Calgary dogs that have been diagnosed with cancer were gifted toys on Wednesday. Kali’s Wish Cancer Foundation, a Calgary non-profit that supports families facing pet cancer, delivered 300 KONG toys to the city’s two veterinary oncology hospitals: the VCA Canada Western Veterinary Specialist and Emergency Centre and the VCA Canada Calgary Animal Referral and Emergency (VCA Canada CARE) […]
Canadians — you’d think they’d be the most knowledgeable people on the planet. In 2016, the Great White North ranked first in the share of university and college graduates in the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The share of 25- to 64-year-olds with a college diploma as their highest educational attainment was more […]
OTTAWA – Internal memos show Canadian officials have been quietly preparing for the fallout from an atmospheric nuclear-weapons test by North Korea, including the spread of radioactive debris across the Pacific and the major public concerns that would arise. In the event of a test, Health Canada’s radiation-protection bureau would monitor contamination, while various federal […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – A Chinese scientist recently claimed he had produced the world’s first gene-edited babies, setting off a global firestorm. If true – the scientist has not yet published data that would confirm it – his actions would be a sensational breach of international scientific conventions. Although gene editing holds promise to potentially […]
The Kingston and Brockville YMCAs have merged to become the YMCA of Eastern Ontario. This announcement, which the organization first made at the end of November, comes on the heels of another announcement made in September that the boards of the two YMCAs were hiring a new CEO. Rob Adams then took over the reins […]
Four years after a young Montreal woman was sent home from work for having braids in her hair, the Quebec Human Rights Commission has ruled she was a victim of racial and gender discrimination. The owner of Madisons New York Bar and Grill in downtown Montreal has been ordered to pay the 23-year-old $14,500 in damages. […]
The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Stefan Elliott and forward Tobias Lindberg from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenceman Macoy Erkamps and forward Ben Sexton. Elliott and Lindberg will report to the American Hockey League’s Belleville Senators. Elliott, 27, has a goal and seven assists in 20 games with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this […]
The town of Wasaga Beach’s interim chief administrative officer (CAO), Gerry Marshall, is no longer with the municipality. According to a news release issued by the town on Wednesday, Marshall has officially left Wasaga Beach. Marshall joined the town as interim CAO in August, after stepping down from his posts as both mayor of Penetanguishene […]
Three decades ago, two conservative leaders came together to save the environment from the disastrous effects of pollution generated by coal emissions. One of those leaders — former U.S. president George H.W. Bush — was honoured in a massive state funeral in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. The other — former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney […]
Canadian authorities have arrested the chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies in Vancouver, B.C. Wanzhou Meng, who also goes by Sabrina Meng, was arrested in Vancouver on Saturday, Dec. 1, Justice Department spokesperson Ian McLeod told Global News. He said Meng faces extradition to the U.S., and that a bail hearing has […]