The CF-105 Avro Arrow retains a vivid place in the minds of Canadian aviation and aerospace buffs. The sleek interceptor symbolizes Canadian innovation and what could have been, should have been, Canada’s leading place in aerospace. After an outstandingly promising… »
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Canadian headlines
Overdose reversal training soon available online
So many people are dying of illegal drug overdose in the western province of British Columbia (B.C.) that one regional health authority is offering online skills training on how to reverse an overdose. Fraser Health is inviting people to join… »
Rohingya refugees include thousands of children violently orphaned
More than 6,000 Rohingya children in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh are unaccompanied children who face risks of hunger, exploitation and abuse, warns the aid agency Save the Children. The agency interviewed 139 children and found 70 per… »
International, Politics, Society
101 years: A great victory, a monument at last, a burial ceremony
WW-I: Hill-70: Another great Canadian victory 101 years ago Four soldiers buried today In a terrible war, it was another tremendous victory for the Canadians, with six Victoria Crosses awarded, the highest Commonwealth medal for valour. As always tragically, the… »
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Freeland speaks out again on Saudi human rights crackdown
The deteriorating relations between Canada and Saudi Arabia continue to ebb and flow. As Ottawa once again voiced concerns over human rights violations in the Middle East country, Riyadh extended its deadline for Saudi citizens training as doctors at Canadian… »
Canadian peacekeepers carry out first support missions in Mali
Canadian troops have conducted their first two support helicopter operations as part of their UN peacekeeping duties in Mali. Canada has 250 military personnel in the African country on a one-year mission to deliver UN forces into parts of the… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Montreal professor who suffered abuse by police accepts settlement from city
A man of South Asian descent who was subjected to a living nightmare by Montreal police officers in 2012 has accepted a $25,000 settlement from the city. Julian Menezes was driven around the city handcuffed but without a seatbelt in… »
Parish plans memorial service for Swissair crash of 1998
The Christian parish of Blandford plans to mark the 20th anniversary of the Swissair flight 111 that crashed off the east coast of Canada killing all 229 people on board. It is inviting other churches, individuals and organizations to join… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Historic Avro Arrow test model recovered
Postwar intercepter: Conspiracies, myths, legends An early test model of the legendary Canadian Avro Arrow intercepter, has been brought to the surface from the bottome of Lake Ontario where it had lain for over 60 years. The CF-105 Avro (A.V.… »
Fires get cabinet attention
Wildfires are so bad in the western province of British Columbia that the Canadian government has sent in the army and has formed an ad hoc committee of top cabinet ministers to consider what help is needed. The province has… »
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