It could soon become easier for grandparents to seek legal access to their grandchildren when their parents separate in the eastern province of Nova Scotia. The government there has introduced amendments to its Maintenance and Custody Act that will recognize the… »
Highlights
Decision to call Quebec election, massive defeat for premier and government
The massive defeat Monday (April 7) of the ruling Parti Quebecois government in the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec may have caused relief in the rest of Canada, but the reasons for the defeat are more complicated than the… »
Diabetes charter aims to improve life for patients
The Canadian Diabetes Association has created a diabetes charter setting out what it believes are the rights and responsibilities of patients, governments, employers, schools and health care providers. The goal is to raise awareness of diabetes and to enhance the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian university working toward solutions for water security
The issue of water security is of increasing concern around the world. As demands increase for fresh water, and as the climate becomes more unpredictable, the number of people without access to safe water is increasing. McMaster University in Hamilton,… »
Uncategorized
Greenpeace calls for Elections Canada probe of Ethical Oil political funding
Greenpeace Canada is asking Elections Canada, the agency responsible for federal elections, to investigate whether the Ethical Oil Institute is colluding with the ruling Conservative Party in order to get around rules that limit donations to political parties. “We have… »
Economy, Highlights, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Cutting traditional TV, phones: More Canadians going digital
A new study shows Canadians continued to hang up their landline phones for good, and are dropping their cable connections, and even watching less broadcast TV. They’re all being slowly replaced by digital devices. Payphones have been disappearing too, as… »
Canadian shot in Barbados will return regardless
A Canadian soldier on vacation on the Caribbean island of Barbados with his family was shot in the chest by robbers last month. Four men armed with a pistol and a machete broke into the ground floor of a house… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
McDonald’s faces Canadian investigation into use of temporary foreign workers
Canada’s Employment Minister Jason Kenney was in damage control Monday (April 7) after a media report that three McDonald’s franchises in the Pacific coast city of Victoria were using temporary foreign workers under a government program, even though Canadian workers… »
Justice Minister: Protecting right not to testify against spouse ‘outdated’, ‘obstacle’
Allowing people to refuse to testify against their spouses is an “obstacle” to getting at the truth in a court of law, according to Canada’s Justice Minister Peter MacKay. He called the present laws outdated as he defended new government legislation… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Measles alert in Toronto
Public health officials have issued a measles alert in the Toronto area. A baby on Etihad Airways flight 141 tested positive for the disease after coming home. People may also have been exposed in the suburb of Brampton at a… »
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