Things are getting busy at the North Pole with Santa Claus and the elves getting ready to answer the flood of letters that should start arriving soon. As usual, anyone who wants to write to Santa will get an answer… »
Highlights / Canadian headlines
Canadian headlines
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
Inuit of Canada and Greenland seek co-management of crucial Arctic habitat
The Inuit of Canada and Greenland are calling on Ottawa and Copenhagen to create an Inuit-managed protected area in the North Water Polynya in Baffin Bay, a crucial Arctic habitat located in the waters between Canada’s Ellesmere Island and the… »
Competition watchdog investigates Sears over alleged price hikes on liquidation sale
Canada’s federal competition watchdog is investigating allegations that bankrupt retail giant Sears Canada jacked up prices on some merchandise ahead of its liquidation sales that began last month, according to the court-appointed monitor overseeing the retailer. The monitor, FTI Consulting Canada Inc.,… »
Arts & Entertainment, Highlights
Canada 150: skating out the anniversary year
This is Canada’s 150th year and with lots of events having taken place to celebrate,. One of the attractions to end this anniversary year is the creation of a skating rink on the lawn of Canada’s Parliament. Artistic rendering of… »
Killing of bear cub was illegal, allege activists
A wildlife advocacy group has taken the government court for the killing an apparently orphaned bear cub in British Columbia. Tiana Jackson found the animal by the side of the road near Dawson Creek in May 2016. She called the… »
It’s a challenge doing common things, says Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s hard for him to do typical Canadian things without “causing bit of a kerfuffle.” Speaking on Ocean 100 radio in the small eastern province of Prince Edward Island, Trudeau gave the examples of going… »
Health, Highlights, Indigenous, International, Society
Yukon cancer warning labels on alcohol
A world first? Several countries around the world, including the U.K., U.S.A., Sweden and France among others have varying sizes, styles, and degrees of obligatory and voluntary warning labels on alcohol products. These often warn of the dangers of drinking… »
‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Mladic sentenced to life for genocide and atrocities
Former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic, whose forces rained shells and snipers’ bullets on besieged Sarajevo and carried out the worst massacre in Europe since World War II in Srebrenica, was convicted Wednesday and sentenced to life in prison for… »
More Canadians expect to shop online: survey
A new survey suggests 65 per cent of Canadians plan to do some or all of their shopping for this coming holiday season online. That’s up from 55 per cent last year, according to a survey done for the FedEx… »
Ontario reforms labour law, boosts minimum wage
The province of Ontario is raising its minimum wage from $11.60 per hour to $14 on January 1, 2018 and $15 in January 2019. It is also making other changes seen as good for workers, but criticized as expensive for… »
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