Shoppers at farmer’s markets say their priority is locally grown for its freshness There has been a growing interest in organic foods, but a new study shows Canadians are shopping at local farmer’s markets seeking locally grown foods as a… »
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Retailers vary online prices based on client data
Retailers are using information they get from the internet about shoppers to decide what price to set on items they are browsing online. Researchers at Northeastern University in Boston have confirmed that major online retailers charge varying prices that depend… »
History- May 14, 1874 How Canada created American football
Though American websites seldom, if ever, mention it, and American sportscasters probably don’t know it either, the origins of another of their greatest professional sports had come from Canada. While Canadian James Naismith invented basketball, American style “football” also came… »
Sun-seeking Canadians increasingly risk melanoma
Canadians are using less sunscreen these days and the number of cases of skin cancer is increasing. The sun’s ultraviolet rays are the cause of 90 per cent of all melanoma cases. After the long Canadian winter, many people just… »
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A “different” language debate simmers in Canada
No English or French on Chinese business signs in Vancouver suburb Canada’s “main” language debate is well-known around the world. High-profile issues such as a letter by a Parti Quebecois politician who wrote a letter seeking to ban Sir Paul… »
New government halts shredding of documents
There is uproar in the western province of Alberta over the mass shredding of documents by the out-going government. The Premier-elect Rachel Notley has ordered an immediate halt to the shredding, but the opposition Wildrose Party says she didn’t do… »
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Chia seed study leads teen scientist to prize for cancer-fighting properties
Chia seeds led Olivier Cloutier to his first-place award at the Hydro-Quebec Science Expo in mid-April. This week he’s competing in Canada’s national science fair, and in July he will attend the science fair in Belgium. It all began when… »
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Plastic bag ban consultations a divisive issue in Montreal
Plastic bags are the topic of many conversations in Montreal these days, and some are getting heated. Mayor Dennis Coderre wants to ban single-use plastic bags. If he gets his way, the city of Montreal will be the first city… »
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Parti Québécois chosing new leader
The Parti Québécois is in the final stage of finding a new leader. Voting has begun to chose among three candidates to lead the separatist party in the only officially French-speaking province of Canada. The PQ suffered a crushing defeat… »
Crude prank backfires badly
FHRITHP It started as a video hoax in Jan 2014 by an American filmmaker John Cain. In the first video, Cain as a reporter makes the crude remark apparently as an outtake that was aired by mistake during a news… »
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