A recent internal report by the Department of Defence stated the Royal Canadian Air Force was in need of about 275 more pilots, along with a need for more navigators, onboard sensor operators, mechanics, and other specialists. This comes in light of increased demands to meet both international and domestic operations. An RCAF Association report from…...إقرأالمزيد

If you’re flying to Canada you may want to know that an independent survey suggests passengers are more satisfied with three major airports mostly in terms of food, beverage and retail services as well as security checks. A survey by J.D. Power found that Vancouver International Airport’s satisfaction rating jumped five points to 781 over…...إقرأالمزيد

Report says “keep the wetlands”. In recent years, the news has been full of stories of bigger and more violent storms, and massive rainfall and flooding. So-called “100 year events” are now occurring sometimes only a few years apart. Faced with rapidly increasing payouts from natural disasters due to climate change, the Insurance…...إقرأالمزيد

Aid groups are urging the participants of the upcoming Women Foreign Ministers Meeting in Montreal to urgently address the crisis in Yemen, warning that more than five million children risk falling into famine in the war-torn country. Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland along with her European Union counterpart Federica Mogherini…...إقرأالمزيد

The group, World Animal Protection Canada, is urging Canada and all nations to deal with lost and discarded fishing gear that kills and maims ocean life including whales, porpoises, turtles and seabirds. Issue raised at international meeting Its research suggests that 640,000 metric tons of gear makes its way into oceans every year and it is asking…...إقرأالمزيد

(public commenting welcome-scroll to bottom to submit or read. Comments will be posted after moderating) The latest figures show the numbers of migrants crossing illegally into Canada has risen slightly in August. New figures released show the Royal Canadian Mounted Police recorded 1,747 illegal entries last month, up by 113 from the number of migrants…...إقرأالمزيد

Ontario’s highest court handed the provincial government a legal victory on Wednesday that will allow it to move ahead with its plans to cut the size of Toronto’s city council by nearly half just weeks from a municipal election. A panel of three Court of Appeal justices stayed a lower court’s ruling that struck down as unconstitutional…...إقرأالمزيد

The Canadian Museum of Nature has opened a cryobank to enhance its ongoing study of species diversity in Canada and the world. The National Biodiversity Cryobank of Canada is the first facility of its kind in Canada with a mandate to preserve animal and plant tissues and genetic material. Each cryogenic freezer can hold up to about 30,000 samples.…...إقرأالمزيد

A leading Canadian expert on genocide and human rights is calling on the federal government to prosecute Canadian jihadist fighters returning from Iraq and Syria, arguing Ottawa has a moral and legal duty to seek justice and uphold the rights of vulnerable minorities targeted by these extremists. Kyle Matthews, executive director of the Montreal Institute…...إقرأالمزيد

Statistics don’t add up A recent survey of Canadians found that some 80 percent said they regularly see other drivers using mobile phones behind the wheel in the past year, but less than a quarter (21%) said they have done it. The survey was done for a major insurance company asked Canadians about distracted driving. Distractions can include…...إقرأالمزيد