A look back at 2014 in Canadian sports needs go no further than Sochi, Russia. The Winter Olympics were terrific. The rest of the year, not so much. To wit: a Canadian team did not win the Stanley Cup for… »
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More details emerge of Edmonton shooting rampage
Unnamed sources are telling media outlets, including CBC News, the man responsible for killing eight people in Edmonton, Alberta on Monday is 53-year-old Phu Lam, a maintenance worker at the resturant where he took his own life. Six adults, between… »
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Ottawa raises fees on citizenship documents
For the second time in a year, Canada’s federal government has raised the fee for someone to become a citizen. As of today, Jan. 1, the price for processing citizenship documents is now $530, up from the price set last… »
Cairo court grants Mohammed Fahmy a new trial
An appeals court in Cairo on Wednesday ordered a new trial for three imprisoned Al-Jazeera journalists, who include Egyptian-Canadian correspondent Mohammed Fahmy. The journalists have been held for over a year on what most international observers say are trumped up… »
Two Canadians make it from Alberta to Mexico…by foot
What is the farthest you have ever walked? Wednesday, a pair of 25-year old childhood friends were expected to complete the more than 5,400-kilometre hike from their front door in Jasper, Alberta, to the Mexican border. Liam Harrap and Jake… »
Health, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Almost 180 people denied entry to Canada due to Ebola
In October, following Australia’s lead, Canada stopped issuing visas for residents and nationals of West African countries battling Ebola. It also temporarily suspended the processing of permanent residence applications for people from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. As a result… »
Renowned abstract painter Jacques Hurtubise, dead at 75
It was revealed Tuesday that Montreal-born painter Jacques Hurtubise passed away suddenly over the weekend at his home on Cape-Breton Island, in Nova Scotia. The prolific Quebec artist carved out a place for himself on the Canadian art scene with… »
Homelessness still plagues Canadian society
Let’s face it. The holiday season is exhausting. Presents to buy, parties to attend, family to deal with, plans to make. How about a bit of perspective. On any given night across Canada, there are at least 35,000 persons who… »
Edmonton grapples with city’s worst-ever mass murder
Edmonton, Alberta is reeling from the worst mass murder in the city’s history and one of the worst ever in Canada. Four female adults, two male adults and two children, a boy and a girl both under 10, were killed… »
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2014: Technology review
2014 was an interesting year in the ongoing evolution of social media. It was also a year of ongoing technological innovation, as well as a return to previous innovations consumers liked best. Carmi Levy is a popular Canadian Tech analyst.… »
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