What is Canada’s most significant scientific breakthrough?
With Canada Day around the corner we’ve been debating this question. It’s a tough one to answer. During the 150 years since Confederation, we’ve made some remarkable discoveries. The invention of the pacemaker in the 1950s, pioneered by John Hopps in collaboration with Wilfred Bigelow and John Callaghan stands out. The design and development…
Common Ground
“Gardeners are not normal people. They don’t give in easily because ever since they learned to grow things they’ve coped with the failures as well as the successes. They rise to a challenge.” Mr. McGregor by Alan Titchmarsh This wet season continues to…
A Higher Minimum Wage Improves Public Health and the Economy
After months of consulting, the provincial government has introduced a bill to amend existing employment and labour laws that address several issues like pay equity for part-time and temporary workers, scheduling rules and better enforcement of the laws. Also included in these changes is an increase to the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour…
Canada – who and what took its place in space
Canada’s first astronomers weren’t called Canadians. They were the native peoples. For centuries they had been reading the northern skies to learn when to plant and when to harvest their crops. Like the Greeks and Romans their legends and history were written in the constellations they perceived in the star patterns above. The first…
Stretching Toward Health
As we age, we all want to move easily and safely through the day. The way to maintain or improve flexibility is to stretch. Stretching may benefit our mind as well as our body. Good flexibility reduces our risk of injury, improves balance and helps to maintain good posture in activities of daily living.…
Could Canada Post Step into the Void Left by TD’s Departure?
Conclusions on the Federal government’s postal review are expected shortly, and the rhetoric is heating up. There is a feeling that the committee charged with the review has not seriously considered adding banking services to the mandate of this Crown Corporation. Proponents argue that many Canadians in remote parts of the country are not…