over the contentious isse of “cultural appropriation” is now involving a fast food dish in Canada. Poutine, a mix of fried potato chips, a brown gravy, and cheese curds, was… »
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