Sixty-nine years ago today (February 25) the CBC International Service (which would be renamed Radio Canada International in 1970) spoke to the world for the first time. According to the Digital Archives of Canada’s national public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada the service “was… »
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Snowy owls flock south, plague airports
Experts are not sure why so many snowy owls have come south. © CBC Snowy owls which usually prey on creatures in the Arctic, have flown south in surprisingly large numbers this year and are creating a hazard at some airports.… »
Canadian fictional story inspires Japanese housing
It was a fictional story first written in 1908. Anne of Green Gables is the tale of a young orphan girl adopted by an aging farm couple on Prince Edward Island, and her subsequent adventures. The story, popular at time,… »
Lower dollar won’t stop winter escapes
The decline in the value of the Canadian dollar will likely curtail people’s habit of going to the U.S. for one-day shopping trips, but it won’t prevent those Canadians who go south for extended stays to escape winter, according to… »
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Indigenous First Nation spiritual walkers arrive on Parliament Hill in Ottawa
Forty-nine days after it started as a spiritual journey from the Canadian northern Indigenous First Nation community of Attawapiskat, some 20 adults and youths arrived in Ottawa on Parliament Hill Monday (February 24). Some of them have walked the entire 1700… »
Opposition Liberal party reaches out to Conservative voters, prepares for election
The once powerful and dominant Liberal Party of Canada wrapped up a policy convention over the weekend, with resolutions and intentions to convince Canadians, and even supporters of the ruling Conservatives that they are a viable option in the next… »
“The Canadian Dream” fading for the middle-class
More and more middle-class Canadians are trying to maintain their middle-class lifestyle by borrowing against the future, while others are borrowing to reach that dream, or simply giving up altogether. A document obtained by the Canadian Press under the Access-to-Information… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Butterfly exhibition dazzles Montrealers
If they get there early enough in the mornings, visitors are able to see butterflies emerge from their chrysalises and fly free in the Insectarium, run by the city of Montreal. The Insectarium is importing between 18,000 and 20,000 chrysalises… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
The Allergy Fix-Canadian documentary
Allergies, especially allergies to our own food, have been growing markedly in the past few decades. A new Canadian documentary travelled to several countries to look into the research trying to unravel the reasons behind this increase, and also at… »
Review launched of Toronto Police Service use of force
How the city of Toronto’s police force uses force and treats those with mental illnesses will be reviewed by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD), the independent office responsible for dealing with complaints about police actions in Canada’s… »
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