Inside a quirky barn near Hantsport, N.S., 350-million-year-old fossils are displayed on a dusty piano, in crowded china cabinets and on a child’s red wagon. It’s a seemingly haphazard museum with unexpected importance: the adjacent beach is one of only… »
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Economy, International, Society
Canada’s ambassador to Washington is stepping away
David MacNaughton is resigning as Canada’s ambassador to the United States, effective at the end of the month. In a statement on Thursday, MacNaughton, who helped guide Canada through difficult NAFTA regnotiations, called the decision “bittersweet.” “Serving as Canada’s ambassador in… »
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RCMP set to open new crime lab in B.C. this fall
The RCMP will open a new national crime lab in Surrey B.C. this fall as the force attempts to put an end to a bottleneck of forensic requests. The Surrey lab will replace a 45-year-old Vancouver lab and will complement… »
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Drone and crewed aircraft ‘incidents’ increase in Canadian skies
Statistics obtained by CBC News show the number of mid-air conflicts between drones and crewed aircraft rose in the first half of this year, especially over Ontario. Transport Canada recorded 33 “incidents” between drones and airplanes over Ontario from the… »
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Electric scooters coming to Canada
Canadians shoulg get ready to see people whizzing past on e-scooters on sidewalks, bike paths, and streets. Already present in the western city of Calgary since last month, Lime electric scooters are now coming to Montreal starting this weekend. Lime… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Time for Canada to pick up the pace in creating age-friendly cities? Take a guess!
It’s always terrific to know that someone has your back. Especially when you’re a senior citizen. We are, after all, a burgeoning demographic It helps a whole lot more when that person is really smart because seniors face a whole… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
How did dinosaurs learn to fly? It could be for sex
A recent study suggests that feathers evolved not for flight, but at first were hair-like structures developed as insulation for warmth, somewhat akin to fur. It was later that they then grew into larger and more complex features for sexual display… »
Healing will begin as manhunt for alleged teen killers ends
The manhunt that terrified more than a few Canadians and riveted millions around the world is finally over. Canada will now attempt to heal…and look for answers. Autopsies in Winnipeg today are expected to confirm that bodies discovered yesterday in… »
First all-women crew makes Air Ambulance history
History has been made in Saskatchewan and it happened thousands of feet off the ground. Over the weekend Saskatchewan Air Ambulance responded to its first call with an all-women flight crew. It’s the first time in the organization’s 73-year history… »
Exhibition of First Nations headdresses explores issues of diversity and cultural appropriation
Tahatie Montour has been making traditional Haudenosaunee headdresses for over a decade and says his skills could transfer to another profession. “A lot of the ways I look at it, I could be a florist,” said Montour, who is Mohawk… »
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