International Space Station astronauts are at work repairing a hole that was detected last night. The leak is coming from a two-millimetre hole in the orbital compartment of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft in the Russian segment, a section that does… »
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Trade talks down to the wire in Washington
Trade talks to update and modernise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), are in the final hours in Wasihington, if the Canadian delegation is to meet American President Donald Trump’s deadline, tomorrow. Following Monday’s surprise announcement of a deal,… »
Gender neutral option available on another government form
The Canadian government has announced that people applying for unemployment insurance benefits will not have to declare themselves male or female on application forms. They will have an additional, non-binary gender “X” option. In announcing the option, the government says… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Major setback for pipeline project
Court rules original approval deeply flawed. Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal had dealt a major blow to the Trans Mountain Pipeline project. Long opposed by several Indigenous groups and environmentalists, the company had planned to build a second pipeline to… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Drought: deep concern for western Canada ranchers, farmers
Cattle, ranching, and the cowboy lifestyle are a large part of the traditions in Canada’s western prairie province of Alberta. The province is the world’s sixth largest exporter of beef. But a long and withering drought is causing great concern… »
Crisis text line offers help to stressed students
University of Guelph students in the province of Ontario now have a new way to access mental health support through a 24-hour texting service. Increased reports of depression, anxiety among students A survey of students conducted in Ontario in 2016… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Stephen Gogolov takes gold in junior figure skating debut
Stephen Gogolov looks like the next one to watch in Canadian figure skating following his amazing debut in Bratislava, Slovakia at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating. In the first stop of the season, Gogolov landed three quadruple… »
Back to school shopping: Costs increasing every year
Latest figures show a doubling in expense In 2016, surveys showed that sending a child to school cost parents about $450 for each child. Figures for 2017 showed that amount had almost doubled to about $880. The 2017 survey was… »
Economy, International, Politics
Newsprint tariff imposed by U.S. on Canada killed
The U.S. International Trade Commission has overturned duties that were imposed on Canadian newsprint saying that U.S. producers were not harmed by Canadian imports. The tariffs would have threatened the survival of five Canadian pulp mills and severely hurt the… »
Chase the Ace lottery win ends in broken family
Chase the Ace, a popular lottery to raise money in Nova Scotia, has resulted in a windfall and a heartbreak for Barbara Reddick when her ticket netted her $1.2 million (CDN). The win got complicated when the jackpot was split… »
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