Canada’s most famous prisoner, disgraced former fashion mogul Peter Nygard, is making another bid to try to get out of Manitoba’s Headingley Correctional Centre today. Nygard, who is 79, was arrested in December at the request by the United States… »
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Restaurants claim to be key to economic recovery
Canada’s food service sector says it is key to feeding the country’s recovery from the economic ravages of the pandemic. The non-profit association Restaurants Canada says the food service sector is a $93 billion industry which contributes four per cent… »
Younger, older Canadians differ in how they smoke
The government agency Statistics Canada has found signs that there is a generational difference in nicotine habits among Canadians. Vaping is more popular among the young, while more older people smoke cigarettes. Vaping is defined as the act of inhaling… »
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Young people who read for fun have better verbal abilities: study
Researchers have found that young adults who enjoy reading fiction and identify as readers have better verbal abilities. A study out of Concordia University in Montreal found that those who read due to outside pressures and had a stronger association… »
New poll suggests support of monarchy in Canada continues to diminish
The Queen’s likeness is on some Canadian money, she is the country’s head of state and Canada remains a member in good standing of the British Commonwealth, but it does appear fairly safe to say that some of that old… »
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Take-Two Interactive acquires Canadian golf video game developer HB Studios
Take-Two Interactive, the owner of 2K Games, has purchased the Nova Scotia-based video game developer HB Studios. HB Studios was recently responsible for developing PGA Tour 2K21, which was published by 2K Games,. It has sold nearly two million copies… »
Few Canadians want an election before fall
While it seems increasingly likely that there will be a federal election in Canada in 2021, few people would want a vote before fall, between September and the end of December. A new public opinion survey suggests that 77 per… »
Nurses said to have verbally abused elderly Quebec Indigenous woman are fired
Two nurses at a Quebec health clinic have been fired as an investigation continues into what happened last Friday when an elderly Indigenous woman went to have a bandage changed. Jocelyne Ottawa, 62, told Radio Canada she was left “humiliated… »
New bursary program launched for anglophone students studying in French
The federal government has announced it will invest $12 million into a new bursary program that supports English-speaking secondary school graduates who choose to pursue post-secondary education in French. Over the next four years, 3,400 bursaries, worth $3,000 each, will… »
Ontario invests $15 million in sports and recreation organizations
The Ontario government announced on Wednesday that it is investing over $15 million to support sports and recreation organizations as well as high performance athletes. According to details given by Ontario Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries Lisa… »
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