“I am imploring any who have been involved in these shootings to take a sober look at the grim reality of your actions,” said Mayor Linda Hepner during a Monday morning (April 20) press conference in her Pacific coast city of… »
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17th edition of Montreal’s Blue Metropolis literary festival
Back for its 17th edition, the annual Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival continues its mandate of bringing people of different cultures together “to share the pleasures of reading and writing.” Inspired by an earlier event called “Write pour écrire” in… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Floating nuclear power stations for Arctic?
An Ontario company is proposing the idea of small floating nuclear stations to power mining sites and towns in the Arctic. At a mining symposium last week in the Arctic city of Iqaluit in Nunavut, Dunedin Energy Systems suggested the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Rare turtle stalls massive wind farm
Plans for a 324-hectare wind farm in the province of Ontario are on hold after a court ruled the project could wipe out the threatened Blanding’s turtle population, reports the Globe and Mail newspaper. Ontario has become a leader in… »
Canadian journalist in Egypt will get a passport
In a sudden about-face, the Canadian government announced it will issue a Canadian passport to Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy. An elated Fahmy says it is the “best news ever” and it will allow him to marry the fiancé who has… »
History: April 21, 1918, Canada and the end of the “Red Baron”
He was legendary at the time, and his legend has endured and grown ever since. He was the German WW1 ace, Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, Since his death there have been books, songs, plays and movies made about him,… »
Shortage of federal meat inspectors in province of Quebec today
The message could not be simpler or more direct: “Every federal meat inspection team in the province of Quebec is working shorthanded today, leaving most meat processing and slaughter establishments in the province operating with fewer meat inspectors than are… »
Former Canadian PM Mulroney to be honoured by South Africa
Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney will be among South African and foreign nationals who will be awarded National Orders at an investiture ceremony to be held on South Africa’s Freedom Day, Sunday, April 27. In a speech earlier this month,… »
Highlights, International, Society
History: Canada’s satellite lead April 20, 1973
In the 1970’s Canada set up the world’s first geostationary (geosynchronous) non-military domestic communications satellites. On November 9, 1972, Anik-A-I was sent into orbit and on this date April 20, 1973, the 600kg Anik-A-II was sent aloft to join it.… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Aboriginal activist wins environmental prize
An indigenous woman who led the fight to stop a copper and gold mine on her territory has won a prestigious contest for grassroots environmental activism. Marilyn Baptiste is an elected councillor and former chief of the 400-member Xeni Gwet’in… »
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