The federal government on Wednesday criticized the United States for a decision to impose duties on certain softwood lumber exports and vowed to fight the move. “The Government of Canada will continue to vigorously defend our industry and its workers… »
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Environment & Animal Life, Health
Montreal warns of smog on ice storm anniversary
Officials in the city of Montreal have issued the latest of several smog alerts today and they hope to improve air quality by restricting the use of wood-burning appliances made popular after the devastating ice storm of 1998. Freezing rain… »
Arts & Entertainment, Health, Highlights, Society
Beer Yoga: combining spirit with the spiritual
Beer drinking and yoga-a marriage of two popular activities Yoga is supposed to relax the mind and spirit, and I guess, enlighten, to some extent. There is now a fad for “goat yoga”, “cat yoga” and “hot yoga” amongst others.… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Arctic rocks yield answers to billion-year-old mystery
A billion-year-old fossilized algae found in sediment rock deposits in the Canadian Arctic is believed to be the oldest known direct ancestor of modern plants and animals, according to new a study by scientists at McGill University published in the… »
Dolphins delight ferry passengers
Canada’s Pacific coast boasts an archipelago of great beauty. © CBC Many islands, many ferries There are many ferries that operate on Canada’s Pacific coast and in addition to seeing the fabulous scenery there, some passengers got to see several white-sided… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
A new weapon against breast cancer: virus
There is no doubt that breast cancer is a potentially deadly disease. It is estimated that 26,300 women and 230 men in Canada will have been diagnosed with breast cancer and almost 5000 women and 43 men will have died… »
New shingles vaccine protects against excruticating pain
Most Canadians born before 1995 have had chicken pox and are at risk of developing the horribly painful disease, shingles. But a new vaccine offers an over 90 per cent chance of preventing shingles. ‘Terrible’ nerve pain can last weeks,… »
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Global warming, drier world
More drought, more wildfires coming with global warming The news stories of severe and unusual drought and of massive wildfires around the world have been increasing in recent years. Canada, Australia, Greece, South Africa, the U.S southwest and California, and… »
Eastern Canada braces for severe winter storm
While the United States is bracing for a “bomb cyclone,” Environment Canada is warning of hazardous winter conditions in Eastern Canada as a major winter storm is expected to slam into New Brunswick on Thursday. Environment Canada says the storm… »
Moose stuck in snow rescued by snowmobilers
Moose are big, heavy animals and it’s not usually a good idea to mess with them, but last weekend a group of snowmobilers in eastern Canada worked to free one stuck in a bog hole and 1.8 metres of snow.… »
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