Canada’s Coast Guard will be getting almost two dozen new ships. Although most of the proposed vessels will be under 50 metres in length, the value of the contracts will be major at up to $488 million. The 18-21 vessels … »
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Louboutin Exhibit at Toronto’s Design Exchange
Christian Louboutin has provided something for tourists and residents alike this summer in Toronto. The Parisian shoe designer, who might have been a gardener had he not discovered the power of footwear, opened his exhibit at Toronto’s Design Exchange recently.… »
‘Farmers Feed Cities’ – a campaign to support Ontario farmers
The Farmers Feed Cities campaign was started by grain and oilseed farmers in Canada’s most populous province of Ontario to lobby the government, and it now continues as a consumer awareness campaign with inquiries from around the world. Representing all… »
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North Pacific Right Whale spotted off BC coast
A North Pacific right whale was spotted off the coast of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia on June 9th, 2013. The sighting is raising hopes the nearly extinct species is surviving. “When we realized what we were looking at, we were… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Calgary coping in the aftermath of the flood
Calgary is in the rolling foothills of the Rocky Mountains in south-western Alberta. And people living in the low-lying areas are most affected by the flooding that took place last week on an unprecedented scale. While the majority of citizens… »
Spirited gifts for teachers
The provincial agency which controls sales of wines and spirits in the central province of Ontario has stirred up, inf not a controversy, at least a few raised eyebrows and a little concern A recent promotional campaign by the Liquor… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate…”
That’s an infamous line from the 1967 movie, “Cool Hand Luke”. Written before the advent of modern smart phones, Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites, many employers now feel that this is becoming a serious issue among young generations… »
Montreal has another new interim mayor: Laurent Blanchard
Montreal city council has elected a new interim mayor, Laurent Blanchard. His election follows the short interim mayorship of Michael Applebaum was was elected to replace Gerard Tremblay who resigned last November. The new mayor of Canada’s second largest city… »
Family violence: 26% of all police-reported violent crime in 2011
Family violence accounts for 26% of all violent crimes reported to police in 2011, according to Canada’s statistical agency Statistics Canada. Of the nearly 95,000 victims of family violence, almost half were in a current or previous spousal relationship with the accused,… »
Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Preserving an ancient tradition
One of the greatest inventions for travel and transport in Canada, and one of the earliest, was the birchbark canoe. Balloon indicates location of Kejimkujik National Park © google Requiring only the materials easily available in nature, they are light, easy… »
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