Mrs Qin Zhou, listed as Director of Carbo Herbal Supplies Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, has pleaded guilty to six charges under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA). The company imports and… »
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Canadian headlines
Water main break portrayed as ‘geyser’ goes viral
An actor came across water gushing out of the pavement on a Montreal street today and made a video calling it a “famous geyser.” Many of Montreal’s underground water pipes are about one hundred years old and every winter several… »
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Funding for programs to prevent sex crimes cut
A program designed to prevent the most dangerous sex offenders from repeating their crimes is going to be cut just as a five-year study has shown that it dramatically improves public safety and saves money. The current Canadian government has… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Highlights, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian advice helping Kenyan farmers
AVC professor Dr John Vanleeuwen has led student veterinarians to over several years to advise Kenya farmers and treat their animals. © University of Prince Edward Island Thanks to a Canadian veterinarian, small hold cattle farmers in Kenya have seen their… »
Star Trek’s Spock, actor Leonard Nimoy, remembered on Canadian $5 bill
For years Canadians have drawn over the face of former Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier to turn him into Mister Spock of the television series Star Trek. The death on February 27 of actor Leonard Nimoy who played the part… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Canadian minister: Mining industry has no stronger partner than this government
The Canadian government has announced it is extending, for a year, a 15% Mineral Exploration Tax Credit for investors which was set to expire on March 31, 2015. The announcement was made Sunday (March 1) by Finance Minister Joe Oliver and Natural Resources… »
Health, International, Society
Sisters likely died from insecticide in Thailand
A Canadian coroner says she cannot confirm it without a doubt, but the deaths of two sisters in Thailand in 2012 were probably caused by phosphine gas poisoning. Phosphine is highly toxic pesticide that may have been used in their… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian museum joins ban on “selfie-sticks”
They’re called “selfie sticks” long extendible poles you can attach your mobile phone or camera to and which extend much further than arm’s length in order to take wider photo shots or group photos or to get closer to a… »
Money could hurt hijab-wearer dismissed by judge
Canadians were so outraged that they started a crowd funding campaign to raise money for a woman who was dismissed by a judge because she would not remove her hijab. The problem is that if she receives the money it… »
Toronto’s mystery bunker solved-sort of
In January, a mysterious, well built, underground bunker was discovered on thickly forested public land near York University in Toronto Ontario. The bunker was accidentally discovered by a security officer when he noticed a large pile of dirt in the… »
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