This past Monday a public sector union leader voiced concern and surprise that the Canadian government was implementing a new mandatory performance review of public sector employees. Robyn Benson, the president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), which… »
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Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Politics
Could Manitoba run short of power in less than 10 years?
The demand for electricity in the western province of Manitoba could outstrip supply by 2022 says the province’s energy minister. File photo of Manitoba Energy Minister Dave Chomiak. He said this week the hydro megaprojects must proceed or the province… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Migratory birds affected by climate change
For the past many years in Canada, spring has been coming earlier than its historical average as the climate seems to be changing. This year, in an even more unusual change, winter and cool weather hung on much longer than… »
Hundreds gather to protest health care cuts in province of New Brunswick
Hundreds of unionized health care workers upset about more cuts to the health care system in the Atlantic coast province of New Brunswick protested outside the provincial legislature in Fredericton on Wednesday (June 5). Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees… »
Mask ban would violate rights, says group
If passed, a law making it a crime to wear a mask at a violent protest would violate Canada’s Charter of Rights, argues the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association. The western Canadian group made its case before a senate committee… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Future dim for many Canadian heritage lighthouses
Iconic and historic lighthouses on Canada’s coasts and major lakes are under increasingly uncertain futures. Three years ago, the federal government, listed 970 of its lighthouses as being surplus. They say mariners now use satellites to navigate and lighthouses are… »
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Fake farm masks underground marijuana grow-op
Five shipping containers modified to cultivate pot plants have been discovered underground by police on Saturday in the western province of British Columbia. Growing pot plants is illegal in Canada and there appears to be no limit to the lengths… »
More Canadian women binge drinking
Nearly 30 per cent more women in Canada are engaging in risky drinking than were a decade ago, according to the government agency Statistics Canada. Risky drinking is defined at having five or more drinks at one sitting, once or… »
Economy, Indigenous, Politics, Society
New Indigenous financial management software, bridge between two cultures
David Acco is very enthusiastic about helping Canada’s indigenous communities deal with managing finances in a way that recognizes the complexities of varied accounting needs of the community and government services. It’s called the Native Economic Management System. It was… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
“Bio-Blitz”: The Royal Saskatchewan Museum seeks better data on bio-diversity in the province
It is a formidable and daunting task. The Royal Saskatchewan Museum is coordinating what is being called the largest bio-blitz ever conducted in the prairie province. Ray Poulin, the Chief Curator at Royal Saskatchewan Museum and a specialist in vertebrate zoology,… »
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