Canada’s intoxicating run at the revamped Davis Cup competition came to an end Sunday in Madrid. Spain won both singles matches in the tournament’s final tie, making the doubles unnecessary, and giving the Spaniards the championship, their sixth title. The… »
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Grey Cup set for Sunday, let the party begin
A hardy bunch of Canadians will gather this Sunday for the 107th time in a city with a football stadium to–at the very least–partake in some darn good parties and, yes, watch a football game. This year it’s between the… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Important medical advance for heart patient treatment
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide with heart attacks as a major concern, This is when blood flow to the heart itself is restricted which can lead in some cases to heart failure. In Canada there are… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Society
‘Picture a Farmer’: new documentary to dispel farming myths
The fact is that most people give very little thought to where their food comes from, or who’s producing it. Filmmaker Kelsey van Moorsel is from a farming background in Alberta and found that many people in the urban centres… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
There’s just a bit of disagreement about what winter’s bringing this year
November carries a lot of baggage in Canada–mostly a mix of shivering and foreboding. This year we get to throw in shovelling, as winter–not officially, mind you–has come early to way too many places across the country. So what happens… »
Hong Kong protests: a former diplomat’s viewpoint
Many of the several hundred students barricaded at Hong Kong University have surrendered to police early this morning. However, it seems unlikely that the protests, now several months old, will abate anytime soon. Colin Robertson, is Vice-President at the Canadian… »
International, Society, Sports
Haley Wickenheiser goes to the Hockey Hall of Fame in familiar company
She’s already got a page in the Canadian Encyclopedia. Starting tonight, Hayley Wickenheiser now has a plaque in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Wickenheiser becomes the fourth female former player ever to be inducted, joining American Cammie Granato and… »
Former superstar Thierry Henry arrives in Montreal to coach MLS Impact
A superstar known around the world arrived in Canada last night to take a new job. The Montreal Impact announced earlier in the day that Thierry Henry had signed a two-year contract with an option for 2022 to coach the… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
The study of what’s killing galaxy clusters
Imagine the millions of stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way, and the millions more planets orbiting those stars, Now imagine a cluster of galaxies, perhaps thousands of them. Toby Brown (PhD) is a post-doctoral fellow at McMaster University, Hamilton,… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Animal rights activists push ahead-relentlessly
Camille Labchuk took a vow of silence over the weekend. Bound for no ashram to meditate, the silence was simply another step in her relentless pursuit to protect animals, who–she is always quick to note–lack the power to advocate for… »
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