The Quebec Society for the Protection of Animals, (SPCA) and various other animal rights groups are urging the provincial government to change the law concerning animals. While most of Canada generally operates on a legal system based on British Common… »
Highlights
Public health officials warn of measles outbreaks
The province of Alberta has officially declared measles outbreaks in three areas and is asking anyone who has been exposed to stay indoors. Although there have been only 22 cases in the province so far, the long incubation period has… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, Society
Climate change effect on northern health
The high Arctic is experiencing the greatest effects from changing climate of anywhere in the world, and it’s affecting the health of Inuit who live there in a variety of ways says James Ford who led a research team studying… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Politics, Society
Rail crews not getting sufficient rest, safety protocols not respected
Fatigue and safety management are crucial to keeping rail transport safe in Canada, but rail companies aren’t letting crews rest nor implementing their safety protocols according to testimony from the union representing rail crews. Testifying before the House of Commons… »
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Union calls for moratorium on budget cuts, launches discussion on future of public broadcaster
The dismantling of Canada’s public radio and television broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada should stop, there should be a moratorium on budget cuts, and a federal inquiry should be started into the management of the public broadcaster. These are the demands of the… »
Official Opposition wants answers from Canada’s federal police, re PM’s former chief of staff
Canada’s Official Opposition NDP party wants to know why the federal police force, the RCMP, has decided to drop criminal charges against Nigel Wright, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former Chief of Staff. In a letter sent April 24, to the head… »
Cruel winter: whale and porpoise deaths in pack-ice
Two communities on the western coast of the Atlantic province of Newfoundland have a huge, and sad, problem to deal with. Red dot indicates town of Trout River on the edge of Gros Morne National Park. © google The bodies of… »
Sugar daddies sought to pay school loans
Some Canadians may be shocked to learn that there are university and college students who going on dates with strangers in order to finance their education. Seeking Arrangement calls itself “Canada’s No. 1 sugar daddy dating website” and claims to… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Wi-Fi coming to national parks
Protected national parks in Canada are often wild and remote with no internet or cellphone service, but that is about to change. The department responsible, Parks Canada, is requesting tenders from contractors to install wireless Internet access at up to… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, Society
Anniversary of the deadliest landslide in Canada
In the wee hours of April 29, 1903, the small coal mining town of Frank Alberta lay sleeping at the foot of Turtle Mountain. The mountain had been making rumbling and cracking noises for some time, but who was to… »
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