Approvals and policies for clearcutting in the east coast maritime province of Nova Scotia have been raising the ire of residents and environmental groups. A recent decision by the provinces Natural Resources Minister, Lloyd Hines, will allow clearcutting of almost… »
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NATO announces countries joining Canadian troops on Latvia mission
Canadian troops will be joined by soldiers from four other countries when they arrive in Latvia next spring. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says Albania, Italy, Poland and Slovenia have promised to send soldiers and equipment to a battle group… »
Trudeau continues his drive to reform Canada’s Senate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named nine new–non-affiliated–senators on Thursday. The five women and four men are the first to be chosen under an arms-length process designed to upgrade Canada’s upper house, long a haven political appointees. The new process saw… »
Lloyd Axworthy and the continuing battle to rid the world of landmines
Still very much with us, landmines remain a scourge–by-products of the worst of mankind. An Afghan soldier searches for landmines with a metal detector in a training exercise in 2014. There are still 50 to 100 million active landmines around… »
Advocates decry increased charges for prisoner phone calls
Prisoner advocates say making inmates pay exorbitant fees to make phone calls is bad for rehabilitation and reintegration into society. The western province of Manitoba has recently begun charging its inmates new telephone rates which used to be almost free.… »
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Aliens are there and they’re signaling….uh maybe
Two scientists at Laval University in the province of Quebec say they’ve detected signals from deep space that are “probably from aliens” EF Borra and E Trottier had their finding published in the journal Publications Astronomical Society of the Pacific… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Politics, Society
CETA trade- on again, off again, now back on?
Headlines have been saying the huge CETA trade deal between the European Union and Canada is now back on after late night negotiations in Belgium with the dissenting region of Wallonia. Bernard M Wolf, Professor Emeritus, York University,Toronto © Schulich School… »
Health authority warns of Halloween overdose risk
With many Halloween parties coming up this weekend, a western health authority is warning people to take precautions if they plan to take drugs. If they won’t consume themselves, people are advised to look out for friends and family who… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Government to encourage energy-efficient buildings
In on-going efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Canadian government is about to take steps to ensure new and existing buildings are more energy efficient, reports CBC. Buildings account for 17 per cent of carbon emissions in Canada. The… »
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Guiness world record: Canadian has solid pipes
Lorne Figley is at work today fixing leaks, attaching pipes, repairing heating systems and so on, just like he’s been doing for years, many years,…. many many years. At age 92, Lorne is has now officially been recognized as the… »
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