Dodging huge waves and icebergs in small boats, fishermen risk their lives to make a living off Newfoundland on Canada’s east coast. Now a television series called Cold Water Cowboys follows six captains and their crews and they ride into… »
Highlights
Inquest on Mexican woman arrested over transit fare, who hung herself in Vancouver airport jail
An inquest into the death of Lucia Vega Jimenez, a Mexican woman who died in Vancouver after she was found hanging from a shower stall in the custody of Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at the Vancouver Airport, has been… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Immediate action needed to save Lake Erie
One of the five Great Lakes at the heart of North America is smothering under green algae blooms, often thousands of square kilometres in size. Because the lakes border on Canada and the United States they are managed by an… »
Doctors balk at writing short-term sick notes
Employers should not require workers who book off sick for fewer than five consecutive days to get a doctors’ note, says the association representing doctors in the eastern province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Increasingly, employers in Canada are asking for… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Greenhouse gas killing shellfish
As more CO2 goes into the air, the oceans absorb more and that makes them more acidic. Higher acidity compromises the ability of shellfish to make their shells, weakens them, and leaves more vulnerable to infections. A scallop producer on… »
University cheaters not always disciplined
More than 6,800 students were disciplined for academic cheating at Canadian universities in 2011-12, indicates a survey done by the public broadcaster, CBC. That represents less than one per cent of total number of students. Yet that appears to be… »
Two provinces call for Canadian government action to clear grain backlog
Two of Canada’s western prairie provinces, Saskatchewan and Alberta, are calling on the federal government to ease the backlog of grain, and facilitate talks between grain and rail companies about getting grain to port. Saskatchewan’s Economy Minister Bill Boyd recently led a… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Quebec: too much energy, stop new projects immediately
A report by a special energy commission in the mainly French speaking province of Quebec is advising the government to completely rethink its energy policy. The province is one of several in Canada, but relatively rare in the world, that… »
Lack of overall strategy in Canadian government services via Internet
Canada’s Auditor General Michael Ferguson says there is no overall strategy in delivering Canadian government services via the Internet. He was testifying before a House of Commons committee Monday (February 24) studying Chapter Two of his Fall report which focussed… »
International, Politics, Society
A Canadian lecturer’s analysis of Ukraine situation
The situation in Ukraine, especially in the capital Kiev, is very much in flux and evolving hour by hour. After several days of deadly violence, an interim government is now trying to get things under control. Just outside Keiv, an… »
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