Category: Lifestyle

“Celebrating the end of winter… and the end of a war” A glimpse back in time to 1945 with personal stories of the Second World War – The Heritage Pavilion 33 musical performances produced by Ottawa impresario Julian Armour – The Dutch Theatre Tulip stories with an eye to the future – The Tulip Pavilion Digital Tulip Bed Tours – The GrowIt Mobile…

Metro plans to let customers bring their own containers to stores in Quebec. You can bet other retailers will follow suit By Sylvain CharleboisSenior FellowAtlantic Institute for Market Studies Metro announced recently that it would become the first major grocery store chain in the country to allow customers to bring their own reusable containers for packaging…

Posted by EarthSky Voices  The NASA Twins study – featuring astronaut twins Scott and Mark Kelly – was the perfect space experiment. Scott spent a year in space aboard the International Space Station. Mark remained on Earth. The results? Results from NASA’s Twins Study, which took place from 2015-2016, were published April 11, 2019, in the journal Science. NASA said that…

Ottawa, Ontario – National Defence / Canadian Armed ForcesCanada’s oldest and longest-serving officer passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at the age of 101. Decorated Dieppe Veteran, Honorary Colonel David Lloyd Hart, MM, CD led an extraordinary life in service to Canada. As a Communications Operator during the Second World War, then-Sergeant Hart was…

By Carmen Nobel From the London tabloids to the public broadcasters, the British media have a reputation as competitive, fractured and often eager to report every tidbit of news about the Royal Family. But for 10 weeks in late 2007 and early 2008, hundreds of news organizations agreed to embargo a big story:  Prince Harry had…

Results are timely as the deadly disease rapidly spreads in Alberta deer By Collene Ferguson, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   Cases of an infectious disease that kills deer, elk, and moose are on the rise in Alberta.   Similar to mad cow disease (BSE) in cattle, chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion disease of members…

Prairie Horizon Fresh Market offers Calgary’s most unique shopping experience in massive space   Balzac, AB. – New Horizon Mall announced today it has signed an agreement with a major anchor tenant to bring a much-needed fresh produce market to Calgary’s north end. Prairie Horizon Fresh Market will be a 23,000-square-foot fresh market and is expected to…

By Calgary Humane We all love our furry friends and want what is best for them, especially as they ease into old age. Sometimes we’ll notice shifts in their behaviour, their appetite, or the way they look as our pets get older. Are these things to be concerned about? Today on the blog we address some…

Launch: September 28, 2015Status: Active Canada contributed the three sensitive detectors for the UVIT instrument on board the Indian Space Research Organisation’s ASTROSAT, India’s first astronomy satellite dedicated to studying hot, high-energy objects in the universe like young stars and black holes. ASTROSAT’s design is both powerful and unique: it carries five instruments that can observe its targets in…

If ever there was a dessert that opens itself up to eye popping color, it’s the macaron. Cafe windows this April are no doubt displaying plates full of the cute little cookies, usually stacked in towers. They’ve been popular ever since Catherine de Medici became Queen of France in 1547. The Italian noblewoman brought all…

Calgary – The Calgary Stampede Foundation is pleased to announce an endowment gift of $1 million from Wayne and Eleanor Chiu. The endowment supports the Foundation’s education programs, such as Stampede School and OH Ranch School and their innovative approach to engaging students in agriculture, western heritage and community building.  “Supporting youth and education is…

As Canadians, we have the privilege of enjoying a country rich in natural landscapes. Canada’s biodiversity is a cornerstone of our way of life. All Canadians, particularly Indigenous peoples, depend on the well-being of the natural environment to support our cultures, health and economy. In the face of population growth, urbanization, industrial development and global…

The United Nations (UN) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has launched the Aviation Innovation Competitions and is looking for ideas, concepts, and prototypes from the next generation of aviation innovators. The three competitions, managed by ICAO and supported by Transport Canada commemorate the agency’s 75th anniversary this year. Participants will be highlighted on ICAO’s digital…