The mayor of the city of Montreal will ask his council to pass a motion condemning the flogging of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi and asking that he be sent to the Canadian province of Quebec. Badawi’s wife and three children… »
Highlights / Canadian headlines
Canadian headlines
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Beluga whale dies, reignites controversy
A beluga whale owned by a Canadian aquarium has died at Orlando Sea World in the U.S. and reignited debate over whether whales should be bred in captivity. Nanuq was estimated to be 31 or 32 and had been moved… »
Trial of Canadian journalist is delayed in Cairo
Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy has suffered another setback in a Cairo courtroom. His retrial on what most international observers say are trumped up terror-related charges has been postponed to March 8. The decision came Monday after a brief hearing for… »
Prince Edward Island swears in new premier
Prince Edward Island has a new leader. Wade MacLauchlan was set to be sworn in Monday as the province’s 32nd premier. Mr. MacLauchlan, a lawyer and academic, succeeded Robert Ghiz as the provincial Liberal Party leader at a convention on… »
Health, Highlights, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Ebola battle continues
Although it has faded somewhat from the headlines, the fight to contain and halt the spread of deadly Ebola infections continues. The second contingent of Canadian military personnel has arrived today in Kerry Town, Sierra Leone, south of the capital… »
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Prisoners sue claiming a lack of rehabilitation
Two inmates have filed a lawsuit against Canada’s Correctional Service alleging it failed to provide them with rehabilitation programs. By law, the service is required to provide such programs. The government’s own website proclaims “Rehabilitation starts on day one.” Canada… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, International, Society
Freezing weather, Niagara spectacle
The Arctic like weather and record low temperatures gripping central and eastern Canada have had a beautiful affect on the two waterfalls at Niagara. Falls not frozen over In spite of reports in some newspapers internationally however, the Falls have… »
Former foreign affairs minister at official re-opening of Canada House with Queen
There was some puzzlement on both sides of the Altantic on Thursday (February 19) as Canada’s former Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird was present as the Queen participated in an official reopening of Canada’s High Commission in London. Baird, who had… »
‘Oh, how I mourn her passing.’ David Macfarlane on Canadian writer Mavis Gallant
One year after the death of internationally acclaimed Canadian writer Mavis Gallant, writer David Macfarlane reflects on her death in the March edition of Walrus Magazine. In “Traces of Mavis – How a great Canadian writer died penniless in Paris” Macfarlane… »
Most Canadians support the anti-terror bill
A vast majority of Canadians are in favour of tough new legislation that would strengthen security powers to fight terrorism, according to a public opinion poll. The ruling Conservatives crafted the proposed law after a gunman killed a soldier then… »
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