Goon, the Canadian hockey movie co-written by one of its stars, Jay Baruchel, and directed by Michael Dowse, was awarded the Golden Box Office Prize today. Dowse and Baruchel received C$20,000 each in prize money. Jay Baruchel will split his,… »
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PM’s office behind leaked information on Liberal opposition leader
Canadian news media outlets are now very publicly confirming that the office of Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper is the source of information used to attack Liberal opposition leader Justin Trudeau. At issue are fees paid to Trudeau for speaking… »
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Inuit influence design of arctic research station
Aboriginal knowledge and culture played major roles in the design of a $142 million research station planned for Cambridge Bay in Canada’s northern territory of Nunavut. Montreal architect Alain Fournier told community members that the design team considered Inuit culture… »
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Kids taped down, daycare workers fired
Two caregivers at a daycare in Ottawa were fired after children were taped to their cots during nap time. It seems that when the kids at Bayview Public School would not settle down one worker used masking tape to confine… »
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Much Music Video Awards
The MMVA’s are a big street party in the heart of Toronto. And last night some high profile international stars joined Canadians in a night celebrating the best in video. South Korea’s tourism ambassador, Psy, co-hosted the event and started… »
Montreal Fringe Festival a major on Canada’s circuit
The Montreal Fringe is one of the first of Canada’s Fringe festivals. And this year over 500 performers shared their talents with avid audiences over 20 days and nights. From June 4th until the 24th people have been discovering new… »
Raucous Commons Question Period focuses on opposition leaders, minister’s advisor
Monday’s Question Period in Canada’s House of Commons was a raucous one focusing on government attacks on the two main opposition leaders, and opposition questions about a minister’s former advisor who was arrested in Montreal in a continuing municipal corruption… »
Festival season in Pacific coast city of Vancouver
Canada’s Pacific coast city of Vancouver is in the midst of a whole string of festivals from now until later this summer. Here are just three of them: From Monday (June 17) until Wednesday, the Spur Festival mixes politics, arts… »
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Consumer habits driven by evolution, prof says
You can’t really understand consumer behaviour without recognizing the biological forces that drive it, says marketing Professor Gad Saad of Concordia University in Montreal in a recently-published article. Evolution has hard-wired humans to be drawn to products that meet needs… »
Construction workers go on strike in Canadian province of Quebec
Construction sites across the Canadian province of Quebec were idle Monday (June 17) as thousands of workers went on strike after contract negotiations fell apart on the weekend. Unions representing more than 175,000 residential, industrial and commercial construction workers say the problem… »
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