Canadians unfortunately really know very little of their own history. To help bring some of that history to young Canadians, a graphic novel was made about a major battle and victory by Canadian troops in the First World War. Matthew… »
Highlights
Breakfast emphasized for back to school
Children are now heading back to school after a couple of months of summer vacation and dietitians are reminding people how important it is for them to have a nutritious breakfast. Often both parents work and mornings are very rushed,… »
Uncategorized
Seafood fraud rampant in Canada, says advocacy group
‘Alarming rates of…fraud’ flagged Oceana Canada has found 44 per cent of the seafood it tested was something other than what the label said it was. The ocean advocacy group collected 382 samples from grocery stores and restaurants in five… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Tomorrow’s threat to Earth: Asteroid NF23-
Near Earth Object- NEO Asteroids are given rather mundane names like 2015 FP118, or 2017 SL16. But what is exciting, or rather, extremely worrisome is when they come close to Earth. Asteroids striking the Earth in the past wiped out… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
NAFTA no more: US Mexico trade deal announced
NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Deal, may now be relegated to the pages of history. A new bilateral trade deal between the United States and Mexico, without Canada, was announced today. “We’re going to start that deal imminently” the… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Shawn Mendes, Alessia Cara, thrill at awards show
Shawn Mendes was one of the big winners yesterday in Toronto, at the iheartradioMMVA’s. “This is home,” he said while holding the first of four MMVA’s he won, this one for artist of the year. Mendes opened the show and… »
Shrugging off intense pressure, Brooke Henderson wins Canadian Women’s Open in style
It’s not like Brooke Henderson, a 20-year-old native of Smiths Falls, Ontario hasn’t won before on the professional women’s golf tour. Going into this weekend’s Canadian Championship, known officially as the CP Women’s Open, in Regina, Henderson had six pro-tour… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Heat warnings issued for eastern Canada
Heat warnings have been issued again for much of eastern Canada, from the central province of Ontario to the east coast provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. For Toronto, Canada’s largest and most populated city, there have been… »
Health, International, Society
Mobile phones: too much time for children and parents
A new poll found some perhaps not so surprising results regarding cell phone use. Some 54 per cent of teens asked said they spent too much time on their phones while two-thirds of parents were concerned over their children’s use… »
Economy, International, Society
Canada: World’s best cities, but perhaps not so for residents
Top ten cites: three are Canadian, except… Three of Canada’s major cities made the annual “top ten” list of the world’s most liveable cities by the Economist magazine. Calgary Alberta came in fourth, Vancouver British Columbia was listed as sixth,… »
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