Only two Canadian Provincial Premiers get a positive review from constituents
The premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador and Saskatchewan continue to be the only provincial heads of government who get a positive review from a majority of their constituents, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
The online survey of a representative national sample [...]
Statistics Canada report predicted visible minorities would account for one-third of the country's population by 2031
In the struggle to integrate newcomers to Canada, Quebec has distanced itself from other provinces with its hardline stand against religious face coverings, which is likely to earn it a reputation as either a far-sighted pioneer or intolerant loner.
Provincial [...]
High hopes for Saskatchewan tourism
Tourism officials in Saskatchewan hope a multimillion-dollar display of the province’s attractions at the recent Winter Olympics in Vancouver will lead to an influx of tourism dollars at home.
The provincial pavilion at the Games featured a giant projection sphere, along with a separate building to showcase performers like the hip-hop [...]
Grizzly bear population dwindling
Conservation groups say a new report confirms that the number of grizzly bears in Alberta has dwindled while the government has for almost a decade put off a change to their protection status. The report includes results of a DNA-based count the government ordered after the province’s endangered species conservation committee recommended in [...]
Stamp out racism now
Elizabeth Cromwell froze as news of a cross-burning came over the radio at her home in one of Canada’s oldest black settlements. In an instant, she recalled her bleakest days as a black Nova Scotian. The report described how an interracial family in a rural corner of the province awoke last week to find [...]
Canada's best of
Canada is a vast country — in fact, it is the world’s second-largest nation. Yet it has a citizenry that numbers just 32 million, making it smaller in population than California. A country of great cultural and ethnic diversity, Canada is a grand mosaic of peoples and traditions, ranging from its indigenous First [...]
Enjoying the view at Riding Mountain
Riding Mountain is located on the Manitoba Escarpment in south-central Manitoba, near the geographical centre of Canada, a 2978 square kilometre island of forest rising out of a sea of farmland. Plants and animals from three ecological zones are found in the park, all protected from the radical changes wrought [...]
Stunning British Columbia
British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California have signed two agreements aimed at boosting the West Coast economy and protecting the environment.
The deals were signed in Vancouver at a meeting of B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California.
B.C. and the three [...]
Locals know
Olympic fever and national pride hits an all-time high as Canada prepares to welcome the world for the 2010 Winter Games. The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), guided by a panel of five of Canada’s esteemed travel experts, has unveiled a list of the nation’s Top 13 Must-Experience NOW Winter places. The 13 spots come [...]
New Brunswick: Study shows just 15.8% of people in province live an hour from best treatment
A new study says New Brunswick is one of the worst places in Canada to have a heart attack, unless the patient is lucky enough to live within an hour of Saint John. University of Calgary researchers released a report on [...]
