Canadian authorities have arrested the chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies at the request of U.S. authorities who suspect her of violating U.S. trade sanctions against Iran, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported Wednesday. Meng Wanzhou, who is… »
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Canada to host meeting of anti-ISIS coalition
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and his U.S. counterpart Secretary of Defense James Mattis will host on Thursday a meeting of 13 members of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Ottawa, according to Canadian and U.S. officials. This meeting will… »
International, Politics, Society
Brian Mulroney eulogized George H. W. Bush today
Brian Mulroney, Canada’s Prime Minister from September 1984, to June 1993, was one of the people who spoke at the State Funeral for former United States President, George Herbert Walker Bush today. He died on November 30, 2018 at the age… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
ISS visible over Canada this evening
ISS, the International Space Station, will be visible in the night sky above Canada tonight, with David Saint-Jacques now aboard. Many Canadians watched him move into the satellite in low earth orbit on Monday, along with U.S. astronaut Anne McClain and Russian… »
Health, International, Society
Boxing debated again as Stevenson in coma
Boxing is under debate again in Canada in the wake of the tragic ending to a fight on Saturday in the provincial capital, Quebec City. Boxer Adonis Stevenson, 41, is now lying in an induced coma after suffering a severe… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics
Climate change: are cities ready?
A new study looked at some 63 of the most populous municipalities across the country, and evaluated their plans to cope with climate change. Dave Guyadeen (PhD, MCIP, RPP) is lead author of the study, He is an assistant professor… »
RBC Taylor Prize for non-fiction: long list revealed
The RBC Taylor Prize long list has been released, It’s the prize for the best Canadian literary work of non-fiction. The trio of jurors consists of, Camilla Gibb (award winning novelist), Roy MacGregor (multi-award winning non-fiction author) and Beverley McLachlin… »
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate steady at 1.75%
The Bank of Canada left its key interest rate unchanged today as it tries to weigh the impact of the slowing global economy and trade wars on the Canadian economy. The central bank is holding its benchmark rate at 1.75… »
74-year-old award-winning Christmas favourite song removed
“Baby It’s Cold Outside” (lyrics and music- Frank Loesser) (public commenting open- comments will be posted after moderating) The song was written decades ago in 1944 and has been very popular ever since, especially around Christmas. Now, viewed through today’s… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
Inuit and Ottawa reach agreement in principle on Arctic marine conservation area
The federal government and the Inuit have reached another milestone in creating Canada’s largest marine conservation area in the northeastern part of the fabled Northwest Passage, officials announced Tuesday. The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA), which represents approximately 14,000 Inuit in the… »
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