Welcome to a new era of Arctic security
A new era of circumpolar security is unfolding. Canadian, American and Danish warships are in the final week of a joint exercise in the Canadian Arctic, part of an annual event known as Operation Nanook. Read it at theglobeandmail.com0 Comments
Grow-op bears face extermination
Learning the animals could face death, more than 800 people across Canada and as far as China and Australia signed an online petition over the weekend to "Save Bears Found in Drug Bust." Read it at theglobeandmail.com0 Comments
PotashCorp board rejects BHP's offer
The board of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan officially rejected a hostile $38.6-billion US takeover bid from Australian miner BHP Billiton Monday, and urged its shareholders to do the same. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
President's Choice Chocolate Chunk Cookies recalled
Loblaws is warning the public to avoid in-store baked President's Choice Decadent Chocolate Chunk Cookies because they may contain small round metal pieces. The products are sold nationally at Loblaws and affiliated independent stores. Read it at healthzone.ca0 Comments
Guy Lafleur acquitted
Quebec's highest court has acquitted former NHL hockey star Guy Lafleur, earlier convicted of giving contradictory testimony at his son's sexual assault and forcible confinement trial. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
Hockey fans could face charges
Police in California say two Canadians who took down an American flag and replaced it with a Canadian following Sidney Crosby's golden goal at the Olympics could face charges of vandalism and flag desecration. Read it at theglobeandmail.com0 Comments
Homolka eligible for pardon as Tories crack down
Stephen Harper says ex-convict Karla Homolka will be able to apply for a pardon this year. It's the latest in a series of frustrations the Prime Minister said he has felt in the last few weeks about the weaknesses in Canada's justice system. Read it at theglobeandmail.com0 Comments
Loonie passes parity
Loonie, meet greenback. Canada's dollar passed parity for the first time in close to two years on Wednesday, after trading close to par for most of the day. Read it at thestar.com0 Comments
Canadians flee Alberta for 1st time in 15 years
Alberta lost more people to other parts of Canada than it gained in the third quarter of 2009, a first in 15 years for the once booming province. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
A white Christmas for most of Canada
Most of the country will have snow for Christmas, although several big cities will be short of the white stuff. In addition, holiday travellers will likely encounter uneventful weatherconditions in most parts of Canada. Read it at theglobeandmail.com0 Comments
Numbers on jobless benefits continue to decline
The number of people receiving employment insurance benefits declined in October, continuing a downward trend that began in July, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. Read it at financialpost.com0 Comments
GM To Close Saab
General Motors Co. has announced that it will begin winding down its premium Swedish division after talks to sell the brand to Dutch car maker Spyker Cars collapsed. There are 16 Saab dealers in Canada, down from 29 earlier in the decade. Read it at theglobeandmail.com0 Comments
'Urgent Need' To Regulate Sex Toys, MP Says
On Tuesday, Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett wrote Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq about the “urgent need for responsible regulation in the adult toy industry in Canada” – curtailing chemicals used in sex toys that pose a potential health risk for women. Read it at theglobeandmail.com0 Comments
Yes Men's Climate Hoax Takes Aim At Canada
The infamous American pranksters known as The Yes Men launched an elaborate hoax yesterday targeting Canada's stance in climate-change negotiations at Copenhagen. The ruse tripped up a number of news organizations, including the Globe and Mail. Read it at thespec.com0 Comments
Olympic torch protested in Montreal
Riot police had to intervene Thursday night to push back protesters at celebrations marking the arrival of the Olympic torch in Old Montreal. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
Traffic, icy roads force a roadside birth
A mother in Calgary gave birth to a baby girl in an SUV after icy roads, traffic jams and falling snow made it impossible to get to a hospital on time. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
Controversial HST bill passed in Ontario
Legislation to blend Ontario's eight per cent provincial sales tax with the federal five per cent goods and services tax has passed third and final reading. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
MPs back HST move for Ontario and B.C.
By a vote of 192 to 32, MPs on Thursday overwhelmingly gave their first nod of approval to the minority Conservative government's plan to enable Ontario and British Columbia to harmonize their sales taxes with the federal GST. Read it at nationalpost.com0 Comments
Parliament takes first step to allow HST
The House of Commons has taken the first step to allow provinces to harmonize the provincial sales tax and federal GST on products and services. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
We Don't Need The Queen To Visit Us On Canada Day
Canadians paid $2.57 Million for the visit by Prince Charles and his wife last month. (We got real value for that investment, didn't we?). Read it at buckdogpolitics.blogspot.com0 Comments
Queen unveils schedule for Canada visit
Seven months after her son paid a visit, Queen Elizabeth will tour Canada for the first time in five years. The royal tour will take place in mid-2010 from June 28 to July 6, and will include stops in Nova Scotia, Ontario and Manitoba. Read it at theglobeandmail.com0 Comments
The World Needs More Canada
With that in mind, we are incredibly excited to announce that we've just signed an agreement to carry thousands of newly digitized works from Canada-owned publishers, made available through an initiative led by the Association of Canadian Publishers. Read it at blog.shortcovers.com0 Comments
Earthquake strikes off B.C. coast
Seismologists say an earthquake has struck off the coast of British Columbia. The U.S. Geological Survey today said the 6.6-magnitude quake's epicentre is 666 kilometres northwest of Vancouver. Read it at theglobeandmail.com0 Comments
BC Quake Twitter Chatter
Lots of Twitter chatter is happening right now. Can't seem to pin down a single area to pick up all the tweets but this general search for the word Earthquake seems to do the trick. Read it at search.twitter.com0 Comments
Earthquakes hit B.C.'s coast
Two moderate earthquakes struck off the coast of British Columbia on Tuesday morning. The first quake was recorded just off the southern tip of Haida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, around 7:30 a.m. PT. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
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