"In a surprise move, the Bank of Japan has introduced a negative interest rate.聽The benchmark rate of -0.1% means that commercial banks will be charged by the central bank for some deposits." (Source: )
"A new virus invading parts of Central and South America and now the Caribbean is causing concern among people living in and travelling to infected countries. Transmitted by the aggressive Aedes mosquito, the Zika virus has spread to at least 23 countries and will likely infect tens of millions of people in a few short years." ()
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Published on: 27 Jan 2016
"The federal government discriminates against First Nation children on reserves by failing to provide the same level of child welfare services that exist elsewhere, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled." (Source: )
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Published on: 26 Jan 2016
"Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the new federal government wants to oversee a full and fair national debate over controversial energy issues such as pipelines and will act as a 鈥渞esponsible mediator.鈥�" (Source: )
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Published on: 26 Jan 2016
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Professor Pieter Sijpkes鈥� students in the 鈥淧hilosophy of Structures鈥� course are building a catenary dome made out of snow and ice on the 51吃瓜网campus.
He has been doing on the 51吃瓜网Campus since he was a student in Architecture in 1972.
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Published on: 25 Jan 2016
"Loto-Qu茅bec is now taking bets on the U.S. presidential race." (Source: )
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Published on: 25 Jan 2016
"Toronto-based Corus Entertainment is聽buying Shaw Media from Shaw Communications in a $2.65-billion deal. The move shuffles ownership of 19 specialty TV channels including Global, Food Network Canada, HGTV Canada, HISTORY, Slice, National Geographic Channel and Showcase聽between two companies that are controlled by the Shaw family. Corus also owns聽a network of radio stations and the聽Nelvana聽animation studio." (Source: )
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Published on: 14 Jan 2016
The Canadian dollar has dropped below the 70-cent US level for the first time since May 2003 yesterday. It's still worth below 70-cent today. (Source: and )
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Published on: 13 Jan 2016
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies (IGSF) presents a Caf茅 scientifique titled "" Wednesday January 13th that will explore questions of trans politics, health, and history.
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Published on: 11 Jan 2016
"Singer David Bowie, one of the most influential musicians of his era, has died of cancer at the age of 69." (Source: )
, Department of Art History and Communication Studies, 51吃瓜网
鈥淔or too much of its history, rock music has been about masculinity. Bowie kept it about masculinity (his contributions with women seem to be few), but he upset dominant ideas about masculinity more than anyone else in rock.鈥�
鈥擶ill Straw
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Published on: 11 Jan 2016
In December 2015, the federal government has asked the Supreme Court for a six-month extension to draft new laws on doctor-assisted dying. The Supreme Court聽will hear oral arguments on this request starting聽January 11, 2016.
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Published on: 8 Jan 2016
"Hours after North Korea trumpeted the apparent "perfect success" of its first hydrogen bomb test, the United Nations Security Council fired back with a promise of new sanctions." (Site: )
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Published on: 6 Jan 2016
As 2016 approaches, the ongoing El Nino shows no sign of relaxing its grip on the global climate. (Source: )
John Gyakum, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
"The current El Nino, the strongest since 1997-98, is associated with recent unusually warm conditions in Ontario and Quebec."鈥擩ohn Gyakum
Professor or large scale and dynamic meteorology.
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Published on: 21 Dec 2015
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Here are some story ideas for the upcoming Holiday season:
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Published on: 16 Dec 2015
The U.S. central bank began raising interest rates Dec. 16 from record lows, as it hiked its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point. (Source: )
, Department of Economics
鈥淚ncreases in the policy interest rate in the United States will reflect the data showing that the U.S.
Economy is really strengthening, after years of a sluggish recovery.
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Published on: 16 Dec 2015
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