Current Events & History

Planning to remain in Vancouver during the Olympics and interested in checking out events associated with the games?  The Vancouver 2010 web site is an excellent source of information.  It's section on cultural festivals and events provides a detailed calendar and basic information about each festival and event.

This time last year, the federal government implemented a national do-not-call list.  In a recent article in the online magazine The Tyee, Michael Geist examines how successul the CRTC has been in its task of enforcing this year old law.

History Wire, a recently launched web site initiated by the Historica-Dominion Institute, sets out "to engage Canadians in dialogue with their past:  revealing precedents, celebrating accomplishments, debating issues, learning from our mistakes."  To accomplish this, the site links to articles and blogs prepared by History Wire staff, and provides blog templates to site visitors, inviting stories and opinions, "on issues such as the relevance of history in understanding c