A huge mural celebrating diversity in Montreal, in the mostly French-speaking province of Quebec, was defaced this week. Last summer some 160 local artists worked to create the colourful 80 metre long mural showing a range of cultural and ethnic… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Declining peregrine populations directly attributed to climate change
Rainfall is generally considered vital to life, but warming in the Arctic means a lot more rainfall, more often and heavier, than historical norms. Now, a new study has established a direct link between changing climate in the far north and… »
Stressed retired general crashes car
Reliving the Rwandan genocide and the recent suicides of three Afghan war veterans have made sleep difficult for retired Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire and that, he says, caused him to nod off while driving to work. Dallaire, now a senator, was… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian research to understand solar wind
Its called CHAIN- the Canadian High Arctic Ionosphere Network. It’s a series of monitors that is helping to map the solar wind, the variations in radiation from the sun that affect communications and navigation. The data is being collected and… »
Woman who lost lottery ticket, about to get $50 million
Kathryn Jones tried to prepare herself for the worst, but now it looks as if she will get the $50 million jackpot in the Ontario provincial lottery, even though she lost her lottery ticket. “The case of this outstanding $50… »
Industry has too much say on food policy: report
The Canadian government has stacked its food advisory panels with people who either work for, or get funding from food corporations, says a group of scientists and researchers. The group studied the makeup of the panels and published its findings… »
Canadian government MP tables bill to reform powers of party leaders, caucuses
Michael Chong, a Canadian Member of Parliament wth the ruling Conservative Party, tabled a private member’s bill Tuesday morning (December 3) in the House of Commons that could affect the powers of MPs and their leaders. The so-called “Reform Act”… »
OECD education report. Asia tops, Canada 13th
More than half a million 15 year-olds from 65 countries took part in the latest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) education survey. The survey, taken every three years is called PISA- the Programme for International Student Assessment Tests… »
Canadian couple still in love after 78 years of marriage
On Monday (December 2) Bertie and Bill Nickerson celebrated another wedding anniversary – their 78th, and the two are quite clearly still in love. Bill is 99 and Bertie 96, and despite health problems, they still live in the house… »
Indigenous, International, Society
DNA shows ancient European link to North American Aboriginals
Scientists testing the DNA of a 24,000 year old human skeleton have made a surprising discovery. A rendering of the Beringian plain showing extent at about 13,000 years ago. Beringia formed a land-bridge which existed from about 22,000 to 8,000… »
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