Tag: Canada
Separatists take power in Quebec -- but no signs of pushing for separation
Quebec's Parti Quebecois swung into power recently in Canada, which agitated at least one man who believes the long-time separatist party will try and move Quebec into a free, French-speaking country. But so far, there's no indication that the party's leaders will move for such a referendum -- and even less reason to think they'd succeed....
Canada's budget cuts imperil important environmental research area
As Canada grapples with its budget and tries to make cuts, scientists are protesting the decision, they say, to halt funding for the Experimental Lakes Area and end the important research conducted there....
As Toronto prepares for Pam Am Games, some critics decry huge budgets
In just three years time, Toronto will play host to the Pan Am Games -- a sort of mini Olympics. Putting the thing on will cost more than C$1 billion in new facilities and infrastructure, but it's only projected to bring in a few hundred million in revenue. Proponents say the facilities will get a life-time of use. Critics say these specific facilities won't....
Canadians take to the streets in Montreal in protest, to defend social programs
Quebec's budget is swimming in red ink and the government has proposed hikes in college tuition to help fix that. But the students are upset and took to the streets. That led to a bungled government response that ultimately widened the protests to be a broader rebuke of government over-reach and budget cuts....
Toronto's housing market rocketing upward in price, height
Toronto's economy is booming, and its housing market is booming right along with it. The city has an enormously large number of sky-rise buildings under construction, and many of them hardly get finished before they're purchased — usually for top dollar. All that has some wondering if Toronto might be heading for an American-style housing bubble....
Grassroots movement afoot in Canada to raise taxes on top earners
As American political leaders debate ways to cut taxes, in Canada there's a different effort underway. A group of wealthy doctors are among a growing group of people calling for increased taxes on the top 10 percent of income earners as a way to fund Canadian programs and infrastructure....
Toronto ground zero for debate on supporting cyclists on roads
Toronto elected a new mayor back in 2010 on promises of halting the war on the car. His target? Bicycles. Since his election, he's followed through and now cyclists say the city can be downright dangerous to ride your bike through....
Novel computer game lets players help scientists research humane genome
Researchers at a Canadian university are turning to crowd-sourcing to try and understand the similiarities and differences between the genomes of humans and the genomes of other living animals. Their hope is to use that to better understand how human genes work....
Prominent Canadian gay rights activist killed in Halifax, Nova Scotia
A gay rights activist was murdered outside of a bar last week in Halifax, Nova Scotia, after reportedly attempting to break up a fight between two men. Members of the community have come out to honor Raymond Taavel's memory....
As Canada says goodbye to its penny, Americans ponder their own one cent piece
Starting this fall, Canada will stop making and distributing its pennies. Electronic transactions can still include prices in one-cent intervals, but cash transactions will be rounded up and down to the nearest five cents. It's an effort to cut costs because the penny costs more to make than its worth....
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