Marc Lepine murdered 14 female engineering students in 1989, then shot himself and his mother still doesn’t know why. “Maybe he felt unloved, left aside,” said Monique Lepine speaking at an event to end violence against women held in the… »
Highlights
187.7 carat Canadian diamond makes international debut
The largest diamond ever found in Canada made its international debut at an exclusive preview at Kensington Palace in London Wednesday. The 187.7 carat gem-quality rough diamond, known as The Diavik Foxfire, was discovered at the Diavik Diamond Mine in… »
Canada could welcome 50,000 Syrian refugees in 2016
Canada is yet to welcome the majority of 25,000 Syrian refugees it promised to resettle by the end of this year, but Immigration Minister John McCallum is already hinting the federal government could bring twice as many by the end of… »
Health, Immigration & Refugees, Society
Health personnel gear up to treat refugees
Canadian doctors are mobilizing colleagues and other health workers to offer mental and physical services to the thousands of Syrian refugees who will soon arrive. In Toronto alone, 13 clinics have been set up to handle the surge of refugees… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian science experiments headed for space
When the Orbital Sciences Cygnus resupply craft sets off from Cape Canaveral on its way to the International Space Station shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday, it will carry in its cargo two Canadian science experiments. And Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Blast into the past- life without internet
A small village in northern British Columbia is living an unwilling experiment. Stewart, a town of about 500 souls, is located at the head of a very long narrow fjord on the coast, and right beside the Alaska panhandle, and… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Ethical issues of genetic manipulation of life, including humans
The ability to manipulate genetic information is not particularly new, at least in the scientific world. However, a new technology and technique known as CRISPR-Cas9, has completely revolutionized that ability. It is a dramatically simpler, faster, and more accurate way… »
Montreal, Toronto ranked good cities for students
Montreal is the best city in Canada for students and seventh best in the world, according to a ranking by the website QS. Toronto is the next Canadian city ranking 13th in the world. Vancouver is 14th. Montreal has ‘distinctly… »
Arts & Entertainment, Highlights, Society
History: Dec 02, 1904- longest running children’s parade begins in Toronto
Well, given that literally tens of thousands of adults turn up each year, and not all have children, and millions more watch on TV, perhaps simply, longest running Santa parade? The Toronto Santa Claus parade began in, December , 1904, and… »
Montreal seeks an “ambassador” to promote city
The city of Montreal is making a big deal out of its 375th anniversary in 2017 and among the planned promotional activities, it is offering to employ and house someone from abroad who wants to “Become a Montrealer.” That’s the… »
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