A new potential problem has arisen for the long-controversial Trans-Mountain pipeline project. That problem is an estimated 70 per cent increase in the cost. The some 1,000 kilometre pipeline project will twin a nearly seven decades old existing line from… »
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Canada pumps out 35K full-time jobs in January
Canada’s economy added 35,000 jobs in January, nearly all of them full-time positions, pushing the unemployment rate down to 5.5 per cent, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The latest job gains meant Canada’s economy added 298,000 new jobs over the last… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology
Google commits new investment into its Canadian operations
Tech giant, Google has announced that it is expanding its operations in Canada by opening three news offices across the country. Google is going to open offices in Waterloo, Toronto, and Montreal. Google also announced that they want to be… »
Canadians repatriated from Wuhan begin 14-day quarantine in Canada
More than 200 Canadians who were repatriated from Wuhan, the Chinese metropolis at the epicentre of a deadly coronavirus outbreak, on two separate flights began their 14 day quarantine at a Canadian military base in Ontario Friday. The first group… »
Internet, Science & Technology
USB wall chargers subject to recall in Canada
Health Canada has warned Canadians to pay attention when buying USB wall chargers. Several of them are being subject to a recall after a test by Health Canada revealed that some of them can cause burns, shocks or be a… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International
How many days of your life are you losing stuck in traffic?
A new study by TomTom has ranked 416 major cities in 59 countries around the world by the amount of time spent stuck in traffic jams. TomTom is Dutch multinational developer & creator of location technology and consumer electronics such… »
Exhibition explores little-known story of graphic textiles from Arctic Canada
An exhibition currently underway at the Textile Museum of Canada explores the little-known story of the graphic texitle program in the Inuit community of Cape Dorset which ignited the public’s imagination in the 1960s before winding down in the late… »
Black History Month: Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Jones, a WWI hero
Jeremiah “Jerry” Jones had two “handicaps” going against him when he decided to enlist in the Canadian Army to serve King and country at the height of the First World War. He was black and old enough to be a… »
Canadian cheese company Saputo closing two facilities
Saputo Inc, the Canadian dairy and cheese company, announced that it is closing down two facilities in order to increase “operational efficiency.” The facility in Trenton, Ontario will be closing in Sept. 2020, and the one in Saint John, New… »
Ottawa set to dispatch second plane to Wuhan ‘to bring every Canadian home’
A chartered plane with 194 Canadians on board has left the Chinese city of Wuhan and is expected to arrive at the Canadian Forces Base Trenton near Toronto Friday morning. after a short refuelling stop in Vancouver, officials announced Thursday.… »
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