A handful of philanthropic leaders donated almost $3.5 million triggering an effort that will enable 685 refugees refugees to settle in Canada before the end of 2018. Had this not occurred, a government allowance of more than 1,000 spots for… »
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Viola Desmond: North America’s first civil rights pioneer- featured on banknote
After much debate about who should be portrayed on the next series of Canadian banknotes, it was announced in 2016 that Viola Desmond would be among those to be featured. Years before American Rosa Parks protested for her civil rights… »
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… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Douglas Rain, voice of HAL 9000, dies
Douglas Rain, who voiced the unforgettable presence of HAL, in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 epic science fiction film, has died at the age of 90. Rain, an actor and narrator, who grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was a founding… »
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… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Health, International, Politics, Society
Olympic bid depends on today’s vote in Calgary
Olympic fever is underway in Calgary, Alberta today but it’s just the first step, in a vote to decide whether to go ahead with a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games. Many people in Calgary have a… »
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… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Many Canadian fisheries called ‘critically depleted’
A new audit by the conservation group Oceana Canada found only 34 per cent of Canada’s fish stocks are healthy and just over 13 per cent are critically depleted needing immediate action to rebuild them. The report goes on to… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Politics, Society
Ontario environment report: Raw sewage, forest and wetland loss
A new report says untreated sewage is still flowing into the waterways of Canada’s second largest and most populated province. The Ontario Environmental Commissioner’s latests report indicated that raw sewage overflowed into the provinces waterways on over 1,300 occasions. 766… »
Globe and Mail employees vote massively for a strike
Unionized workers at the Globe and Mail newspaper could be on strike as of midnight November 14, 2018 citing pension protection and a pay gap between male and female employees as major reason. The Globe is Canada’s most widely read… »
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