It was a quiet, calm, sunny summer day back in 1960 in southern Ontario. But a miraculous story was about to occur that would make news around the world. Tens of thousands of tourists were on both the American and… »
Highlights / Canadian headlines
Canadian headlines
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Things getting just a bit crazy in British Columbia
The saga of two bear cubs orphaned on Vancouver Island continues to grow by leaps and bounds. The future of their lives is being debated, a conservation officer’s employment is in doubt, petitions are being signed, officials are stonewalling, and… »
PanAm Games traffic: you knew someone would try this
Rush hour traffic in any big city in North America is always frustrating. Canada’s biggest urban area, the greater Toronto area, or GTA, meaning the city and surrounding suburb cities, has grown so large it’s now called the greater Toronto-Hamilton… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Chiefs want moratorium on Gulf oil exploration
The chiefs of three native groups are calling on Quebec to impose a 12-year moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The chiefs say the Gulf waters are vital to the livelihoods of the Innu,… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Oka Crisis 25 years later
The “Oka Crisis” as it has come to be known, was the 78-day stand-off between First Nations near Montreal and the Canadian Army in 1990. It began when the town of Oka, granted permission for the expansion of a golf course… »
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Sistine Chapel exhibit in Montreal
The Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican in Rome, is 21 metres high and very crowded. But now visitors to a new exhibit in Montreal will be able to get up close to the masterpieces of Michealangelo. This is the world-premier of… »
Pospisil finally loses at Wimbledon, fighting to the end
Vasek Pospisil’s dream run at Wimbledon ended Wednesday. The 25-year-old from Vancouver lost his quarter-final match to world No. 3 Andy Murray of Scotland 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 on on Centre Court at the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in… »
Economy, Highlights, International
Oops, a little lack of government knowledge of Canada, again?
Canada Post has recently released the latest in its beautiful series of postage stamps on World Heritage sites in this country. Stamps with various sites are being released in domestic rate stamps, US rate stamps, and international letter rates. The… »
History: the enduring mystery of Canada’s “Van Gogh” , July 8, 1917
He was handsome, strong, a real outdoorsman, a brilliantly talented artist, and mysteriously dead in the prime of life, Tom Thomson’s story could not be more intriguing. Called by some as Canada’s Van Gogh, or the painting version of Keats,… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Climate conference opens in Toronto
Hundreds of invitation-only delegates are in Toronto for a major climate change conference being hosted by the Province of Ontario. In the effort to shore up the fight against global warming, the two-day Climate Summit of the Americas will emphasize… »
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