UNESCO wants Canada to delay hydro and petroleum development in Wood Buffalo National Park, reports the Globe and Mail newspaper. The park in northwestern Canada is one of the largest in the world. Its territory covers 44,807 km2 making it… »
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Canadian headlines
Canadians afraid of outliving their money: poll
Almost half of retired Canadians are afraid they will live so long they will run out of money, according to a new survey. Almost three-quarters of those not yet retired share this worry. Huge numbers retiring There are currently 6.4… »
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Eugenie Bouchard and Wimbledon defeat
Eugenie Bouchard is out of Wimbledon, and out of the Top 20 ranking in the world of tennis, after losing yesterday, in straight sets, to 117th-ranked Duan Ying-Ying of China, 7-6 (6), 6-4 The 21 year-old Montrealer has won just two… »
Move over Canada, Chinese buyers waiting.
Canadians, mostly seeking relief from cold winters, used to be the number foreign buyers of American properties, and that since 2008. The low Canadian dollar has meant not only that fewer Canadians are buying US properties, but that some Canadian… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Moving day in Montreal for 265 years
Moving day in Montreal is what occupies many people on Canada Day. The holiday is much appreciated as there is a greater likelihood that friends might just be available to help! Moving Day around 1930 took place May 1st (still… »
Arts & Entertainment, Politics, Society
History: The long road to Canada’s national anthem
It’s Canada’s birthday, the 148th. On this day in 1980, O Canada was performed for the first time as Canada’s official national anthem. CBC-coverage of official ceremony (begins after commercial) For most of those 148 years however, Canada didn’t really… »
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Illegal nanny scheme; Canadian woman convicted.
A British Columbia woman who ran a nanny placement agency has been sentenced this month to a 15-month conditional sentence order, including five months of house arrest, as well as 100 hours of community service and a $15,000 fine. Operating… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Avril Lavigne recovers, Chad Kroeger awaits surgery
Avril Lavigne,and Chad Kroeger, the royal couple of Canadian rock music, are both living the ‘health is wealth’ maxim. Avril Lavigne, the punk-goth princess, behind the mega-selling albums worldwide, has emerged from her hiatus, confirming she is recovering from a… »
Health, International, Society
Canadian medical mission fighting Ebola ends
A six-month mission that sent Canadian Armed Forces medical personnel to Sierra Leone to help with the Ebola crisis has ended. Dubbed Operation Sirona, the 79-person Canadian team worked at the Kerry Town Ebola treatment unit which was run by… »
Province hikes reward for info on potato tampering
Someone is slipping needles or other metal objects into potatoes grown and sold in Canada’s eastern provinces, and the potato industry of Prince Edward Island has upped the reward to find out who it is. The industry is offering half a… »
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