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Susan's Canada Online Blog July 2007 Archive

By Susan Munroe, About.com Guide to Canada Online since 1997

ID Required to Vote in Canadian Federal Elections

Sunday July 29, 2007
Elections Canada has now put into place measures contained in the Elections Fraud Act, which received Royal Assent on June 22, 2007. The most obvious change is the requirement for ... Read More

Royal Grandson to Marry a Canadian

Sunday July 29, 2007
Buckingham Palace has announced that Peter Phillips, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and son of Princess Anne, is engaged to Autumn Kelly, a Montrealer. Autumn Kelly is 31. She grew up ... Read More

Canadian Crime Statistics for 2006

Sunday July 22, 2007
The overall Canadian crime rate is at its lowest in 25 years, according to Canadian crime statistics for 2006 released by Statistics Canada. That includes a welcome drop in the ... Read More

Report a Fraud Online

Sunday July 22, 2007
There's a simple and efficient way for Canadians to report a fraud online. It's called RECOL, and it's a Web-based centre run by the National White Collar Crime Centre of ... Read More

Save Gas and Money

Sunday July 15, 2007
Looks like gas prices are going to stay well over $1.00 a litre in Canada. Last week petroleum marketing specialists M.J. Ervin and Associates tracked the average weekly price of ... Read More

Write to Your Provincial Premier

Sunday July 15, 2007
Got a complaint or a compliment about provincial government policies or management? Take it to the top and write to your provincial premier. If it's a federal government issue that's ... Read More

The Seventh Book of Remembrance

Sunday July 8, 2007
The Seventh Book of Remembrance was created by Veterans Affairs Canada to honour the men and women of the Canadian Forces who have died in service to Canada, either overseas ... Read More

Rideau Canal a World Heritage Site

Thursday July 5, 2007
UNESCO has designated the Rideau Canal, including Fort Henry and the Kingston Fortifications, as a World Heritage Site. The 202 kilometre (125.5 mile) canal, which celebrates its 175th anniversary this ... Read More

Security Beefed up at Canadian National War Memorial

Sunday July 1, 2007
The federal government has increased the security for the Canadian National War Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier located in downtown Ottawa. The new security measures put in ... Read More

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