The old town of Lunenburg in eastern Canada is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a top tourist site but right now its harbour smells very bad. The water is contaminated by fecal bacteria that frequently exceeds federal government limits… »
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Canadian headlines
Vulnerable homeowners warned against underhanded buyers
There have been several complaints in the province of Manitoba about people using aggressive tactics to try to by homes for lower-than-market prices from vulnerable owners. The Manitoba Securities Commission says people are targeting homeowners who are experiencing financial distress… »
Arts & Entertainment, Internet, Science & Technology
Facebook reviewing anti-nudity policy after blocking ads for Picasso exhibit
Facebook says it’s reviewing its anti-nudity policy after the social media platform’s algorithms rejected ads by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts because they featured nudes painted by the world famous 20th century artist Pablo Picasso. The museum says that… »
Canadian exports reach record high despite trade war
Canada’s economy showed some surprising resilience in the face of newly minted U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum industries with strong export growth in most other sectors softening the blow of those new duties. Exports rose 4.1 per cent to… »
Arts & Entertainment, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Multi-lingual book exchange for children in Montreal
Multi-lingual neighbourhoods, like the Montreal borough of St. Laurent, have to act creatively to be the village that can raise a child. “We speech pathologists often say that reading is essential for the development of language” And one woman’s initiative in St.… »
Little League Championship underway in Mirabel
Little League baseball teams, the best from across Canada, are batting it out in Mirabel. Quebec. The Canadian Little League Championship tournament began today and continues until August 11th, in the town just 50 kilometres north of Montreal. The winning… »
Beer can shortage hurts small breweries
Some Canadian craft brewers say they are having difficulty getting aluminum cans and that prices are going up. They think the shortage may have to do with tariffs imposed by the U.S. on Canadian aluminum and Canada imposing tariffs in… »
Canada ‘very alarmed’ by arrest of Raif Badawi’s sister in Saudi Arabia
Canada is “very alarmed” by the arrest of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi’s sister by Saudi authorities, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland tweeted Thursday. Amnesty International reported that Samar Badawi, a prominent women’s right activist, was detained earlier this week… »
2 Ontario paramedics charged in death of Good Samaritan
Two paramedics in the southern Ontario city of Hamilton are facing criminal charges for failing to provide adequate care to a fatally wounded 19-year-old who was shot last year as he tried to break up a fight. Yosif Al-Hasnawi, a… »
Death penalty is ‘inadmissible,’ says Pope Francis
Pope Francis has changed Roman Catholic Church policy on the death penalty to say it is always inadmissible because it attacks the inherent dignity of all humans. The human rights advocacy group, Amnesty International is praising the pope for his… »
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