On the eve of Remembrance Day, CBC’s popular Battle of the Blades show took time to honour those who served for their country. All branches of Canada’s Armed Forces were represented at the live taping of the […]
Political satirist Bassem Youssef seemed to escape the hot seat again. For now…. On March 30th, an arrest warrant was issued for Youssef for allegedly insulting Islam, and President Morsi. The most recent episode of […]
Call it iGate-gate. Before reports surfaced that RBC had laid off 45 Canadian IT employees and, through a sub-contractor, iGate, brought in foreign workers from India to replace them, the country’s most profitable bank probably […]
In today´s world of news content and delivery, Twitter is a tool that can either inform or mislead the audience. So what do reporters have to consider when they use tweets in delivering their stories? […]
If the world were 100 people, how many would be adults, children, able to read and write, have a college degree or own a computer? The 100 People Foundation focuses on creating a greater understanding of […]
When Justin Bieber fans frantically took to cutting themselves and posting pictures online to stop the star from smoking pot, celebrity obsession among young people reached new heights. Celebrity obsession in modern culture is a […]
The United States of America strikes again. American citizens, who also happen to be Muslim, are under surveillance in an effort to prevent terrorism. The question of whether there is any evidence that can lead […]
Arguments over the ethics of receiving compensation for blood donation seem trivial when a portion of the Canadian population is still unethically barred from donating. Homosexual men who have had relations with other men since […]
Social media have picked up on Amnesty International’s online plea to support a first ever bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty being negotiated by world leaders to help keep weapons out of the hands of rapists, warlords […]
Ouya is the newest gaming system brought to you by crowd funding. The company was aiming to raise $950,000 and found itself with over $8 million in donations through Kickstarter. Ouya was created by using […]
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