Bernard Landry was buried from Notre Dame Basilica in a state funeral today in Montreal. He was the Parti Quebecois premier of the French-speaking province of Quebec from March 2001, when the charismatic Lucien Bouchard resigned, until the party lost… »
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Douglas Rain, voice of HAL 9000, dies
Douglas Rain, who voiced the unforgettable presence of HAL, in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 epic science fiction film, has died at the age of 90. Rain, an actor and narrator, who grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was a founding… »
Fewer babies sleep through the night than people may think: study
People in Canada and the western world tend to think babies should sleep through the night by the time they are six months to 12 months old. But a study out of McGill University found that many do not and… »
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Olympic bid depends on today’s vote in Calgary
Olympic fever is underway in Calgary, Alberta today but it’s just the first step, in a vote to decide whether to go ahead with a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games. Many people in Calgary have a… »
How the press and politics have evolved in Canada (and likely elsewhere) (part 1 of 2)
Book: Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on Parliament Hill In the beginning was politics, shortly after came the press. In the early days in Canada, and undoubtedly elsewhere, newspapers –print journalism- was very biased. Papers… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Many Canadian fisheries called ‘critically depleted’
A new audit by the conservation group Oceana Canada found only 34 per cent of Canada’s fish stocks are healthy and just over 13 per cent are critically depleted needing immediate action to rebuild them. The report goes on to… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Politics, Society
Ontario environment report: Raw sewage, forest and wetland loss
A new report says untreated sewage is still flowing into the waterways of Canada’s second largest and most populated province. The Ontario Environmental Commissioner’s latests report indicated that raw sewage overflowed into the provinces waterways on over 1,300 occasions. 766… »
Globe and Mail employees vote massively for a strike
Unionized workers at the Globe and Mail newspaper could be on strike as of midnight November 14, 2018 citing pension protection and a pay gap between male and female employees as major reason. The Globe is Canada’s most widely read… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
North Atlantic Right whales: fewer than ever
Imagine the future of the human race is there were only 411 people left on earth, and less than a quarter were breeding age women. Add into that dire equation, a very real risk of fatal accidents that claim several… »
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NHL tentative agreement over head trauma
The National Hockey League (NHL) and lawyers for over 100 retired hockey players have come to a tentative settlement over concussions and traumatic head injuries. The billion dollar lawsuit, which was the largest ever brought against the league, was consolidated in Federal… »
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