Darwin The Ikea Monkey Now Starring In Fundraising Campaign
SUNDERLAND, Ont. - The Ikea monkey has shed his shearling coat and may soon be moving to a new home.Darwin has now been at Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary for two years, ever since he was scooped up...
View Article'Nut Rage': Korean Air Exec Apologizes For Shaming Flight Attendant, Dad...
SEOUL, South Korea - A Korean Air flight attendant described being insulted and shamed by the airline's executive who ordered him removed and the plane returned over macadamia nuts, and then being...
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Vancouver-Area Christmas Tree Sales Foster Hope For 'Aged-Out' Kids
Aunt Leah’s Christmas tree lots have the similar strings of twinkling lights and the familiar smell of fresh trees as other stands in B.C.'s Lower Mainland during the holidays. But their beneficiaries...
View ArticleMicrosoft Gets Green Light From Ottawa For Foreign Worker Trainees
The federal government has granted an exemption to Microsoft Canada that will allow the company to bring in an unspecified number of temporary foreign workers to British Columbia as trainees without...
View ArticlePirate Bay: Why Illegal Downloading Will Continue With Or Without It
Pirate Bay, the notorious file-sharing site that has been in the crosshairs of entertainment lawyers for the better part of the last decade, has been down for several days now, fuelling speculation...
View ArticleWhy Women Are Hardest Hit By Quebec's 'Plan Nord' Strategy
SEPT-ÎLES, Que. — The scenario is common: The men leave to work on a job site, and the women stay home with the kids. The men return after a few days or a few weeks, completely exhausted, but so are...
View ArticleGovernment Documents Reveal Telecom Providers Envision Surveillance-Ready...
Internet providers have tried to convince the government that they will voluntarily build surveillance capabilities into their networks. A 2013 memorandum prepared for the public safety minister...
View ArticleIt's Time for Canada's Women to Lead in STEM Fields
Depending on who you ask, women who want to work in technology industry face significant obstacles or emerging opportunities. According to the latest study done by Statistics Canada,Education in...
View ArticleQuebec's IVF Program Should Stay, Say Advocates And Families
Nearly 300 people marched from Place-des-Arts in Montreal on Saturday afternoon, protesting against proposed changes to Quebec's in vitro fertilization program. - New Quebec health bill to restrict IVF...
View ArticleOntario Government Website Hack Is Over, Service Is Restored: Province
TORONTO - A hacking problem that affected the Ontario government's websites have been resolved and the province says full service is being restored.A government statement says the websites were not...
View ArticleHoliday Sales To Get A Boost From Plunging Gas Prices, Analysts Say
TORONTO - Savings at the pump may allow many Canadians to shell out more for gifts this holiday season and boost sales for retailers, analysts say, particularly as a weaker loonie prompts fewer...
View Article'Watered-Down' Climate Deal Struck In Lima: 'As A Text, It's Not Perfect'
LIMA, Peru - Climate negotiators salvaged a compromise deal in Lima early Sunday that sets the stage for a global pact in Paris next year, but rejected a rigorous review of the greenhouse gas emissions...
View ArticleCree Youth Walk 850 km To Protest Against Uranium Mining In Quebec
About 20 young Cree people have walked nearly 850 kilometres to Montreal’s South Shore from their village in northern Quebec, protesting against uranium exploration in the province. The youth left...
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Canadians, Americans Disagree On ‘Butts' Versus ‘Boobs'
When it comes to searching for porn, Canadians prefer “boobs” and Americans prefer “butts.” That puts the two nations on opposite sides of what is clearly a very important global cultural divide....
View ArticleJoe Oliver Looks On The Bright Side Of Low Oil Prices
Increased consumer spending and additional money for savings are two of the benefits to lower oil prices, federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver has told CBC News, sounding a reassuring note about how...
View ArticleDon't Tie Graduate Salaries To a Grad School's Reputation
It's not just the gender stereotypes. The case method, the gold standard in business education, is riddled with reductionist approaches offering "quick fixes" to complicated problems that promote act...
View ArticleMusi-Cafe, Restaurant At Centre Of Lac-Megantic Disaster, Reopens
MONTREAL - The restaurant-bar at ground zero of the deadly train derailment and explosion that killed 47 people in Quebec in July 2013 is back in business.The Musi-Cafe quietly opened its doors to the...
View ArticleElias Diaz Sese, Former Burger King Exec, Named To Head Tim Hortons
OAKVILLE, Ont. - The Burger King executive in charge of the fast food chain's expansion in Asia was named Monday to take over the reins at Tim Hortons.The company named Elias Diaz Sese as president for...
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Apple's Holiday Ad, 'The Song,' Just Melted Our Hearts
Grab the tissues: Apple has just released a holiday ad and it's making us misty. Like last year's ad titled "Misunderstood," in which a quiet young man made a touching family video without anyone...
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Ditching in Droves: Why Canadians Are Dropping Milk
Photo Credit: Twyla Francois According to seasoned agriculture journalist Ed White, "It's a good time to be an alternative protein." His comment is in response to the growing popularity and demand for...
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