Faced with noisy protesters in Montreal, Canada’s National Energy Board cancelled the first day of a hearing into the building of a controversial pipeline. The Energy East project includes a plan to build a 4,500-kilometre pipeline to ship crude oil… »
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Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Saga of the historic WWI Vimy Oaks: France to Canada to France
(note portions of the text have been modified as a result of new information received since the original story was published) The historic and nation-building Canadian victory at Vimy Ridge during the Great War is a fairly well-known one. Now… »
Advice on dealing with difficult teen years
Canadian parents are bracing themselves for the start of the new school year and the challenges many face with their teenagers. “I think that it is a really challenging stage because there are changes to the teenager’s brain that manifest… »
Economy, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Fears of a fentanyl crisis grow in Ontario
There are growing fears that a fentanyl crisis, already rampant in British Columbia and expanding fast in Alberta, is about to strike Ontario, Canada’s most populous province. Fentanyl is the extremely powerful synthetic opioid that has become a lucrative source… »
Activists demand free school for undocumented children
Many children are heading back to school today in the province of Quebec, but those who are undocumented might not be, reports CBC. Children of illegal immigrants or parents who have filed but not yet received refugee status are being… »
Automobile union gets strike mandate for upcoming negotiations
Auto strike possible in Canada Known as the “Big Three”, North America’s automobile manufacturers could be facing a major strike. Unifor auto workers union members at Ford, Fiat-Chrysler, and General Motors, voted almost unanimously in favour of giving the union… »
Economy, Health, International, Society
Subsidies for homeless veterans could be coming
Help may be on the way for former members of the Canadian military who are homeless or face the prospect of having no place to live. The Canadian Press news agency reports federal officials are prepared to recommend that Prime… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Jeanne Beker among 2016 inductees on Canada’s Walk of Fame
Jeanne Beker is being honoured with a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame. The fashion maven and TV personality was the woman at the helm of ‘Fashion Television’. The show, that brought us the designers, the catwalks and the behind-the-scenes… »
Doctors advised to not talk about weight with teens
Obesity and eating disorders are prevalent in adolescents in Canada and the U.S. and the American Academy of Pediatrics has advice for doctors wanting to prevent both. A new report suggests that they avoid talking to teens about weight and… »
Meet Illustrator / artist Karon Argue
She’s extremely good, and when you realize the challenges she’s overcome, it becomes even more amazing. Karon Argue lives in High River, in the western prairie province of Alberta. From her book, *The Smooch* © Karon Argue She says she’s been… »
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