Journalistic independence is such an important principle that Canada’s public broadcaster had no choice but to launch legal action against the Conservative Party for using excerpts of its on air reports and programs in partisan advertising, says the head of…»
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South Asian films to screen in Montreal
Screenings of 24 award-winning films from South Asia will take place at Concordia University in Montreal on Oct. 25 to 27 and November 1 to 3, 2019. Organizers promise “an eclectic choice of inspiring and thought-provoking films with a focus…»
Arts and Entertainment, Health, International, Society
Documentary: Breaking Loneliness
Being lonely in a world of people has sometimes been labelled an epidemic in modern society. Brandy Yanchyck explored loneliness in a new documentary that looks at how some people have found new meaning, purpose and the needed personal connections…»
Two-day bail hearing begins for alleged RCMP mole
A Canadian court will begin hearing arguments from prosecution and defence lawyers today over whether a senior intelligence official with Canada’s national police force accused of preparing to leak sensitive information should be released on bail. The Royal Canadian Mounted…»
Bias, discrimination prevent people getting obesity care: study
Science shows that obesity is a chronic disease like diabetes or cancer, yet people living with it are being told “they did this to themselves, and that they don’t deserve to be supported,” says Dr. Arya Sharma, the scientific director…»
Economy, Internet, Science and Technology
Canada among the world’s top 10 innovators, but China leads the way
Canada was among the world’s top 10 nations that filed the highest number of patent applications last year but China was the undisputed leader, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reported Wednesday. Nearly half of the 3.3 million global patent…»
Arts and Entertainment, Economy, Environment, Health, International, Internet, Science and Technology, Politics, Society
Legal cannabis in Canada: one year later, and ‘edibles’ join ‘smokables’
It was one year ago today that the federal government legalised recreational use of marijuana. Because sales would now be government regulated it was supposed to bring in significant revenue to government coffers, create substantial profits for suppliers in a…»
Cannabis poses ‘major new challenges’ for small business: survey
A majority of small businesses say efforts by their provincial governments to educate them about cannabis in the workplace are poor or very poor, according to a recent survey. The federation that represents them says the legalization of cannabis one…»
American interference in Canada’s election?
Huge Twitter storm after Obama tweet With the huge scandal in American politics about potential foreign influence in their presidential election comes a whiff of interference in Canada’s federal election, and from an unusual source, Earlier this year it was…»
Conservation group exposes widespread seafood fraud in Canada
A Canadian ocean conservation group is renewing its calls on the federal government to clamp down on seafood mislabelling, saying its latest investigation provides mounting evidence of a widespread and unchecked seafood fraud problem in Canada. Oceana Canada says DNA…»
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Canada among the world’s top 10 innovators, but China leads the way
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Legal cannabis in Canada: one year later, and 'edibles' join 'smokables'
