The RCMP, Canada’s federal police force, announced on Tuesday (Junly 2) they had “arrested two individuals and charged them with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack.” According to the police the two, a man and a woman, “took steps to… »
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Canada: New passport features images from Canadian history
Canada’s new 10-year ePassport is now available to Canadians, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced on Tuesday (July 2). “The new, 10-year ePassport provides more convenience for Canadians, and facilitates safe, secure travel which, in turn, helps create… »
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University of Alberta scientists may have a solution to aid in oil spill cleanups
Many people remember disastrous ocean oil spills such as the 1989 Exxon Valdez supertanker incident in Alaska, and of course the 2010 BP drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. A worker vacuums up oil from the BP gulf spill.… »
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Team to revisit early Arctic expedition sites
A team will travel to a remote part of Canada’s Arctic next month to learn more about the first major scientific expedition to the area which took place from 1913 to 1918. Map of the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-18.… »
Governor General announces 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is one of the highest civilian honours in Canada. Established in 1967, during Canada’s centennial year, the honour “recognizes a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service to the nation.” On Friday (June 28)… »
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Cities compete for largest ‘living’ flag title
About 3,500 people formed a giant “living” Canadian flag in the central city of Winnipeg yesterday by donning red or white T-shirts and gathering outside the provincial legislature. Winnipeg has won the title for having the largest flag for the… »
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Flooding scuttles some events at Calgary Stampede
Catastrophic flooding in the western province of Alberta has forced the cancellation of some events at the iconic Calgary Stampede. The ten-day rodeo, exhibition and festival is held every July and this year starts on Friday. Clean-up crews are hard… »
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Canada’s tiny but tremendous telescope in space
It’s called MOST, which stands for “microvariability and oscillations of stars”. When the tiny space telescope was launched 10 years ago it was Canada’s first ever space telescope. While other space telescopes and satellites can cost many hundreds of millions,… »
Newfoundland and Canada remember Beaumont-Hamel, and the Somme of July 1, 1916
Millions of Canadians share in joyous celebration across the country on this Canada Day, the 146th birthday of Canada’s founding on July 1, 1867. Mud, craters and barbed-wire at Beaumont-Hamel 1916. The Newfoundlander had to cross their own barbwire and… »
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Body’s own defences may spur cancer spread
The body’s own defences against infection might activate cancer cells and facilitate their spread to secondary tumours, researchers at McGill University have discovered. The study, published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, has significant implications for the diagnosis and… »
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