Once they were estimated at numbering anywhere from 30-60 million and roamed North America’s western prairies in vast herds numbering tens of thousands. After almost being wiped out by overhunting, mass slaughter, disease and drought in the 1800’s, there are… »
Highlights / Canadian headlines
Canadian headlines
New survey shows continued division in Canada
The federal election last year showed that during the last four years the country has become deeply divided. The Liberals under Justin Trudeau were re-elected but with a minority government largely due to support in southern Ontario, Quebec and the… »
Health, International, Society
B.C. judge rules boys must be vaccinated, against their mother’s wishes
A judge in British Columbia has ruled in favour of a father who wanted his two young sons vaccinated, against the wishes of the children’s mother. The case went to provincial court in the southern interior town of Salmon Arm… »
Peter MacKay is in the Tory race…who’s next?
Long-time Conservative political star Peter MacKay is in, so let’s see what happens next in the race to succeed the mostly unlamented Andrew Scheer as leader of Canada’s official opposition. MacKay, who served Parliament from 1997 to 2015 and held… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life
Canada- too cold for penguins
It’s a big daily winter event that attracts a lot of visitors to the Calgary zoo. Every day, the staff take the several king penguins for a little waddle around the zoo which takes about 15 minutes much to the… »
Ruling on recreational league hit has the hockey world talking
An Ontario court has ruled in a case that may have a profound effect on Canada’s national pastime–hockey–and those who keep on playing it in so-called “beer leagues.” The court ruled that a recreational league hockey player who suffered a… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Politics
Canadian farmers continued concern about carbon tax
Even before the federal government announced its carbon tax as a measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, farmers were concerned about how it would negatively affect them. In this first year, farmers in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Libraries and publishers on a different page over e-books and audiobooks.
Libraries have always been a great source for reading enjoyment and learning. There are shelf after shelf of big books, small books, novels, histories, photo books, textbooks, instructive books, books of all kinds which people can borrow and enjoy for… »
Gender wage gap in Canada tends to begin at graduation
Given any thought to the gender pay gap lately? The Labour Market Information Council and the Educational Policy Research Initiative did. They’ve just released a report based on figures from Statistics Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada. “How Much… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Politics, Society
The ‘royals’ in Canada: Welcome but pay your own way
A recent poll showed that a majority of Canadians would not be averse to seeking Prince Harry become the next Governor-General of Canada. While that is rather unlikely- rules say the G-G must be a Canadian citizen- if taken at… »
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