Small number of fake polymer $100 bills found BC RCMP are warning the public to remain vigilant and check the authenticity of $100 bills, even the new polymer versions, after a number of fake polymer $100 bills have been found in the Lower Mainland. There are a number of security features on the new $100 [...]
BC First Nations economic growth good news for everyone By Roslyn Kunin, Troy Media If it bleeds, it leads. This old media maxim, that it is always the bad news that makes the headlines, is certainly re-enforced with respect to First Nations and the economy in British Columbia. First Nation Threatens to Shut Down Mine [...]
BC First Nations economic growth good news for everyone By Roslyn Kunin, Troy Media If it bleeds, it leads. This old media maxim, that it is always the bad news that makes the headlines, is certainly re-enforced with respect to First Nations and the economy in British Columbia. First Nation Threatens to Shut Down Mine [...]
Privatizing alcohol sales would lead to increased alcohol-related problems, says MADD Privatizing alcohol sales will result in increased alcohol-related problems in society, according to a new report from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada. MADD Canada said government-controlled systems of liquor sales are the best option for controlling alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm in society. “There is ongoing [...]
Father James Whelihan student headed to Toronto for Poetry in Voice national finals It may seem like a dying art in the age of Facebook and Twitter, but for one Calgary student, poetry recitation is her ticket to Toronto for the third annual Poetry in Voice national finals. Caitlin Botros, 14, is a Grade 9 [...]
Edmonton diving coach charged with sexual-related offences by BC Police Department Trevor Palmatier, an Edmonton diving coach, is facing charges of sexual exploitation and procuring after having allegedly inappropriate relationships with young athletes he coached in Saanich, BC. The Edmonton Police Service Child Protection Section arrested the 43-year old Palmatier on Wednesday in Edmonton after [...]
David Klammer went missing while en route from Saskatchewan to White Rock The remains of David Klammer, a 39-year old man who was reported missing in October of 2012, have been found in a remote area of the BC Kootenays, near the Shelter Bay. On Sunday, two campers came across human remains on the west [...]
Canada should concentrate on training its own citizens, not using temporary foreign workers Canada has become too dependent on the temporary foreign workers program and has failed to address the lack of skilled workers through domestic-made solutions, says a new report into foreign workers in Canada. Kevin McQuillan, the author of All The Workers We [...]
CBC TV is a mess and no longer fulfills original mandate The CBC popped back on Canadians’ radar last week. A Harper Government bill to give it more control over crown corporations has upset defenders of public broadcasting. Infographics exhorting me to join the fight to “save” the CBC are flooding my social media networks. [...]
The least Ambassador Gary Doer can do is pick up the phone The working stiffs of Canadian diplomacy, members of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers, were walking a picket line in Washington, D.C., yesterday – which raised some eyebrows in the Imperial Capital and must have created some minor discomfort for the Canadian ambassador, a former [...]
