On this World Food Day, organizers of the first international conference on entomophagy in North America took the opportunity to announce the event planned for late August 2014 in Montreal. The Insectarium, part of the city’s “Space for Life” was… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International
Canadian researcher leaves Arctic Circle conference shocked and worried
“The message was very clear, there are resources there and we’re coming to get them, and you better be with us than against us” As the climate changes, it’s become increasingly clear that those changes are having a significant affect… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Tablets, smartphones poised to overtake PCs
Smartphone and tablet users could outnumber users of personal computers by the year 2015, according to tech experts. More Canadians are buying PCs today, but that’s about to change. “Tablets have been growing much faster than PCs in recent years,”… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Margaret Atwood’s, The Handmaid’s Tale ballet making its debut
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, one of Margaret Atwood‘s most popular novels has been produced as a film, an opera, and tonight it will debut as a ballet. The Winnipeg Ballet Company opens its season with the longheld vision of artistic director… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Huge algae blooms getting ‘difficult to control’
Increased phosphorus is causing massive algae blooms in Lake Erie at the heart of North America and a scientist says they are becoming “very difficult to control.” Last week toxins generated by algae forced one Ohio township to warn 2,000… »
Malala Yousafzai, to become honourary Canadian
Canada’s parliament resumes today with the governing Conservative party laying out its agenda in what is known as the “speech from the throne”. Among the spending plans, and various programmes to be announced, will also be something rather unique. The… »
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“Phoque Bardot” seal burger draws death threats
A burger made of seal meat and pejoratively named after animal activist Brigitte Bardot has incurred a flood of angry and threatening comments for a restaurant in the province of Quebec. The restaurant is located in the scenic Kamouraska region… »
Sexy seniors in Ottawa
Fundraising organizer Alice Busche said she had no trouble getting volunteers for the calendar © CBC They may be getting well along in years, but they know sex sells. Many of the residents of Unitarian House retirement home for independent seniors… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadians do “ok” in international adult skills survey
In the international survey of adult skills, Canada scored above average, but not by much.. The Organisation for Economic Co-operatino and Development (OECD) released its international study on adult skills this month. The survey of adults aged 16-65 was conducted… »
Canada’s ‘topless reporter’ makes pitch to talk show host Ellen DeGeneres
The video starts with the Canadian flag, and then “Hi Ellen, I’m Lori Welbourne, also known around the world as the ‘topless reporter’ from Canada.” It’s a video pitch to U.S. talk show host Ellen DeGeneres from columnist, radio host… »
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