Manitoba’s exports slumped, like those in every other jurisdiction over the past year but our province boasted the second highest economic growth rate of all provinces, according to the MB Check-Up, an annual economic analysis of the province as a place to live, work and invest… Continue reading
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Canadian weather station reports snow on Mars
A Canadian-built weather station on NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds. ”Nothing like this view has ever been seen on Mars,” said Jim Whiteway of York University in Toronto, lead scientist for the Canadian Meteorological Station on Phoenix. “That is snow falling from the clouds.” “We’ll be looking for signs that [...]
Survey: Conservatives remain ahead, as race for second place tightens
The Conservative Party remains on top in the early stages of Canada’s federal electoral campaign, while the New Democratic Party (NDP) is closing in on the Liberals, a new Angus Reid Strategies poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,007 adults, 38 Continue reading
OPP blitz nets dozens of speeders
Dozens of drivers were caught in the Ontario Provincial Police blitz of GTA highways this long weekend. Two OPP airplanes flying over the region’s highways caught speeding drivers who were headed to and from cottage country. The eyes in the sky were able to help OPP officers target drivers on the 401 in the Durham Region, [...]
HDTV the big change over and how it effects you
HDTV – high-definition television: it is something that has been discussed for some time now, however not everyone has a strong sense of what it is and why he or she would want to have it. Because all television stations will be required to broadcast a digital signal after February 17, 2009, many viewers are [...]
Canadians give telemarketers the boot
Canadians will be able to give telemarketers the slip as of Sept. 30 when the national do-not-call-list officially begins operating. Under the new rules, announced Wednesday by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, telemarketers will not be allowed to call anyone who registers either by phone with Bell Canada Inc., which is administering the list on… [...]
