Haitian-Canadians, particularly those in the large community in Montreal, have been watching their island homeland over the last couple of days in the hope it would be spared further tragedy during Hurricane Matthew. “Since the earthquake, basically, there was two… »
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Dentists urge city to fluoridate water to fight tooth decay
Dentists and hygienists in the eastern city of Moncton are urging city officials to put the fluoride back in the water supply. They say cavities in children have increased 50 per cent in the five years since Moncton put a… »
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Can trees adapt to climate change? Perhaps not easily
Some suprising new research shows trees in the same environment have developed shared genes, though they are different species. What researchers have long thought is that genetic solutions to deal with climate change would be complex, involving genetic differences and… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
Minister may suspend revocations of citizenship
Immigration Minister John McCallum told the Senate he would consider putting a moratorium on the process whereby Canadians have their citizenship revoked if they are found to have misrepresented themselves on their applications. The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and… »
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Where have the whales gone, and why?
Researchers tracking the Atlantic Right whale have been somewhat concerned that the whales are not showing up in their usual summer feeding grounds in and around the northeastern US and eastern Canada. They are now using sophisticated technology to try… »
Housing sales soar in Toronto, drop in Vancouver
Housing sales jumped in Toronto in September while at the same time they decreased in Vancouver, leading to speculation that some foreign buyers may have shifted their focus from one city to the other. The number of sales in the… »
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Quebec separation no longer paramount poll suggests
Quebec separation is a declining cause in Canada’s only officially French-speaking province. In a recent national survey of the beliefs, values, priorities and the identity of Canadians, the changing trends in Quebec were revealed. The separatist party, the Parti Quebecois,… »
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Biofuels: time to end taxpayer subsidies
A new report by an expert group of economists says taxpayer-funded government subsidies of the ethanol industry cost more than the benefits it provides. The study by the cross-partisan, privately funded group known as the Ecofiscal Commission, said federal and… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Nigger Rock, Quebec: What’s in a name?
Nigger Rock is the name of one of eleven geographical sites in the province of Quebec that a group of mostly black people want changed. Understandably they find the name offensive. But Dan Philip, president of the Black Coalition of Quebec,… »
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GG’s finalists for 2016 Literary Awards
The Governor General‘s finalists for literary works in 2016 were announced today in Ottawa. The 33 finalists in seven categories of Canadian English literature are vying for a grand prize of $25,000 in each category, to be announced on October… »
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