When it comes to shoreline fishing in the Montreal area, there’s really no comparison to Dieppe Park — a park that juts out into the St. Lawrence River, a brown gazebo perched on its grassy, tree-lined point just in front of the Old Port. “You’re casting into 18, 20 feet …
Read More »Parkside Drive still tops list of Toronto’s most ticketed roads, a year after speed camera rollout
A roadway in Toronto’s west end continues to top the list of the most speeding tickets garnered in the city, nearly one year after a speeding camera was put in to deter dangerous driving. Since Toronto started its speeding camera program, which now consists of 75 cameras, drivers on Parkside …
Read More »Some carmakers are removing AM radios from dashboards. How big of a loss will it be?
AM radio has long kept drivers company with sports coverage, music and call-in shows, but some automakers are dropping AM receivers in their new models. ‘If the AM bands disappear from airways, then [the] wonders of the world will be silenced’: show listener. Read transcribed audio When Alan Cross turned …
Read More »Archaeological sites are plentiful at Lakehead’s Thunder Bay campus. Here’s what students are finding
Students at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., had the chance to put theory into practice by doing archaeological digs right on campus — for the first time in eight years. Here’s what the young archaeologists are finding, and what makes the sites so special. More than a dozen sites …
Read More »El Niño is coming. In a time of global warming, this is what it means for Canada
A warming in a region of the Pacific Ocean is signalling a potential El Niño, which affects weather around the globe. But there isn't just one type of El Niño, so what can we expect? Typically, El Niño affects Canada in the winter and spring, bringing milder temperatures A global …
Read More »Protecting our built heritage is safeguarding our nation’s history
The intense seven-hour fire that gutted the Manila Central Post Office Building from Sunday evening to Monday dawn must serve as a stark reminder to our authorities that our heritage buildings face numerous risks. The fire didn’t only result in the destruction of an estimated ₱300 million worth of equipment, …
Read More »Lessons should be learned from post office tragedy
ALONG with all Filipinos who have an appreciation of our nation’s heritage, we were shocked and saddened by the near-destruction by fire of the grand Manila Central Post Office building early Monday. Postmaster General Luis Carlos and government officials were one in reassuring the public that the nearly century-old …
Read More »House passes 31 of Marcos administration’s 42 priority bills
THE House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a total of 31 of the administration’s priority measures. “We are proud of our collective accomplishment — 31 out of 42 and counting. As of today, we have achieved a significant part of our goal in less than a …
Read More »Maharlika bill ‘high priority’
] PBBM marks it as urgent so Senate can pass it before ‘sine die’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. certified as urgent the Senate version of the Maharlika Investment Fund Bill to ensure its passage before Congress adjourns sine die next week. In his letter to Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri …
Read More »China deploys 3 beacons around Spratlys; PH, Japan crafting treaty
China has ordered the deployment of three navigation beacons around the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea after the Philippines earlier placed similar markers. According to China’s Transport Ministry, its South China Sea maritime security center positioned three beacons close to Irving Reef (Balagtas Reef), Whitsun Reef (Julian Felipe …
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