The government of Canada has issued a list of top ten weather stories of 2018 adding that Canadians continue to experience more and more extreme weather that scientists clearly link to climate change. ‘What’s different…is intensity, duration, frequency’ “What we… »
Highlights
Deadly allergy from unknown cause not always well treated: study
An estimated 2.5 million Canadians live with anaphylaxis, that is the possibility they could die from an extreme allergic reaction, but some of them don’t know what the trigger is. Others may be tested and find out they are severely… »
Canada’s Prime Minister losing popularity at home
Polls have become an important tool for politicians, and although popularity polls are not always an indication of what will happen come election time, they are still widely used. The latest popularity poll shows Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slipping… »
Economy, International, Politics
Trudeau says future of Huawei 5G network in Canada up to security experts, not politicians
The participation of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei in building Canada’s fifth generation wireless network will be decided following the advice of Canadian security and intelligence experts, not for reasons of political expediency, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. This week,… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life
Climate change and iconic winter activity in Canada
Canada is a northern country, where several months of cold is a fact of life. Certainly a major part of winter in Canada has been outdoor skating. Creating a backyard rink for the kids has been a part of that,… »
Inflation dips to lowest point in 2018
The annual pace of inflation rose to 1.7 per cent in November, the slowest pace since January, and the largest one-month drop since May 2012, Statistics Canada said in a report Wednesday. November’s readings followed a 2.4-per-cent increase in October.… »
Opioids offer little benefit for most chronic pain: study
A Canadian review of 96 clinical trials suggests that few people suffering from non-cancer pain for longer than three months would derive much benefit from taking opioids like Percocet or Oxycet. Compared to people using a placebo, those who take… »
Pay cash for cannabis, warns privacy commissioner
While it became legal to use cannabis recreationally in Canada in October 2018, it is not legal in many other jurisdictions, warns Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner. Therefore, it recommends Canadians take action to protect the privacy of their… »
More journalists killed in 2018
The number of journalists killed for the work they do nearly doubled this year, according the the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. At least 53 journalists were killed somewhere in the world between January 1 and December 15, 2018.… »
Third Canadian detained in China not linked to previous arrests, Trudeau says
The arrest of a third Canadian citizen in China doesn’t seem to be related to the case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou who was arrested in Canada at the request of U.S. authorities earlier this month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau… »
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