Canada’s Darkwoods Conservation Area may soon grown by 7,900 hectares ensuring the protection of essential habitat for almost 40 confirmed species at risk. These include grizzly bears, wolverines, peregrine falcons, mountain caribou and whitebark pine. The area will now measure… »
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Olympic bid a pass in Calgary
Olympic memories were perhaps more negative than positive yesterday as the people of Calgary voted on whether to host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. The question was simply, “Are you for or against Calgary hosting the 2026 Olympic Winter Games?”… »
Economy, International, Politics
How the press and politics have evolved in Canada (and likely elsewhere) (part 2 of 2)
Book: Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on Parliament Hill In the beginning was politics, shortly after came the press. In the early days in Canada, and undoubtedly elsewhere, newspapers –print journalism- was very biased. Papers… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Landry to Legault: changing government in Quebec
Bernard Landry was buried from Notre Dame Basilica in a state funeral today in Montreal. He was the Parti Quebecois premier of the French-speaking province of Quebec from March 2001, when the charismatic Lucien Bouchard resigned, until the party lost… »
Fewer babies sleep through the night than people may think: study
People in Canada and the western world tend to think babies should sleep through the night by the time they are six months to 12 months old. But a study out of McGill University found that many do not and… »
How the press and politics have evolved in Canada (and likely elsewhere) (part 1 of 2)
Book: Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on Parliament Hill In the beginning was politics, shortly after came the press. In the early days in Canada, and undoubtedly elsewhere, newspapers –print journalism- was very biased. Papers… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Society
NHL tentative agreement over head trauma
The National Hockey League (NHL) and lawyers for over 100 retired hockey players have come to a tentative settlement over concussions and traumatic head injuries. The billion dollar lawsuit, which was the largest ever brought against the league, was consolidated in Federal… »
World War I: new perspectives to come, says historian
Many Canadians have a holiday from work today to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I and, in the years to come, one historian thinks their perspectives on the war may broaden. “A century ago, people… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Trudeau won’t attend USMCA signing while steel and aluminum tariffs in place
USMCA, the renewed and renamed pending trade agreement, between the United States, Mexico and Canada took 13 months of wrangling to negotiate. The official signing of the agreement was to take place to accommodate outgoing Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto,… »
Facebook launches dating feature in Canada
Online dating sites have fetched over $5 million so far in 2018 and Facebook is getting in on the action. It has just launched its dating service in Columbia and in Canada and will refine it before launching it elsewhere.… »
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