The Canadian government has announced that people applying for unemployment insurance benefits will not have to declare themselves male or female on application forms. They will have an additional, non-binary gender “X” option. In announcing the option, the government says… »
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Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Limits on dairy product consumption should be relaxed: study
Eating dairy products has been thought to increase the risk of death because of their high levels of fat, but analysis of several studies contradicts some of that. This research conducted at the Medical University of Lodz in Poland found… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Forest fires in British Columbia worst ever this summer
Forest fires raging in the west cost province of British Columbia have now surpassed the damage done last year, making this the worst summer on record. The 2018 wildfire season officially became the province’s worst on August 29th, with 13,000… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Major setback for pipeline project
Court rules original approval deeply flawed. Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal had dealt a major blow to the Trans Mountain Pipeline project. Long opposed by several Indigenous groups and environmentalists, the company had planned to build a second pipeline to… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Drought: deep concern for western Canada ranchers, farmers
Cattle, ranching, and the cowboy lifestyle are a large part of the traditions in Canada’s western prairie province of Alberta. The province is the world’s sixth largest exporter of beef. But a long and withering drought is causing great concern… »
Crisis text line offers help to stressed students
University of Guelph students in the province of Ontario now have a new way to access mental health support through a 24-hour texting service. Increased reports of depression, anxiety among students A survey of students conducted in Ontario in 2016… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Trade talks: “extremely intense negotiations” underway in Washington
Trade talks in Washington, are being eagerly watched by many in Canada. The attempt to renew and revamp the twenty-five year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) affects varying sectors across the country. “No deal will be better than a… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Stephen Gogolov takes gold in junior figure skating debut
Stephen Gogolov looks like the next one to watch in Canadian figure skating following his amazing debut in Bratislava, Slovakia at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating. In the first stop of the season, Gogolov landed three quadruple… »
Cannabis overdose cases increasing
More people are going to Canadian hospital emergency rooms because of cannabis-related poisoning, according to the Canadian Institute of Health Information. CBC News obtained information that these cases almost tripled between 2013 and 2018 in the province of Ontario, and… »
Back to school shopping: Costs increasing every year
Latest figures show a doubling in expense In 2016, surveys showed that sending a child to school cost parents about $450 for each child. Figures for 2017 showed that amount had almost doubled to about $880. The 2017 survey was… »
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