Tag: Canada

  • How Canada Ranks In World For Thrill Seekers

    How Canada Ranks In World For Thrill Seekers

    With over 40% of travellers looking for heart-pounding thrills in 2024, the global adventure tourism market is predicted to grow to a staggering 2,824 billion usd dollars/ 3,840 billion cad dollars at time of publishing by 2030, as more seek adrenaline-fuelled experiences. So if you are a relentless adventure junkie, which countries should be on your radar this year?…

  • Former Canada Finance Minister’s Thank-You Letter to WEF Suggests More Collaboration Than Disclosed

    Former Canada Finance Minister’s Thank-You Letter to WEF Suggests More Collaboration Than Disclosed

    By our friends at Epoch Times/ Noé Chartier Close interactions between Canadian cabinet ministers and the World Economic Forum are well-documented, but a newly revealed letter suggests forum staff may have been doing more work with the federal government than previously disclosed. In an undated letter to a WEF official, former Finance Minister Bill Morneau praised…

  • Quality Over Quantity: How Canada’s Immigration System Can Catch Up

    Quality Over Quantity: How Canada’s Immigration System Can Catch Up

    Canada’s immigration point system is designed to select skilled immigrants who have the potential to contribute to the country’s economic growth and meet its evolving skills needs. However, Canada faces challenges in fully leveraging increased immigration levels to enhance the well-being of Canadians due to weaknesses in capital investment and a quantity/quality trade-off in selecting…

  • Canada Garden Ranks Seven for Most Beautiful Spring Flowers

    Canada Garden Ranks Seven for Most Beautiful Spring Flowers

    The Butchart Gardens, Canada, is the seventh most beautiful spring flower spot in the world, according to a new study. #7 worldwide- Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia. With springtime on the horizon, there are beautiful gardens all around the world filled with flowers getting ready to bloom. But which of these spots deserve a place on your…

  • AI Predicts Canada Tourist Spots After 100 Years Climate Change

    AI Predicts Canada Tourist Spots After 100 Years Climate Change

    Whilst climate change is at the forefront of most countries’ consciences, the issue is highly pressing here in Canada where we  experience climate change at twice the world’s average due to our northerly location. Do you believe in the stated extreme effects of climate change or do you believe in a milder alternative? We would love to hear your…

  • Canada’s Surging Non-Permanent Resident Population Crisis

    Canada’s Surging Non-Permanent Resident Population Crisis

    Mahboubi, Skuterud – A Multi-Pronged Strategy for Managing Canada’s Surging Non-Permanent Resident Population January, 2024 – Recent years have seen an unprecedented increase in Canada’s non-permanent resident population, far surpassing increases in annual admissions of new permanent residents. This unbalanced growth in the two migration streams will inevitably result in a growing undocumented population and…

  • Philippines Strengthens Coastal Ecosystems- What Canada Can Learn

    Philippines Strengthens Coastal Ecosystems- What Canada Can Learn

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2023 – The Government of the Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources announced yesterday at COP28 that it is joining the World Economic Forum’s Blue Carbon Action Partnership to accelerate the restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems. South-East Asia is home to almost one-third of mangroves globally, with nearly 20%…

  • How Weight Loss Classes Can Benefit Your Holistic Wellness

    How Weight Loss Classes Can Benefit Your Holistic Wellness

    Canadians are still bouncing back from the health impacts of years of isolation. A recent survey of over 1,000 citizens shows that almost one-third of them don’t exercise at all, despite the country’s health officials’ recommendation of at least 150 minutes per week of physical activity. After all, finding the motivation to go to the gym…

  • Canada Ranks 26th On Digital Quality of Life Index

    Canada Ranks 26th On Digital Quality of Life Index

    Surfshark’s most recent Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index ranks Canada 26th in the world by overall digital wellbeing and is outranked by the U.S. Our country has dropped by six positions since last year’s edition, falling from 20th to 26th. The study covers 92% of the global population and indexes 117 countries by looking…

  • Canada’s Most Googled Netflix Original Series and Movies Revealed

    Canada’s Most Googled Netflix Original Series and Movies Revealed

    Around 75 million US and Canadian adults have a Netflix subscription, with the streaming service a huge hit. But, which Netflix original series and movies are most popular amongst us Canadians? Our friends at Spin Genie- a leading online casino have helped us out with this one and looked at Google search data, viewing hours,…

  • (Mostly) All You Need To Know About The Marijuana Market

    (Mostly) All You Need To Know About The Marijuana Market

    With legal ‘weed’ readily available from licensed dispensaries in Canada, more states to the South of us are legalizing marijuana for use in America and as such, the demand is increasing. A good example is Colorado. The state opened the first regulated recreational marijuana market in the world. A 2014 study also showed that 30%…

  • How Useful Are Review Sites In Canada?

    How Useful Are Review Sites In Canada?

