Happy Canada150 Day with some great Canadian inventions
As Canada marks its 150th birthday, let’s celebrate some favourite inventions Canada gave the world. C. H. Best and F. G. Banting circa 1924. In 1921, Dr. Frederick [...]
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Kenya thinks five-fold tax hike on betting sector can deter child gambling
Kenya’s government has introduced a five-fold tax hike on online betting in a bid to discourage minors from gambling, and to raise funds that would support sports and [...]
Ex-nurse who killed 8 seniors in her care sentenced to 8 concurrent life terms
Former nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer told a court in Woodstock, Ont., on Monday that she was “extremely sorry” for killing eight nursing home patients before being [...]
Canada’s Black battalion set sail for WWI and made history
They faced racism and discrimination, and they had to fight a battle at home before they could represent Canada in the First World War. Now families of the [...]
Illuminate life’s journey with a Personal Vision Statement
By Catherine Munge >>>>> In the business dictionary a vision statement is an aspirational description of what an organization would like to achieve or [...]
Girl Guides of Canada cancelling US trips, cite border concerns
Girl Guides of Canada will not approve any new travel to the United States, describing the decision as difficult but necessary to protect its members. The organization [...]
Anti-FGM advocate Nice Nailentei uses culture to fight a harmful rite of passage
By Essie Wambui >>>>>> “If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a nation.” While this may sound cliché, [...]
Canadian citizen denied entry to United States told she needed visa
A Montrealer who is a Canadian citizen by birth says she was barred from entering the United States and told to get a valid visa if she ever wants to cross the border. [...]
Have a bad temper? Nail in the fence
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the [...]
Happy Family Day Canadians
It’s Family Day in some part of Canada. Family Day is celebrated on the 3rd Monday of February except in BC where it’s the 2nd Monday of February. This year, [...]