Tag: Canada
Canadian engineers call for change to their private ‘iron ring’ ceremony steeped in colonialism
By Marcel O'Gorman, University of WaterlooFor almost a century, iron rings worn by Canadian engineers have been shrouded in mystery — at least for...
Engineer faces hearing over Canadian bridge that collapsed hours after opening
BY CATHERINE KENNEDYA Canadian engineer will face a disciplinary hearing this month after a bridge he designed collapsed just hours after opening.The five-day hearing...
Omicron: Canada lifts ban on Nigeria, nine African countries
Following internal and international criticism, Canada has back-pedalled on its African travel bans ahead of schedule.Canada is lifting the ban on international travel from...
Canada is a warning: more and more of the world will soon be too hot for humans
Without an immediate global effort to combat the climate emergency, the Earth’s uninhabitable areas will keep growing Simon Lewis @simonllewis writes.The climate crisis...
Bridge that collapsed six hours after opening was built without geotech investigation of riverbed: Reeve
...Bridge expert calls lack of geotechnical work "irregular". Writes, Geoff Leo (CBC).The Reeve of the rural municipality (RM) of Clayton says the bridge that...