A new survey puts the lie to a common stereotype that Canadians are meek and very polite. It seems that 46 per cent of respondents said they were likely to honk their vehicle’s horn to voice their disapproval of any… »
Highlights
Canada’s burgeoning cannabis industry and the US border
Since the announcement that recreational cannabis would be legalised in Canada, there have dozens of new cannabis industry start-ups. Management teams formed, investors investing, workers hired for greenhouses and retail outlets. But, in the U.S, federal law still lists it… »
Economy, International, Society
Trade deal with Asia denounced by Canadian labour union
The United Steelworkers union says it is “unacceptable” that the Canadian government is pushing ahead with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). This is a trade deal between Canada and several Pacific nations that the union says… »
International lumberjacks to compete for title of world’s best
Stihl Timbersports extreme championahip world title-U.K It’s a competition that requires great strength, great stamina, and great skill in what is an extreme sport, called Timbersports. After a series of national competitions in countries around the world to select the… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Science needed to solve world issues, say Canadians
A new survey suggests that 75 per cent of Canadians think that critical challenges facing the world will need to be solved by science and technology. But more than half also think society is turning away from science in favour… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology
Conservation groups hope to educate Canadians with new Arctic marine atlas
Faced with dramatic shifts in the Arctic due to joint pressures of climate change and industrial development, a trio of Canadian NGOs released Monday an educational tool they hope will help shape the conversation about protecting the region’s fragile environment… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Hurricanes, floods: ‘You ain’t seen nothing yet,’says insurance expert
Canadians need to learn from the hurricane and the floods devastating North and South Carolina, says Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction. This is an independent body created by Canada’s insurance industry to reduce the… »
Liberal MP Leona Alleslev crosses the floor to join Conservatives
Ontario MP Leona Alleslev delivered a painful blow to the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by announcing Monday that she is crossing the floor from the governing Liberals to join the opposition Conservatives just as the House of Commons… »
Health, Highlights, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Another step toward defeating resistant/tolerant bacteria
Researchers in Canada have found a potential weakness in one of the most common, serious, and even deadly bacteria that has been difficult to treat with antibiotics. Dr. Dao Nguyen (MD. MSc), is a scientist from the Translational Research in… »
Canada to file Arctic continental shelf submission in 2019: Global Affairs Canada
The federal government plans to file its submission on the outer limits of Canada’s continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean in early 2019 and Ottawa’s submission is expected to overlap with both Russian and Danish submissions, according to officials with… »
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