“According to the Government of Canada all menstrual hygiene products are considered a non-essential item or luxury,” says the ‘No Tax On Tampons‘ petition, and more than 60,000 people think this is wrong. As Globe and Mail health journalist André… »
Highlights
Police in Ontario on the lookout for ‘shatter’
A street drug called shatter has turned up in some parts of the province of Ontario and is worrying officials because of its potency and the dangers in producing it. Shatter looks like peanut brittle or taffy and is produced… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Canadian presence at world art fair
TEFAF Maastricht bills itself as the world’s greatest art and antiques fair. It is on now in the Netherlands and will attract some 70,000 people from all over the world. Art galleries compete to have a presence there and only… »
Highlights, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
History- March 22, 1990: Mysterious murder of a mysterious Canadian
On this date 25 years ago, the body of Canadian Gerald Bull, was found assassinated outside his apartment in Brussels. Gerald Bull for years had been working on a variety of secretive and highly sophisticated military weapons projects for a… »
Arts & Entertainment, Highlights
Spotlight: Montreal, Canada exhibit focuses on art by Inuit women
A unique exhibit focusing on works by Inuit women is underway at a Montreal, Canada gallery this month. Titled Inuit Women Artists, the exhibit at the Canadian Guild of Crafts showcases works by artists from the renknowned Inuit community of Cape Dorset. The… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
After a long, hard winter—allergies!
It is a challenge to get through a long Canadian winter, but not everyone enjoys what comes with spring. About ten to 20 per cent of Canadians will suffer from mould allergies and allergic rhinitis (hayfever) as the snow melts… »
Posting about children online can go too far: study
While many parents get useful advice and support online about raising their children, some may be posting too much about them. Researchers at the University of Michigan conducted a survey and found concern that some parents post embarrassing moments, photos… »
Quebec separatist party leaders debate- dubious immigrant comment
The separatist Parti Quebecois (PQ) in the mainly French-speaking province of Quebec is seeking a new leader. After the defeat of the referendum on separation of the province in 1995, the then PQ leader and Premier Jacques Parizeau bitterly blamed… »
Weight training and creatine : Bone benefits for post-menopausal women-
Osteoporosis- (bone density loss)- and the possibility of severe injury from falls are a major health concern for post-menopausal women. In a first of its kind, a new Canadian study has shown clear evidence of benefits for women over 50… »
Highlights, Immigration & Refugees, Society
The history of Canada’s refugee system
We often hear Canada described as a country of immigrants. The Aboriginal First Nations are the original inhabitants; everyone else arrived over the last 500 Many were refugees, escaping persecution and harsh conditions in their homelands. But it was not… »
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