Western Canada Has Biggest Population Growth Rate

From April to Canada day (July 1st) the population of Canada increased by .36% or 120,800 people. Stats Canada says that Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba have the greatest population growth rate of all the provinces in Canada. The reason the three provinces populations are increasing is because the natural increase is increasing (Births minus Death). There are also many reasons also suggested such as, many natural resources, lots of jobs and business opportunities, as well as lots of agriculture and oil.

The increase in population is extremely good for Canada's economy, it puts more money into the economy. There are also many other reasons people may want to move out to the western part of Canada such as the natural scenery. I believe that more people should be populating the west, it provides many jobs, and a very good natural resources are offered in the prairies.

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20100929/canada-population-100929/

Canadian Online Shopping Tops $15.1B in a Year

Statistics Canada has released information relating to internet purchases. Last year in 2009 Canadians purchased 15.1 billion dollars worth of goods and services online. Statistics show that the purchases were made majority by males and between the ages of 16-35, it also says that there were over 95 million orders placed on the internet. The average order value is priced at $158 dollars. The most common purchases were travel services and entertainment services. A survey also shows that 52 percent of Canadians went on the internet to look at different products.

I believe that internet shopping has broadened our view of products on the market. I feel that it is a good way to enhance the Canadian market and make our economy stronger. Nearly every person has purchased something on the internet from a .99 cent iTunes song to a pair of head phones, to a video game. I think that this is good. Although it prevents people from getting outside and walking around and exercising while shopping (walking around mall) it is a useful and convenient way of doing business. I believe that if companies don't have online shopping the store will not be in business for much longer.

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/09/27/con-internet-shopping.html

Czech Republic Stops Google Street View

In Czech Republic Google Street View would like to expand its range in the Eastern European country. The Czech Republic is not allowing google to expand its street view range because they believe that it is an invasion of privacy. Many people say that the camera mounted on the car is too high, it is approximately nine feet tall, they say that it can peer over the fence of many people's homes, therefore invading there personal property. Many people also believe that their houses could be studied and invaded due to street view. Its not only Czech that google is having trust issues with there are many other European nations that don't like the idea of street view.

I agree with the Czech Republic, I feel that this is an invasion of privacy. I don't want random strangers looking at my house, for safety purposes. I feel that it also lowers the feeling of security of many people, for instance people can look at your house find a spot that is always open and plan a break in. Although google is trying to broaden the view of many people around the world, I personally don't really want to look at other peoples houses it doesn't interest me and I feel that it is un-neccecary to see what people have. Not only does it take pictures of houses and streets it takes pictures of cars on the street and cars in your drive way. For example people may have an expensive car and google may capture an image of this car therefore giving the impression that you are either wealty or erragant because they have an expensive car. People of the world get very jealous of what other people have. Giving them the urge to break in and steal things.

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20100922/google-streetview-100922/

Bridge Collapses at Common Wealth Games

At the common wealth games a footbridge collapsed, 27 people were injured and four were taken with critical injuries. The bridge was under construction when the mid section gave out. Bystanders watched as the bridge twisted and turned in the midsection before it collapsed. The bridge was being constructed to connect the parking lot with the main stadium in New Delhi. Many of the organizers for the event are questioning the choice of New Delhi to host. There have been issues outside of the bridge about cleanliness, plumbing, electrical wiring, and internet access. The villages that were supposed to hold the athletes are not properly prepared, the Canadian team has decided that they would stay at a hotel instead of the village residences. Many people are questioning whether the event will continue at this slow, unprepared pace.

I believe that errors like these can be prevented. The bridge should never had collapsed the bridge should have had proper support braces to make sure that nothing like this ever happened. Also since New Delhi is hosting these games they should be prepared having athletes move to hotels due to unpreparedness is wrong. These problems should have been dealt with months and months ago. I believe that India should not be hosting the games there truly is not enough money to host a big events of this caliber.

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/09/21/india-bridge-collapse-commonwealth-games.html

4 Tamil Migrants Expected to Learn About Release

Today in Vancouver British Columbia 4 Tamil migrants are expected to learn about being released. The migrants traveled for 3 months and landed in British Columbia claiming that they are refugees of their country. When the boat landed there were approximately 500 refugees on board. The immigrants are learning about being released and becoming Canadian citizens. The federal judge has made a decision about a temporary stay and is going to reveal whether they stay for good later this evening. The Immigration and Refugee board is accusing the federal government for not taking this matter into greater detail and trying harder to find out the true identities of the migrants.

I believe that these people should not be granted stay here in Canada i believe that they should all be removed and be sent back to their own country. The reason i feel this way is because who's is to say that these people are not carrying disease, viruses, and who really knows what problems they are facing with their home country. Before the final decision that is made i believe that Canada should be in contact with the Tamil government to try and identify the problem which forced these refugees to leave the country and come to Canada in the first place. If no contact can be made with the Tamil government these people should have to return to Tamil unless them and their families are in immediate danger.

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20100917/sun-sea-100917/

Megabus Crashes While Using GPS

On a road trip between Philadelphia and Toronto a Megabus driver was using a GPS device. It was late at night when the driver crashed into a low railway bridge. Four people were killed and twenty others were injured. When the bus ran into the bridge it ripped apart the second level of the bus. The police are investigating whether it was the drivers own GPS system or Megabus's system. The bus travels a regular route around this bridge but this time the driver made a wrong turn thus leading him to this low hanging bridge. The driver said it was dark and he was not aware of the signs which warned that there was a low hanging bridge.

I believe that GPS systems should be banned period from cars, or information with the GPS should be blocked until the car has come to a complete stop. Now there are cars with built in GPS systems that enforce this rule, no editing until the vehicle has come to a complete stop. There has been a law passed where as people cannot talk on the phone in the car because it is too distracting. I don't understand how talking can be more distracting than pulling your eyes away from the road to notice what is in front of you. I think that people also rely too much on GPS they should be noticing and taking note about their surroundings, such as a low hanging bridge because GPS systems cannot tell you how low or how high a bridge is.

Original URL : http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20100915/gps-crash-100915/

Genetically Modified Salmon

In the U.S. a company called Aqua Bounty is producing genetically modified salmon. They have added genes to make the fish grow twice as fast as normal. They are trying to get the genetically modified salmon for sale in U.S. market. Many people in the U.S. are trying to appeal this because they feel that it is wrong and cannot be good for the consumers to consume the product. The FDA has tested the salmon and said it is safe to eat, but the people of the U.S. say that the product was not tested for long enough and that the tests were not rigorous enough to be certain that it is safe.

In my personal opinion I believe that the people of U.S.A. are making the right choice to try to not make this product available to the public. Who knows what this product or many other genetically modified products will do to society in the long run. It could turn out that eating and drinking foods that are modified cause life threatening diseases. I believe that choosing natural, un-modified foods are a better choice.

Original URL: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/09/10/pei-gmo-salmon-aquabounty-584.html