The government of the Pacific coast province of British Columbia (B.C.) has rejected a proposal for the Northern Gateway pipeline project, saying it fails to address the province’s environmental concerns. The announcement was made Friday (May 31) in a written submission… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, Indigenous
Eye on the Arctic – Biodiversity report singles out Canada’s North
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from Canada’s northern regions. When people think of biodiversity hotspots, it’s often places like the Amazon or the tropics that come to mind. But in a recent report titled “10 Cool… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
As protests continue against Canada’s Eldorado Gold in Greece, delegation in Canada
Maria Kadoglou admits for some Greeks the image of Canada has changed because of mining companies like Eldorado Gold. Kadoglou, a member of Hellenic Mining Watch, is part of a delegation from Northern Greece in a four city pan-Canadian tour… »
Smoking tobacco still a leading cause of death in Canada
Smoking rates have been falling for the last 25 years in Canada but smoking tobacco is still the leading cause of preventable disease and death. 19.9 per cent of Canadians smoked in 2011. May 31 is World No Tobacco Day… »
Court refuses quest to identify sperm-donor father
The Supreme Court of Canada has refused the appeal of Olivia Pratten who wants to know the identity of her biological father. Sperm donations are solicited in Canada by heterosexual couples where the male partner has fertility issues or by… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics
Developer sues government over wartime and post-war bombs
A Vancouver development company says the federal government should have told it that the property it bought might be littered with leftover unexploded bombs. The developer’s land overlooks scenic Kalamalka Lake, a popular boating destination just south of Vernon, B.C.… »
Canadian First Nation Cree leader Ashley Iserfhoff in conversation
Just back as a keynote speaker at the first meeting of the World Indigenous Network in Darwin Australia, Ashley Iserhoff talked to RCI about his presentation and the challenges facing indigenous peoples both in Canada and around the world. Ashley… »
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Canadian couple’s backyard dig reveals meteorite may have killed mammoths
A Canadian couple’s archaeological project at a lakeside cottage may have unearthed proof of comet or meteor hits that wiped out mammoths. A new study posted by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sceinces of the United States of America… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Plant life buried and frozen for 400 years, and…. still alive.
It was an amazing discovery and debunked a previously held theory. Dr La Farge at the margin of the Tear Drop Galcier, Sverdrup Pass, C Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. The sky is just visible at the top of the glacier surface… »
Prepare for more extreme weather warns insurance industry
“Protect Yourself from the Effects of Climate Change,” warns the Insurance Bureau of Canada on one of its web pages. “Are you disaster-ready?” The frequency, severity and cost of extreme weather in Canada are increasing said Don Forgeron, president and… »
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