The government body that regulates Canadian broadcasting, the CRTC, has warned two porn channels that they may not be airing enough Canadian content or closed captioning. Broadcasters in Canada are required to air 35 per cent Canadian programming over the… »
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Election campaign begins in province of Quebec
Canada’s predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec is now officially in an election campaign, and election day is April 7. The premier of Canada’s second most populous province, Pauline Marois, made the announcement Wednesday morning (March 5). Elected 18 months ago… »
Health, International, Society
McGill website answers health care questions
Calling it an antidote to Dr. Google, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is offering a website for medical information that is available on tablet, is easy to search and connect with. Many people use Google to search for information… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Study suggests CO2 may have already changed Antarctic climate and ocean currents
A new study suggests that an enormous opening in the sea ice that surrounds Antarctica in winter was nature’s way of releasing heat from the deep southern ocean. “Was”, because the opening or “polynya” seen in early satellite images of… »
Vigil and calls for a national inquiry on Canada’s missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls
A vigil in Ottawa on Parliament Hill for an Indigenous Inuk woman Loretta Saunders found dead February 28 was the latest demonstration calling for a national inquiry into the hundreds of Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or… »
School to change insensitive team name
A school board in the western Canadian city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, has voted to retire the name of “Redmen” for a local high school’s sports teams. Bedford Road Collegiate, one of Saskatoon’s oldest schools, adopted the logo and name Redmen… »
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Police shoot two lynx in Timmins, Ontario, as long winter continues
Police in Timmins in northwestern Ontario, have shot and killed two lynx in separate incidents this month. Last week, police received reports of a lynx having killed a dog near a popular hiking trail at the north end of the… »
Health, International, Society
Doctor warns against foreign weight-loss surgery
A Canadian who went to Mexico for stomach surgery nearly died and a leading surgeon is warning that many others are risking the same procedure. With growing rates of obesity in Canada, there has been a dramatic increase in the… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Chinese millionaires angry over cancelled Canadian immigrant program
A group of Chinese millionaires upset by a Canadian government decision to stop an immigrant investor program, have called on Canada to reverse its decision in a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday (March 4). “The applicants have submitted their… »
School bus driver fired after rescuing kids
After her school bus wouldn’t start due to freezing cold temperatures, driver Kendra Lindon picked up some stranded students in her own vehicle, and then was fired for her trouble. Lindon said she didn’t realize she was breaking the bus… »
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