Does a furrowed brow and frown constitute assault? Posting photos of themselves grimacing on Twitter, hundreds of people have heaped scorn on the energy company for it’s lawyers contention that grimacing constitutes assault. © K Nagata-twitter Well that’s what a subsidiary… »
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Honda invests in Ontario car plants
Honda is investing C$857 million in three car plants that make the Civic and CR-V vehicles in Alliston, Ontario, a community about 100 kilometres north of Toronto. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynn was at one of the plants today for the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Train derailed by landslide another tragedy in Quebec
A train, operated by the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L) derailed this morning around 7:30 a.m. by what appears to be a landslide. The remote location of the train, on the Moise River, about 20 kilometres north of… »
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Prime Minister Harper in China
Stephen Harper, and his wife Laureen, arrived in China this morning for a five-day visit before returning home in time for Remembrance Day ceremonies in Ottawa, November 11th. The Prime Minister’s third visit to the country is shorter than originally… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
How noise can harm bird survival
Most people may not realize it but audio communication is vital for young birds to survive. Researchers in east coast Nova Scotia found that ambient noise can disrupt communication between adults and nestlings, putting the nestlings at risk Andy Horn… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Shift work ages brain, but is reversible: study
Doing shift work for more than ten years ages the brain by more than six years, according to a new study published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The effect can be reversed when people switch to regular hours,… »
Almost 100 years later, Canadian soldier identified
Pte Sidney Halliday of the 78th Winnipeg Grenadiers killed almost 100 years ago, finally identified through a ring and locker from his then girlfriend. Sidney Halliday of the 78th Winnipeg Grenadiers was 22 when he was killed near Hallu, France… »
Mask maker enables arrest of suspect
A Canadian who makes what he calls “the most realistic masks in the world” helped the FBI track down a man they were looking for in connection with a bank robbery. The FBI released surveillance photos of a suspect they… »
Nov 6, 1917 Passchendaele: amid mud, blood, horror, Canadians prevail
It’s called the Third Battle of Ypres, but is more commonly known simply as Passchendaele, after the nearby village and slight ridge. To relieve pressure on the French forces, Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig commanding British forces, planned to attack… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Public pension plan used ‘scheme’ to avoid taxes
The Canadian agency that invests the pension funds of civil servants set up a complex scheme which a German tax official called “a very aggressive way to avoid taxes.” The public broadcaster, CBC received leaked documents illustrating a network of… »
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