A small train station that used to serve skiers travelling to the hills north of Montreal has been lovingly restored to create a restaurant and small country inn called La Gare in Labelle, Quebec. It caters to cyclists and other… »
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Cross border shopping for veterinary service
Many pet-owners in the province of Ontario are finding they can save a substantial amount of money on pet care by driving to the US. Kate Hart of Ontario took her young cat to the US for typical kitten vaccinations… »
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Olympians to be warned about Russian anti-gay law
Canadian police will brief athletes and other members of the Canadian Olympic team on a new anti-gay Russian law before they leave for the Sochi winter games. The Kremlin passed a law in late June that makes it illegal to… »
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Party leader favours legalization of pot
The son of Canada’s former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and current leader of the Liberal Party has changed his position and is now in favour of the legalization of marijuana. Justin Trudeau is the first head of a major Canadian… »
Horrific anniversary and creation of a new word-firestorm.
The end of July in 1943 was hot and dry in north Germany. The Second World War was fully underway. The bitter desert war had just seen the Germans pushed out of North Africa, and Canadian and allied troops had landed… »
Economy, Indigenous, International
Judge rules murder rape lawsuit against Canadian mining company can proceed in Canada
“This is an unprecedented legal ruling situation,” said lawyer Murray Klippenstein, commenting on a Monday (July 22) decision by Superior Court of Ontario Justice Carole Brown to allow a lawsuit to proceed in Canada that could hold a Canadian mining… »
Canadian team off to Russia for World Championship in Geography
Like any world championship where one faces off against the best and brightest of other countries in a particular subject, this is a tough competition. Every two years, National Geographic sponsors the World Geography Championship. But it’s not merely knowing… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Lac-Megantic train investigation, police raid offices of MM&A Railway
Canadian media Thursday (July 25) were reporting that Quebec provincial police were raiding the offices of the railway company involved in the Lac-Mégantic train disaster. According to Sun News a number of police cruisers were seen outside the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Politics
Provincial carbon tax working, says think-tank
A carbon tax passed in the Canadian province of British Columbia in 2008 has been successful in reducing fuel use and reducing greenhouse emissions, and it has not hurt the economy, according to a report by the think-tank Sustainable Prosperity.… »
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Canada’s crime rate continues decline
Canada’s crime rate dropped three per cent in 2012 compared to the previous year continuing a decline that started in 1991, according to government statistics. Police report that the severity of crimes was also down by three per cent in… »
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