It will rank as the greatest day in Canadian tennis history–at least for now. Three Canadians were in action on Wimbledon’s final Saturday. For one, it was all joy. For the two others. Not so much. First to the women’s… »
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Trade deals and plant breeder’s rights: “It’s a huge failure of our democracies…”
Those are the words of Terry Boehm speaking about international trade deals being negotiated behind closed doors. He is especially concerned about certain international trade deals affecting farmers access to seed, and ultimately how that will affect consumers. He is… »
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Lac Megantic rail tragedy motivated some changes
Lac Megantic residents will mark the first anniversry of the rail tragedy that changed their lives early Sunday morning. On July 6th, at about 1:15 am, a runaway train derailed and exploded, killing 47 people; 42 bodies were recovered, 5… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Nunavut game company offers tech scholarship
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North A Nunavut game company known for it’s Inuit language games and apps is offering a new scholarship for students interested in technology. Pinnguaq, based in the community of… »
U.S. calls for increased vigilance at airports
Transport Canada is considering toughening aviation security given the United States’ concern that Al-Qaeda terrorists could use a new, undetectable bomb on a passenger plane. The governments of France and Britain have already ramped up security after the U.S. asked… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Society
Doig painting of Toronto’s DVP tunnels sets a record at Sotheby’s
Millions of commuters in Toronto drive by it every day, but something about the rainbow tunnel off the Don Valley Parkway, caught artist Peter Doig‘s eye. Now the painting, called ‘Country-rock (wing-mirror), has set a record for its artist and… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Authorities inquire into Facebook experiment
Canadian, British, and French privacy authorities are looking into a Facebook experiment on its users. Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner has, in the past, worked with Facebook to improve users’ privacy, and says it will seek more information about… »
Internet, Science & Technology
“Greener” nano-scale computing is on the horizon
Transistor technology is basic to all computing devices, but it is reaching its limits in terms of performance and miniaturization, according to Robert Wolkow (PhD) in the Department of Physics at the University of Alberta and principle researcher at the National… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Two tennis triumphs for Canada today
Both Eugenie Bouchard and Milos Raonic have advanced to the semi-finals at Wimbledon, the best showing for Canada in the open era. Eugenie Bouchard, just 20, beat Angelique Kerber of Germany, in straight sets today An amazingly single-minded young woman… »
Trying to prevent 525 drownings every year
On average, over five hundred people drown every year in Canada and 80 per cent of those deaths could be prevented, says a report by the Canadian Red Cross. The not-for-profit agency compiled information on water-related deaths between 1991 and… »
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