First transatlantic wireless signal On a chilly windy December 12, in 1901 history was made, or perhaps “claimed” to have been made. Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi said he had received a number of scratchy clicks on his telegraphy receiving equipment… »
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Rail workers protest jobs going to foreign firms
Employees of the national passenger railway, Via Rail, will be handing out leaflets at stations across the country today protesting the contracting out of work to foreign multinational corporations. Via Rail is a crown corporation and, as such, is wholly… »
Huawei executive to be freed on $10M bail as she awaits extradition proceedings
A jailed executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei smiled and wiped tears Tuesday as a Canadian court granted her bail following a gruelling three-day hearing in Vancouver. Meng Wanzhou, who is Huawei’s chief financial officer and the daughter of founder… »
Stolen vehicle list Canada 2018
The Insurance Bureau of Canada has released its top 10 list of stolen vehicles in this country. Since 2003 they’ve been compiling a list of insurance claims from across Canada to determine the brands and models of vehicles most commonly… »
Ottawa ‘deeply concerned’ by arrest of former Canadian diplomat in China
Canadian officials are “sparing no effort” to find out what has happened with a former Canadian diplomat and an expert on North East Asia for International Crisis Group, who was arrested in China, Canadian officials said Tuesday. “Obviously, obviously we… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Canada, U.K. lobby against coal-fired energy
At the UN climate change talks in Poland, Canada and the United Kingdom are lobbying to reduce the world’s dependency on coal for generating electricity. “Coal is the dirtiest of all the fossil fuels by far,” says Warren Mabee, director… »
Inuit leader wants more input in changes to federal nutritional subsidy program
Canada’s national Inuit organization says it wants to have a say in how the federal government changes a key nutritional support program designed to tackle the high cost of food for people living in isolated northern communities. The federal government… »
Changing political affiliation midstream: allow, or not allow
The practice is called “crossing the floor”. It’s when an elected politician, usually at the provincial or federal level, decides they are dissatisfied with their chosen party and move “across the floor” to join an opposing party. But there have… »
More Canadians opting for chilly vacations in Canada, says hotel chain
While many Canadians like to escape the cold winters and travel south for a vacation, a new survey suggests 60 per cent of respondents would go somewhere in Canada. This is particularly true of millennials (those graduating from school in… »
Rising interest rates to make buying a home more difficult
Prospective buyers are expected to face a modest 1.7 per cent increase in the price of a home in Canada in 2019, but rising interest rates will likely affect their ability to get an affordable mortgage to pay for it,… »
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