    The level of consumer choice in 2023 is perhaps the highest it has ever been. This is a good thing. Not only does it allow consumers to find a brand or company that aligns with their views and can deliver a product or service that solves a problem, but it shows positive signs for growing businesses…

  • Investor-State Disputes Proliferating, Rules Remain Critical for Canada Business Investment

    Investor-State Disputes Proliferating, Rules Remain Critical for Canada Business Investment

    May 9, 2023 – Investor-state disputes are proliferating around the globe as business investors seek redress for government actions they deem unfair or contrary to investment agreements, according to report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Investor-State Disputes: The Record and the Reforms Needed for the Road Ahead,” author and C.D. Howe Institute Senior Fellow…

  • Art Vancouver, Western Canada’s Largest International Art Fair Now Happening

    Art Vancouver, Western Canada’s Largest International Art Fair Now Happening

    Vancouver, B.C. – Art Vancouver, Western Canada’s largest international art fair is once again uniting the world through art, held at the Vancouver Convention Centre West on May 4–7, 2023.   Art Vancouver’s vision is a noble one that seeks to use the universal language of art to connect people from different parts of the…

  • International Monetary Fund- World Economy Still Recovering

    International Monetary Fund- World Economy Still Recovering

    The IMF announced today (Tuesday, April 11, 2023) in the World Economic Outlook’s press briefing that the baseline forecast for global output growth is 0.1 percentage point lower than predicted in the January 2023 WEO Update, before rising to 3.0 percent in 2024. “The world economy is still recovering from the unprecedented upheavals of the last…

  • Surprising Truth Behind Toxic And Non Toxic Spring Cleaning Products

    Surprising Truth Behind Toxic And Non Toxic Spring Cleaning Products

    While spring brings warmer weather, sunnier days, and beautiful flowers, it also brings the reminder that it’s time to air out, declutter our homes, and do some spring cleaning. At the same time, it might be tempting to spray our homes with disinfectants, a lot of common household cleaning products are actually pretty toxic to…

  • Former Canadian Minister Of Defense Claimed UFOs Are Here

    Former Canadian Minister Of Defense Claimed UFOs Are Here

    Some years ago, in 2015,  I spoke with Paul Hellyer the former Canadian minister of defense, who stated he believes UFOs are from another planet and that the U.S. Government has kept it covered up. As Canadian Minister of National Defense in 1963, Hellyer was responsible for integrating and unifying the Royal Canadian army, navy…

  • NORAD detects, tracks, and identifies Russian aircraft entering Canada Air Defense Identification Zones

    NORAD detects, tracks, and identifies Russian aircraft entering Canada Air Defense Identification Zones

    Many people are surprised to learn that Russian aircraft regularly enter Canada territory. For example, on September 11, 2022, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected, tracked and positively identified two Russian maritime patrol aircraft entering and operating within the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ). NORAD and USNORTHCOM are Canadian and the…

  • Canada Ranks 2 In Biggest Decrease In Car Production

    Canada Ranks 2 In Biggest Decrease In Car Production

    The research by GoShorty looked at worldwide car production figures from previous years, the number of people employed in the automotive industry, and other factors to reveal which countries produce the most and least commercial vehicles in the world. Countries with the biggest decreases in car production: Rank Country Cars Produced Commercial Vehicles Produced Total…

  • Canada’s Truth And Reconciliation Commission

    Canada’s Truth And Reconciliation Commission

    [This article was first published by The Silo on April 22, 2014] On June 10, 2009, the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Marie Wilson and Chief Wilton Littlechild were appointed as Commissioners to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC), a component of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission is…

  • Understanding the Canadian Honours Award System 

    Understanding the Canadian Honours Award System 

    The Canadian Honours Award System is a system in which citizens of Canada can be recognized for their exceptional achievements. The system comprises three levels: the Order of Canada, the Order of Military Merit, and the Order of Merit. Each level has its criteria for eligibility and its process for nomination and selection.  The Order…

  • Threat to Prosperity: Canada Should Mind Business Investment Gap

    Threat to Prosperity: Canada Should Mind Business Investment Gap

    August, 2022 – Business investment in Canada is so weak that capital per member of the labour force is falling, and the implications for incomes and competitiveness are ominous. Governments, particularly the federal government, need to get serious about growth to get workers more of the tools they require to compete and thrive, according to…

  • Agree? Aussie Study Reveals Canada Most Desired Country To Relocate To Worldwide

    Agree? Aussie Study Reveals Canada Most Desired Country To Relocate To Worldwide

    A study by Compare the Market Australia has analyzed each country around the world on their annual search volume for terms such as ‘relocating to [country]’ and ‘moving to [country]’ to reveal the world’s most desirable countries to relocate to.  The most desired countries to relocate to? Here comes a boring chart! Rank Top destination…

  • Sixty Six Percent Of Canadians Take Smartphones Into Bathroom

    Sixty Six Percent Of Canadians Take Smartphones Into Bathroom

    Study: Lots of Canadians use smartphones while on the toilet A digital privacy expert provides tips on protecting your phone on and off the john: A recent survey by the cybersecurity company NordVPN revealed that as much as 65.6% of Canadians bring their smartphones with them into the toilet. That’s a bit less than the average of…

  • 5 Home Renos That Add The Most Home Value

    5 Home Renos That Add The Most Home Value

    Whether you wish to improve your living space or you are going to sell your home, a home renovation will add instant value to your property.  Many home buyers are looking for homes that are ‘move in ready’ and don’t require much or any work prior to moving in. Because of this desirability, many homeowners…

  • Canada Fights Food Crises By Committing highest-ever funding to UN agency IFAD

    Canada Fights Food Crises By Committing highest-ever funding to UN agency IFAD

    Rome, December 2021 – At a time when rural people in low-income countries face steep increases in food prices and the devastating impacts of climate change are contributing to a rise in hunger and poverty, Canada has announced today its commitment to support the resilience of small-scale farmers and the prosperity of rural communities by increasing its funding to the UN’s…

  • Canadian Digital artist embraces wool in work

    Canadian Digital artist embraces wool in work

    “Wool on Wool” by T.M. Glass Renowned Canadian photographer and digital artist T.M. Glass is no stranger to the spotlight: her unique method of mixing floral photography with digital painting to produce mesmerizing physical prints has succeeded in capturing plenty of attention from the media and wider artistic community. In collaboration with The Campaign for Wool…