Iconic Canadian landscapes found If you love art, and if you love detective stories, and especially if you love the artworks of Canada’s iconic Group of Seven. Then you’ll want this book. Back in 1977, Jim and Sue Waddington began… »
Highlights / super-fil
Time change means an extra hour of sleep
Most Canadians will turn their clocks back one hour before they go to bed this Saturday, November 3, 2018. The change from Daylight Savings Time back to Standard Time occurs officially at 2am on Sunday morning, except in the province… »
Critics want debate with Bannon cancelled
Community groups and some politicians called for the cancellation of a debate in which Steve Bannon will defend populism. They believe the former Trump strategist should not have a platform to express his extreme views and that they contribute to… »
Nuclear arms race feared after U.S. threat to quit treaty
On Oct. 20, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) and that has rekindled fears there will be a world-wide nuclear arms race. Trump says Russia is not complying with the INF… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Rift grows between Ontario and federal government
The federal government has introduced legislation to protect about 900,000 vulnerable workers grappling with in the new economy. The changes would be contained in updates to the Canadian Labour Code and would affect workers in telecommunications, airlines, trucking and banks,… »
Remembrance Day: Sacrifices of war, but do Canadians know?
We are now just days away from the important commemoration for the men and women who died in the cause of freedom in wars and conflicts. Remembrance Day is marked every year on the 11th of November, the date when… »
Arts & Entertainment, Health, International, Society
A music program with heart in Edmonton is cause for joy
It’s always heartening (to say the least) in troubled times to encounter something that’s working, something that’s going right, something that’s making things better. That takes luck and the right people, of course. And while I know little of karma… »
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Canadian Google employees join worldwide protest
Google employees in Canada joined fellow workers around the world Thursday protesting the company’s treatment of women and its alleged handling of sexual misconduction allegations. About 100 workers left Google’s office in Toronto and two dozen others took similar action… »
Psst.. wanna buy a jail? Only $1.
Well, it’s true. The old Windsor Ontario jail is for sale, and the price is just $1. Not only do you get the jail, but the administration building and a parking lot. If you’re interested you have until November 23… »
Universities rely heavily on temporary or contract professors
A new study suggests that more than half of all faculty appointments at publicly-funded Canadian universities are on contract and not tenured. A study for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives found part-time work accounted for nearly 80 per cent… »
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