P.K. Subban was honoured in public on Wednesday at the children’s hospital he is supporting in Montreal. Last night night he was honoured on the ice in Montreal’s Bell Centre, home of the storied Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey… »
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Canada remains a distinct long shot at the World Baseball Classic
The fourth edition of the loftily-named World Baseball Classic gets underway Monday in Seoul when South Korea hosts Israel in the first game of the 16-team tournament that will wrap up in Los Angeles on March 22. Played in four… »
Internet, Science & Technology
What ‘young’ Arctic rocks tell us about origins of the Earth and Moon
Volcanic rocks from the Canadian Arctic are changing what scientists think about the origins of the Earth and the Moon, says Hanika Rizo. The 33-year-old Mexican-born geologist at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) says her research into unusual concentrations… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Highly Enriched Uranium transport objected to by First Nations
Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) currently being stored at the nuclear facility at Chalk River, Ontario, is to be transported to a facility in South Carolina for processing. The plan stems from a 2010 agreement that would allow the United States to… »
Think your job, your career, is secure? Think again!
“There will be huge carnage and it is going to happen quickly”. Frank Graves We’ve seen it in forestry; one machine can replace a hundred lumberjacks. We’ve seen it in construction where one worker with a nail gun can replace… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Society
Coal mining revived in Cape Breton
Coal miners are back at work ‘down under’ in Donkin, on Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia. The Donkin Mine is near one of the oldest in North America, having opened in the 18th century. At one… »
Arts & Entertainment, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
BHM- The black settlers of Alberta
It is little known fact even within Canada that there was a small but vibrant group of black settlers in the western prairie province of Alberta. They weren’t really part of the well-known “Underground Railroad” but nonetheless were leaving behind… »
Doctors advised to talk to young Canadians about smoking
Canadian experts who develop health prevention strategies say far too many young people smoke tobacco and health care professionals should help them stop or not start in the first place. By the time they are 17 years old, 36 per… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Study details rich plant diversity in Arctic region
Botanists have collected specimens and information about hundreds of plant species along the Coppermine River in the Canadian Arctic. The results establish a new baseline which scientists can use to study changes occurring because of global warming. Botanists camped in… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian research puts an end to smear campaign against medieval Scots king
He was a legendary figure in medieval times involved in epic battles between the Scots and English, eventually defeating a larger English army at Bannockburn in 1314. But for centuries historians have alleged the Scottish king was afflicted with the… »
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