Children in Canada and many parts of the world are not moving enough to maintain healthy growth and development, according to a global report by the non-profit, Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance. The report blames increased screen time, urbanization and… »
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Environment & Animal Life, Society
Mother and baby killed by grizzly bear in Yukon: coroner
A 37-year-old woman and her 10-month-old baby are dead after being mauled by a grizzly bear outside their remote cabin in Yukon, in northwestern Canada. The Yukon Coroner’s Service said Valerie Theoret and her baby girl, Adele Roesholt, were killed… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
New dystopian novel inspired by ‘world we’re living in’
Canadian literary giant Margaret Atwood is writing a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, the 1985 novel that was adapted into an award-winning television series. The story is about the establishment of a totalitarian state in the U.S. in which women… »
Humanitarian groups warn of growing attacks on schools in Afghanistan
A global coalition of NGOs working to advance education of children in conflict zones says recent gains in expanding access to education that have allowed millions of Afghan boys and girls to enroll in school are at risk due to… »
Canada is back together again: Only east-west link complete
It may seem odd, but it’s a fact. There is just one road, one single place connecting all of western Canada, to all of eastern Canada. That place is at Nipigon in northern Ontario. It’s where two highways, 11 and… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Telecom and TV complaints soar
Canadian telecom and television customers complaints increased 57 per cent in 2017-18 over the previous year. A private-sector body mandated to resolve disputes between providers and customers said there were 14,272 complaints from customers who could not get satisfaction by… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Public money for struggling media: but not without some concern
Like many traditional media outlets around the world, media outlets in Canada are struggling. Newspapers, radio, TV, all are suffering from a growing dearth of advertising money which is their mainstay. The federal government has just announced tax incentives over… »
Senate passes legislation to end Canada Post strike
Canadian postal workers will be forced to resume mail and parcel delivery services at noon Tuesday after the Senate passed legislation ordering an end to five weeks of rotating strikes by Canada Post employees. The emergency legislation received royal assent… »
Canada must diversify economy, says professor
The closure of the General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ontario will be hard on the workers and on the region, but it will not affect the Canadian economy as a whole, says Bernie Wolf, a professor of economics and international… »
Syrian man stranded for months at airport in Malaysia arrives in Vancouver
A Syrian man who was stranded for seven months at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and then spent two months at a Malaysian immigration detention centre arrived in Vancouver on Monday night. Hassan Al Kontar was greeted at the Vancouver… »
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