A young man used his cell phone to videotape a rescue crew cutting him free of his crashed car on January 15. The accident happened around 5:30 am as Andrew MacDonald was driving home from a night out in the western… »
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Canada, a tale of two weather extremes
In west coast Canada the winter has been unusually mild. The Yukon Sourdough Festival in the far northern city of Whitehorse had to bring in snow for the snow carving event. On Vancouver Island and the lower Fraser river, the… »
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Aurora tourism numbers increase in Yellowknife
Yelloknife, the capital city of the North West Territories, is becoming a popular destination. Tourism numbers are on the increase as more people head north to take in the marvels of the night sky. On a clear night, the Aurora… »
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Rideau Canal skate days break record
The Rideau Canal, the world’s largest skateway, with 7.2 kilometres of maintained ice, has now been open for 47 straight days, breaking the 46-day record set during the 2003/4 winter season. But the same cold that has kept the canal… »
High fees eating into Canadians’ retirement funds
While some Canadians have company pension plans, others save money for retirement in tax-sheltered accounts (RRSPs). The problem is that they often invest that money in mutual funds and the average fee to manage those funds is among the highest… »
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Global warming means new disease in the Arctic, and elsewhere
The Arctic ice and very long winters has for eons limited access to the far north except for a number of specialized plants, animals, and marine life. The cold also served as a barrier to insects and to certain diseases.… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
New standard for rail tankers: still not safe?
A report into a derailment and fire of a train of crude oil tankers earlier this month says the new standard of rail cars has still proven inadequate to prevent bursting and fires. Following the deadly Lac Megantic Qc oil… »
Tax relief measure would benefit rich: economist
A tax change promised by the Conservative government would not be justified “on either economic or equity grounds,” says Rhys Kesselman, an economist working with the left-leaning think-tank, the Broadbent Institute. In the last election, the Conservatives promised to double… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Hundreds more trees victims of Dutch Elm disease
Charlottetown to begin cutting 300 trees. They are majestic soaring trees, providing shade in hot cities, and life for birds and animals. But hundreds more elms are to set to be cut down again this year, this time in Charlottetown,… »
Insecticide blamed for baby’s death
Police believe that an insecticide poisoned a mother and five children, causing the death of the youngest. It’s believed family members visited their native Pakistan and brought back phosphine tablets to their home in the Fort McMurray in the western… »
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