Top General Claims New Plan To Bear Higher Cost Than Announced
Ottawa-The new defence strategy that was previously announced by the Harper government will cost up to $50 Billion over twenty years- up to $20 Billion dollars more than said previously.
Lieutenant General Walter Natynczyk said that between $45 and $50 billion would be expended on a variety of ships, fighter planes, combat vehicles, aircraft and other military supplies. The money would be spent under Canada’s First Defence Strategy formed by the current Conservative Government.
While they appeared willing to speak more openly on the subject it was apparent that senior military officials are working hard to be circumspect about specific details about the new Canada Defence plan.
Other than a brief opening statement issued by Lieutenant General Natynczyk, military officials at a hastily arranged briefing were not identified by name, and they did not answer specific questions about details for the new defence initiative. (more…)
Investigation Reveals Sudden Death Of 35 Rays
Calgary- The cause of death of over thirty of the stingrays on display at the Calgary Zoo over the weekend is cause for great alarm with zoo officials.
An additional Stingray perished on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll of the Ray exhibit to 35 dead Stingrays, and there appears to be no readily apparent cause for the mortality of these aquatic animals.
The remaining eight Stingrays at the Calgary Zoo facility are being carefully monitored and are in a special highly oxygenated tank under close medical supervision. (more…)
Regulations Aim To Prevent Further Aggressive Spread Of Invaders
Montreal- The freshwater system in Canada is the worlds largest, circulating along over 3,700 kilometres from the Great Lakes down into the Atlantic Ocean and throughout the heart of North America.
It is also very at risk from invasive species not native to Canada and North America.
The invaders that can breed and thrive are feared to migrate inside the freshwater system, and as such they pose a grave threat to the natural resources, normal usage, the ecology, and the health of the system as well as to our own health. (more…)
Government Investigating Claims Of Unauthorized Monitoring
Ottawa- The commissioner of Privacy for the government of Canada is investigating some claims that Internet service providers in Canada are monitoring the online behavior and activities of some customers without their permission.
The issues centers around a practice called Deep Packet Inspection, which is a method that some Internet service providers use slow down sectors of Internet Traffic that are taking more than their share of bandwidth in the option of the supervising ISP operators.
The University of Ottawa’s Canadian Public Interest Clinic and Internet Policy organization is saying that such a practice is against the privacy legislation currently on the books in Canada. (more…)
French President Reaffirms Support For United Canada
Quebec-The leader of the nation of France has spoken out, saying that while he respects and has love for the Quebec people, that he is firmly in support of a united Canada.
“We are very close to Quebec, but we also are close to Canada. We take our two friendships seriously, our two different commitments and loyalties are not in opposition,” said Sarkozy, at a graveyard in Normandy where he was paying respects to World War II Canadian Soldiers killed in battle. (more…)
Leading Toronto City Program Safety Planner Offers Helpful Hints
Toronto- When you strap a child onto your bicycle there are some safety issue that you want to be sure and address, besides the obvious like everyone should wear a helmet.
When you mount a car seat on your bicycle, you have some issues that need to be examined before you and your child set off into the sunset. (more…)
Gamers Around The Country Report Errors And Difficult Play
Toronto - After the first day of release there are reports coming in that the new Grand Theft Auto IV video game appears to have some problems.
Users are reporting that the game is freezing up during the introduction, and other scenes, and problems are being reported on both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 game stations.
Gamers are complaining that they are not able to get to the online features of the game, or that after purchasing the game and returning home that they are not able to get past the introduction screens.
This is potentially a huge problem for Rockstar Video Games, the manufacturer of the game. The video game has been alive with anticipation buzz for nearly a year, and this could radically affect the sales for the new game release.
Before these problems were reported, sales for the game were projected to top $400 million dollars. Now, with the new problems, it will be interesting to see how the projected sales for the new video game will be affected. (more…)
Communication Company Announced Apple Product To Be Featured
Toronto - In an announcement shortly before quarterly revenue results were scheduled to be released Rogers Communication stated they would be bringing the popular iPhone to market in Canada before the end of 2008.
“We are ecstatic that Apple as agreed to a deal with us for the iPhone,” said Ted Rogers. “We can’t say to much more about it but keep tuned in, we will be able to share more information later,” said Mr. Rogers.
Ted Rogers is the CEO and spokesman for the communications giant Rogers Communications. (more…)
Canada’s Supreme Court Rules Two Different Cases Privacy Breaches
Ottawa- In two different situations the use of a police search was ruled unlawful and a breach of privacy by the top Canadian Court.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled both searches inadmissible. One case occurred in 2002 in the St. Patrick’s High School, located in Sarnia, Ontario. The other case before the court involved a search at the Calgary Bus Terminal. (more…)
St. John River Rises To Cover Parts Of Trans Canada Highway
Fredericton- Warmer temperatures and melting snow have coupled with the area rainfall to bring rising rivers conditions and flooding to parts of New Brunswick.
River levels have risen and threaten buildings in parts of Fredericton, as well as various parts of Route 105 and the Maugerville area. The river had risen and covered parts of the Trans Canadian Highway on Wednesday.
The river has risen over 10 centimetres since Wednesday and is expected to raise at least that much and possibly more by midday Thursday.
Frederickton is experiencing some of the worst flooding with river levels already threatening a hotel, art gallery and other public buildings. The river has achieved high flood levels throughout the town.
Residents in the region had been warned and are preparing for the worst, with valuables being removed to high ground and some people relocating to upper floors of their homes for safety.
Road Washouts are expected throughout the region and motorists are urged to be cautious and remain vigilant while motoring though the province. Crews are attempting to post warnings where necessary but the rising river and changing conditions are sometimes more swift than crews are able to respond.