CANADIANS SHOWING UP AT EMMYS
This year’s Emmy Award nominations feature a number of Canadian actors. Michael J. Fox has his second consecutive nomination for outstanding guest actor in a drama series for “The Good Wife.” He also...
View ArticleCANADIANS AVOIDING FUNERAL PLANNING
There’s a famous quote from the late Steve Jobs: ” Even people who want to go to heaven – don’t want to die… to get there.” And new research shows many people are avoiding end – of – life planning...
View ArticleCANADIANS CONTINUE TO DIG DEEP FOR CHARITY
Even in tough economic times a new survey says more Canadians are willing to loosen their purse strings for charity. A BMO - Harris Private Banking poll found 79 per cent of those surveyed had given to...
View ArticleWARNING FOR TRAVELLERS TO HAITI
Foreign Affairs continues to caution Canadian travellers to Haiti after the United States toughened its travel warning for Americans heading to the Caribbean country. Ottawas does not have a similar...
View ArticleWAIT TIMES STRETCHING OUT EVEN LONGER
The waiting isn’t getting any better for Canadians needing medical treatment. Health care facilities still aren’t meeting wait time targets set in 2004 for bypass surgery, hip and knee replacements,...
View ArticleOLDER VOTERS TO DECIDE FEDERAL LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CONTEST
The federal Liberal leadership race is being decided primarily by older Canadians. Despite a campaign to connect with younger voters and expand the party’s shrunken base of support, it appears neither...
View ArticleNO NEW BORDER FEES INTO THE US
It appears Canadians will not pay new fees when they cross the border into the United States. A U-S Senate committee has rejected a proposal to collect fees at land border crossings. Government...
View ArticleMOST ZOOMERS AFFECTED BY A MAJOR HEALTH CHALLENGE ARE STUGGLING FINANCIALLY:...
Nearly half of all Canadians facing a major health crisis are struggling financially as a result. A new study by Sun Life Financial says 40 percent of those surveyed reported feeling financially...
View ArticleEGYPT CONSIDERING MURDER CHARGES AGAINST GREYSON AND LOUBANI
The two Canadians detained in a Cairo jail since August 16th may be facing a long list of allegations, including murder and intention to kill. The Toronto Star is publishing a detailed list of...
View ArticlePREMIER WYNNE TO PUSH ALBERTA ON CPP REFORM
An idea to expand the Canada Pension Plan is gaining momentum and it’s Ontario Premier who is pushing for change. Kathleen Wynne will reportedly make her case to Alberta Premier Alison Redford today in...
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CLOSE TO 9 IN 10 CANADIANS GIVE TO CHARITIES – ZOOMERMEDIA ASKS YOU TO...
We Canadians appear to be in a more generous mood this holiday season. A new study says 86 percent of Canadians will support some sort of charitable activity with money, goods or volunteering and have...
View ArticleCANADIANS URGED TO LEAVE SOUTH SUDAN
Ottawa’s warning the 100 or so Canadians in the volatile African country to get out as soon as possible. Hundreds have died in violence that erupted last weekend. There’s concern it could escalate into...
View ArticleTWO CANADIANS AMONG 21 KILLED IN AFGHAN SUICIDE ATTACK
A suicide attack has killed 21 people in Kabul, Afghanistan, including two Canadians. One person blasted open a door, while two others opened fire in a restaurant popular with foreigners in the Afghan...
View ArticleCANADA LAST IN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON ON QUICK ACCESS TO FAMILY DOC: HEALTH...
If you needed to see your family doctor right away, would you get a quick appointment? A new report from the Health Council of Canada shows this country ranks last in an international comparison that...
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CANADIANS PLAN TO RELY ON CANADA PENSION PLAN IN RETIREMENT, SOME HEAVILY
Looking ahead to retirement, most Canadians say they will be relying on the Canada Pension Plan. A Bank of Montreal survey finds nearly 9 in 10 Canadians say they would have to rely on the CPP or the...
View ArticleMISSING JETLINER HUNDREDS OF KILOMETRES OFF COURSE
The last known location of missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 has been traced to a very small island in the Straits of Malacca. According to a senior official, that’s hundred of kilometres from the...
View ArticleMORE POTENTIAL MISSING PLANE DEBRIS SPOTTED
Planes and ships continue searching a remote stretch of the southern Indian Ocean for any signs of the missing Malaysian airliner. The French now have satellite images showing debris in roughly the...
View ArticleLAWYERS MOVE IN AFTER 45 DAYS PASS SINCE DISAPPEARANCE OF FLIGHT MH370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished over the southern Indian Ocean a month and a half ago. The milestone is a somber one because it now allows the lawyers to move in. There is a 45-day rule that...
View ArticleONTARIO’S ELDER CARE LAWS UNDER REVIEW WITH DEMENTIA RATES ON THE RISE
As dementia rates increase as part of an aging population, a review is about to be conducted on Ontario’s elder care laws. Early findings of an influential review by the Law Commission of Ontario...
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QUARTER OF CANADIANS OPT FOR SUMMER STAYCATION OVER BUDGET WORRIES
Summer vacations for nearly a quarter of Canadians won’t include travel. A new survey by the website Retail Me Not says budget concerns are keeping them close to home. The high price of gas and...
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