An independent panel reviewing electronic media in Canada has released a long awaited report. Canada’s Broadcast Act hasn’t been updated since 1991, well before the arrival of the internet and streaming services like Netflix, Prime, Crave, Apple, Spotify and Amazon… »
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Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
Iconic symbol to Ontario mining to disappear
Sudbury and surrounding area in northern Ontario, was built around mining in the hard rock of the Canadian shield geographical feature. Known for its giant ‘nickel’ five cent coin, symbolising nickel mining, the other landmark is a truly gigantic smokestack… »
B.C. health authorities confirm first case of coronavirus
Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed the first case of the coronavirus in the Western Canadian province after lab results for a suspected case came back positive for the potentially deadly virus. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Canadian women’s soccer star Christine Sinclair breaks all time goal record
Canadian women’s international soccer star, Christine Sinclair is now the all time leader in international goals scored. With 185 goals, Sinclair passed former United States women’s international soccer player, Abby Wambach, who had held the record up until yesterday with… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Immigration & Refugees, International
Wuhan virus: Another WHO emergency meeting, evacuations, travel ban
The World Health Organisation is meeting today in another emergency session to discuss whether to declare the Wuhan corona virus a public health emergency. Recent figures show some 7,800 infection cases, 170 deaths. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of WHO,… »
Canada sanctions 6 Russians over Crimea elections
Canada joined the United States and the European Union in imposing sanction on six Russian officials in Crimea over their involvement in local elections last fall in the Russian-controlled Black Sea peninsula that was part of Ukraine before Russia annexed… »
British Columbia to offer mental health support for post secondary students
The Canadian province of British Columbia is looking at new ways to make it easier for post secondary students to access mental health services. The service, which is due to launch this spring will give students access to trained counselors… »
Canada lukewarm to Trump’s Middle East ‘peace plan’
Canada will “carefully examine the details of the U.S. initiative for the Middle East peace process,” Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Tuesday, calling for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The carefully worded statement avoided any assessment of… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian company releases guide on teaching basics of artificial intelligence
A Canadian science and technology company named Actua has released an AI Education Handbook that guides teachers on how to teach the basics of artificial intelligence to elementary and high school students. “AI is an emerging technology that will be… »
Health, International, Politics
Canada chartered passenger plane to repatriate Canadians from Wuhan
The federal government has chartered a civilian passenger plane to repatriate about 160 Canadians from the Chinese city of Wuhan, which has been at the epicentre of a novel coronavirus outbreak that has already infected nearly 6,000 people and claimed… »
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