Canadian vets now eligible for Arctic Star medal
Hundreds of Canadian World War II veterans can now apply for the British Arctic Star medal — but the catch is they won’t be able to wear it in Canada. The Canadian Honours System does […]
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Winter Olympics promise great viewing
With 98 medal events taking place at the upcoming Sochi Olympics, there are plenty of events to entertain viewers. CBC released its programming schedule Jan. 30, and the Associated Press released its medal predictions earlier […]
Four-year minimum wage freeze finally thaws
Minimum wage in Ontario will be going up to $11 an hour as of June 1, 2014. At a press conference, fittingly located in a small coffee shop, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the increase. “We […]
NASA captures lunar transit
Early on Jan. 30, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of an unusually long lunar transit in which the moon appears to move across the sun. NASA’s SDO 5-year mission dedicated to observing the sun began […]
Check out 60 years of climate change in 15 seconds
NASA has released an updated report with a video that shows the globe is getting hotter over every decade. The data comes from NASA’s New York-based Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) that specializes in […]
Court delays decision on dangerous offender
SASKATOON, SK – A Saskatchewan man’s appeal to have his name removed from the dangerous offender list will have to wait. Andy Peekeekoot is fighting to get his name removed because he believes the list […]
Johansson quits as Oxfam ambassador
Actress Scarlett Johansson cut ties with Oxfam Jan. 29 after the charity criticized her support of an Israeli company that operates in the West Bank. She quit Oxfam after accepting the position of global brand […]
Canadian-Honduras Free Trade Agreement debate begins
Members of Parliament had their first chance to debate the Canada-Honduras free trade agreement Jan. 29. The debate on the Canadian-Honduras free trade agreement termed, “Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act” began in the House of […]
City spends like “drunken sailors” Ford says
Mayor Rob Ford is none too pleased about the 2.23 per cent tax hike passed by city council Jan. 29, saying the city spends like drunken sailors. Ford lost the vote 32 to 13. The […]
Trudeau removes Liberal senators from caucus
The dust is settling after what seemed like an unorthodox move by Justin Trudeau . The leader of the Liberal party acted decisively Jan. 29 when he kicked all 32 Liberal senators out the Liberal […]