The majority of domestic homicides can be prevented say researchers at two Canadian universities, and they have launched a website to share information on how to do just that. The new Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative website features the latest… »
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Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts announced
Canada’s Governor General David Johnston and the Canada Council for the Arts announced the latest winners of the annual Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts on Tuesday (March 4) in Toronto. Among the eight is a painter, a curator,… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadian study: The world is actually getting safer
It may not seem like it, but the world is becoming a safer place. That’s the finding in a new report by the Human Security Report Project (HSRP) at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia on Canada’s west coast. Andrew… »
Winter refuses to release grip on most of Canada
It’s been a long cold winter in most of Canada, and one that just won’t quit. Arctic-like cold has gripped much of Canada this year with many instances of temperatures in the -30 range and with windchill in some cases… »
Official Opposition filibuster continues over Fair Elections Act
Canada’s Official Opposition NDP party continues to fight the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper over its proposed Fair Elections Act, and in particular, its refusal to let a House of Commons committee travel across Canada to see what… »
Government MP’s backtrack on seeing election fraud focus of Commons debate
Brad Butt, a government Member of Parliament, was the focus of House of Commons debate on Tuesday (March 4), after a Monday statement by the Speaker of the House saying that there was a prima facie breach of privilege by… »
Dramatic rise in obesity in Canada
A new study shows a very worrisome trend; more and more Canadians are becoming obese and the increase is dramatic. The lead author of the study is Dr Laurie Wells of the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University in St.John’s… »
Language officials back off Facebook order
A shop owner in the French-speaking province of Quebec no longer has to translate her store’s Facebook page into French. Eva Cooper had received a letter ordering to translate her page from English into French by March in order to… »
Distracted driving the top killer on Ontario roads
Police in the large province of Ontario say more people there died in distracted driving crashes last year than in any other type of car crash. In 2013, 78 people died from distracted driving-related crashes, compared to 57 deaths related to… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Society
Oscar for Canadian producers of ‘The Lady in Number 6’
‘The Lady in Number 6: How Music Saved My Life‘ was the Academy Award winner Sunday night in Hollywood for best short documentary. The Canadian-produced story of pianist Alice Herz-Sommer, who survived the Holocaust, playing music in a Czech concentration… »
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