Spring arrives today. Known officially as the spring equinox, it will mean many things to many Canadians, depending, of course, on where they happen to be living. And try this one out: a lot of people living in the Far… »
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International, Politics, Society
Coalition wants ex-president of Haiti barred from Montreal performance
A coalition of seven Montreal organizations is pressing Canadian politicians to keep former Haitian president Michel Martelly from appearing on stage in Montreal this Friday. The coalition, comprised of mainly Haitian-Canadians, says Martelly, who sings under the stage name of… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Is democracy in trouble? New book looks at solutions
Have we now become “too dumb for democracy”. Well, not really in that sense The subtitles are fairly self-explanatory about what’s in the new book, “Why we make bad political decisions, and how we can make better ones” The book… »
Skills training greatly needed in changing work environment
The Canadian government brings down its budget today and it is expected to include measures to provide badly-needed skills training for certain Canadians. “We’ve had some very prominent plant closures. We’ve had industry restructuring within the primary resources sector. And… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
The forgotten Olympic gold medallist, who in fact is Canadian
He’s someone whose history is somewhat stuck between two countries, the U.S. and Canada. He was a Canadian, but for many decades was claimed by the U.S. and thought to be American by most Canadians, if they thought of him… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Online hatred growing in Canada, warns rights advocate
The massacre at two mosques in New Zealand has renewed calls for more action against hatred in Canada. Police-reported hate crime rose 47 per cent in 2017 over the previous year to 2,073 crime. Most of the increase targeted Muslim,… »
Teen has the Tennis World talking and Canadians dreaming
Bianca Andreescu is all the rage in women’s tennis right now. Rightly so. On Sunday, Andreescu won the prestigious Indian Wells tournament in California, a tournament she entered as a wildcard, defeating three-time Grand Slam winner and former world No.… »
Canadians Andreescu and Raonic in Indian Wells semis
Canadian tennis players are having a pretty terrific week at the highly-regarded tennis tournament at Indian Wells, California. How good? Two Canadians–Bianca Andreescu, who is 18, and Milos Raonic, who is 28 now, are in the semifinals of their respective… »
Group effort seeks to save endangered sage-grouse
The greater sage-grouse is a bird that was once common across Canada’s western prairies but the population has decreased by 80 per cent to fewer than 250 wild birds. So, the Calgary Zoo has enlisted the help of the government’s… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Ready for World Sleep Day? Wake Up! It’s coming Friday
Once upon a time, sleep came as easy as riding a bike. Now, it appearfs, too many of us have lost the ability to sleep soundly and well. The problem is: not only does lack of proper sleep make us… »
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