Decades ago sulphourus pollution from industrial smoke stacks floating in the air ended up aborbed in water molecules and falling as acidic rain. Action was taken to greatly curb those pollutants, but now, although greatly reduced, the legacy of acid… »
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Staff used prison resources for personal benefit
Staff in a federal penitentiary used prison resources to set up a car wash, oil change and vehicle repair business for their own benefit, according to an internal investigation. Canadian government departments are obliged by law to receive and investigate… »
Man jailed for “affront to the electoral process”
In what became known as the robocall scandal, Michael Sona was sentenced to nine months in jail for trying to stop some people from voting in Canada’s 2011 federal election. Sona was a staffer with the Conservative Party which won… »
Mid-life crisis? Now quarter-life crisis
Many will have heard of the phenomenon of the so-called “mid-life crisis” when people aged somewhere between roughly 35-50 years old question their lives, goals, future and so on. A new survey of Canadian youth shows what appears to be… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Report finds a sharp increase in youth self-harm
Over the past five years, there has been an 85 per cent increase in the number of Canadian children who are admitted to hospital because they have intentionally harmed themselves, according to a new report. The information gathered by the… »
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In conversation with jazz musician and composer Alex Goodman
Jazz musician-composer Alex Goodman is a busy man these days. After becoming the first Canadian to ever win first place at the Socar International Jazz Guitar Compeition at the 2014 Montreux Jazz Festival, he’s been touring Europe, returned to Canada… »
Independent MP Maria Mourani signs Official Opposition NDP party membership card
Independent Canadian Member of Parliament Maria Mourani signed a NDP membership card Wednesday morning (November 19) and says she is considering running for the Official Opposition NDP in the next election. Mourani was formerly with the Bloc Quebecois party, which promotes… »
Vancouver movie/TV props company shutting down, auctioning off props
Whether it’s a TV series such as X-Files or Arrow, or movies such as American Pie and Double Jeopardy , chances are you’ve seen props in those productions that will be on sale in Vancouver, November 20 and 21, as Paul Pincott… »
Orthodox Jew sues Quebec government for a lack of education
A former Hasidic Orthodox Jew is has served notice of an intention to sue the provincial government in Quebec saying it failed to enforce education requirements leaving him virtually illiterate and unemployable. British-born Yonanan Lowen, now 36, came to Canada… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Fencing in caribou to help their survival
Caribou across the country are declining due to a number of reasons, not the least of which is industrial activity in their habitat. This is especially so in for woodland caribou in central Alberta where oil sands projects are booming… »
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