The penny, the copper one cent piece, of Canadian currency was phased out in February 2013, as a cost-cutting measure. It cost the Royal Canadian Mint more to make, than the coin was worth. Jonathan Hayward © CP Since that time… »
Highlights
Politicians back to work on Monday
Members of Parliament will return to Ottawa on Monday after spending a week in their home ridings following the Victoria Day long weekend. Much work remains in the four weeks before the scheduled summer recess.
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Blue whale carcasses shared between Newfoundland and Toronto
The Royal Ontario Museum will now only take one blue whale carcass back to Toronto, the other, will remain in Newfoundland, 700 kilometres from where it will be taken apart. In a deal reached with Memorial University in St. John’s,… »
Flight attendants worry reduced crews will endanger safety of passengers
Canada’s flight attendants urged the federal government to rethink a proposal to introduce regulations that would reduce the number of flight attendants on a flight. In a presentation to the Transport Department Thursday (May 22) CUPE Airline Division President Michel… »
Province plans to lockout teachers on Monday, dock pay, as teachers appeal to parents
“Effective May 26, 2014, and continuing until further notice, your members will be locked out as described in this letter,” says a letter from the Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) of the province of British Columbia to the union federation… »
Police checks need to be checked: Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Police checks, which began as a sensible move to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable people in Canada, are becoming a standard employment practice with terrible results depending on where you live. Take the case of Chris, a young… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, Indigenous, International
WTO (mostly) upholds ban on seal products
In what appears to be a mitigated decision, the World Trade Organization appeal body has upheld the European Union decision to ban seal pelts, oil, and meat on moral grounds. The ruling today by the WTO Appelate Body will further… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Backdoor to U.S. allows Canada’s military industry to avoid laws on exports to Iraq
Canada’s military industry, which normally would be subject to Canada’s laws on exports to such countries as Iraq, has a backdoor loophole to avoiding those laws through sales to the United States, according to the non-governmental organization Project Ploughshares. The… »
Supreme Court rules on mandatory retirement
A lawyer and partner in a law firm in Canada’s west coast province of British Columbia, has lost his case and will have to retire. It started when John Michael McCormick, a lawyer and a partner at the law firm… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Xavier Dolan’s ‘Mommy’ debuts at Cannes to rave reviews
Xavier Dolan‘s latest film, ‘Mommy’, about a woman and her severely hyper-active son, had its big debut in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday. It’s getting rave reviews like this one from Peter Debruge, in the entertainment trade… »
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