Political stories dominate the headlines in most media and 2017 featured some great tales. While much of the global community was amazed at the developments in the United States with the new president, Donald Trump, we here in Canada had some… »
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Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Weather quiz, no hints: What country has the coldest capital in the world?
Call it a heckuva way to end Canada’s 150th birthday in the capital. Ottawa set a dubious record overnight Wednesday. Environment Canada says Montreal could be dealing with freezing temperatures into 2018. © Radio Canada It ranked as the coldest capital… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
B.C. First Nations activists suffer legal setback in fish farm dispute
Despite a legal setback, First Nations activists and their supporters on northern Vancouver Island are vowing to continue their campaign to stop fish-farming on what they say is their traditional territory. On Wednesday, members of Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw Nation suffered a… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Charges filed against Nexen Energy in death of two oilsands workers
A day after two oilsands workers died in an explosion at a Nexen Energy facility at Long Lake, Alberta, the company’s CEO, Fang Zhi, addressed a news conference in Calgary. “Yesterday marks one of the darkest days in Nexen history,”… »
Threats of not-so-pretty pix and posts lead to some unplanned downtime
Sometimes social media isn’t as liberating as it might be cracked up to be. Ask 22-year-old Kyle Stephen Hunt of Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador. Hunt is going to spend the next part of his life figuring out better uses for… »
Canadian icon Johnny Bower dies at 93
Johnny Bower died Tuesday night at a Toronto-area hospital at age 93 after a short battle with pneumonia. For people outside Canada, the name may mean little. Bower makes a kick save during a playoff action against the Canadiens in… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Canadian animal activists optimistic about the future of their cause
Say one thing for the people in Canada’s animal rights movement–there’s no quit in any of them. About 50 protesters gathered along a stretch of highway east of Ottawa in March, where a lion was shot dead after it escaped… »
Time management for 2018
Time management changed Brad Aeon‘s life. Now he is devoting his PhD research at Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business to building on his insights into how it can be best implemented to help others. “Getting better at getting better” Aeon… »
No leads yet in death of baby girl abandoned in Calgary
Investigators continue to look for leads in the death of a new-born baby girl discovered abandoned in a Calgary grocery store parking lot on Christmas Eve. “The cause of death is still being looked at, it’s undetermined. But we can… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Frigid weather is testing Canadians winter mettle
Canadians, who pride themselves on riding out rough winters, are having their weather chops severely tested this week. Much of the country is in the midst of a deep-freeze cold snap that Environment Canada says could go on for at… »
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