Newfoundland Election October 21
Tuesday September 30, 2003
Newfoundland Premier Roger Grimes has finally bitten the bullet and called a provincial election for October 21, 2003.
Grimes faces his first election as Premier since he became leader of the ... Read More
Conservatives Sweep PEI Election
Tuesday September 30, 2003
With the power still out in many places from Hurricane Juan blowing through PEI on Sunday night, an amazing 83 percent of eligible voters turned out to vote the Conservatives ... Read More
Canadian Newspaper Clippings of WWII
Sunday September 28, 2003
The Canadian War Museum has launched an online archives of press clippings from the Second World War. Democracy at War contains 144,000 articles from the newspaper clippings morgue of The ... Read More
Canada Maps!
Sunday September 28, 2003
The Atlas of Canada has been a valuable resource of information on the geography of Canada for nearly 100 years. The online version of the Atlas of Canada now makes ... Read More
New Federal Ridings for 2004
Wednesday September 24, 2003
The government has introduced a bill to have changes to Canadian federal electoral boundaries ready by April 1, 2004, in time for a possible federal election in the spring.
More: Elections ... Read More
An Official Song for Alberta
Wednesday September 24, 2003
As Alberta gets ready to celebrate its centennial in 2005, the Alberta government is looking for an official song to celebrate the province in music. They're having a contest, and ... Read More
Want to be an Air Force Pilot?
Tuesday September 23, 2003
The Canadian Air Force is looking for Canadian men and women with a university degree to train as pilots, and they're hiring now. Training spots are available immediately, and you ... Read More
Fake Fur for the Mounties
Sunday September 21, 2003
The Canadian Mounties are testing synthetic alternatives to muskrat in an attempt to find a substitute for their winter caps. CanWest News Service reports that the RCMP is under pressure ... Read More
Easier Immigration Rules for Skilled Workers
Saturday September 20, 2003
Effective September 18, 2003, the pass mark for skilled workers applying for immigration to Canada has been reduced from 75 to 67. Citizenship and Immigration Canada says the new lower ... Read More
Canada To Expand Presence in U.S.
Wednesday September 17, 2003
Canada is planning to expand its presence in the United States over the next year by opening seven new consulates in strategic areas and establishing a network of honorary consuls. ... Read More
Fall Agenda for Parliament
Monday September 15, 2003
After a three-month summer recess, members of parliament are back on the Hill. The federal government has a list of priority legislation on tap, but two things not on that ... Read More
Raining in Kelowna
Monday September 8, 2003
It started raining this morning in Kelowna, British Columbia, bringing some relief to a city in the midst of the Okanagan Mountain fire.
Five millimetres (0.2 inches) of rain is expected ... Read More
Literacy in Canada
Monday September 8, 2003
On International Literacy Day, it's important to realize that approximately 20 percent of adult Canadians do not have basic literacy skills in reading, writing, counting and computing to meet the ... Read More
PEI Provincial Election Called
Wednesday September 3, 2003
Prince Edward Island Premier Pat Binns has called a provincial election for September 29. He might have a tough time outdoing the last PEI election results, when the Progressive Conservatives ... Read More
Ontario Election October 2
Tuesday September 2, 2003
Finally, Premier Ernie Eves has called an election in Ontario for October 2. The Progressive Conservatives are looking for a third straight majority government, and Ernie Eves is looking for ... Read More
Using DNA Data Bank for Missing Persons Cases
Monday September 1, 2003
The Canadian federal government may expand the DNA Data Bank to help solve missing persons cases. Canadian Press reports that Solicitor General Wayne Easter says it makes sense to add ... Read More