Animal activists, at least the ones I’ve met, tend to be generous, passionate and determined Most–again from my experience–are also relentless–relentless in their desire to protect the creatures who share this earth with the rest of us. Activists advocate. They… »
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International, Politics, Society
Canadian set to appear in Chinese court this weekend
A Canadian charged with smuggling drugs will appear in court in China on Saturday. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday that she did not know much about the case, suggesting that it is not related to the arrests of… »
Toronto police chief calls 2018 ‘year like no other’
The chief of police of Canada’s largest and most prosperous city is calling 2018 was ” a year like no other year.” Speaking to reporters at his end-of-the-year news conference on Thursday, Toronto chief Mark Saunders said his department had… »
Henderson wins Rosenfeld as top Canadian female athlete
To no one’s surprise, golfer Brooke Henderson has won the Canadian Press’s Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canada’s female athlete of the year. It’s the second straight year Henderson has won the award and the third time in the last four… »
New Order of Canada recipients announced at Rideau Hall
The latest appointments to the Order of Canada have been announced by Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, who herself is a member of the exclusive club that “honours people who make extraordinary contributions to the nation.” The list of 103 new… »
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Bryan Adams new album in 2019
Bryan Adams, the Canadian rocker, is finishing up his world tour with some dates in eastern Canada in the new year, including a stop in Halifax, Nova Scotia on January 23, and Montreal on the 26th. And his fierce fans… »
Economy, International, Society
A bus tragedy in Saskatchewan profoundly clouds the year in Canadian sports
Sadly, a look back at sports in Canada in 2018 begins at a wind-swept, icy intersection in the eastern part of the prairie province of Saskatchewan. On April 6, a northbound passenger bus carrying members of the Humboldt Broncos junior… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
The flu season in hitting kids extra hard this year
The so-called holiday season tends to run parallel to the flu season in Canada. When those seasons collide, it’s not a lot of fun and tends to play havoc with our social lives and worse. Parties get cancelled and extended-family… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Society
Total restoration of electricity in sight in B.C. as storm claims another casualty
Officials in British Columbia say they expect to have electricity restored across the province by New Year’s Eve following last Thursday’s violent windstorm that resulted in blackouts affecting some 600,000 hydro customers. BC Hydro says just under 10,000 people were… »
Trio gives new (old?) meaning to exchanging Christmas cards
When Canada Post announced this week that the cost of mail was going to jump in January, three Regina residents likely greeted the news with little more than a shrug and a smile. Wally and Shirley Ball and Fred Blast,… »
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