Chief Perry Bellegarde is leading a party of First Nations war veterans and others to London, England this weekend to honour the 250th anniversary of the Royal Proclamation on Monday October 7th. Sometimes referred to as the “Indian Magna Carta”,… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Blue Future: Maude Barlow completes water trilogy
Maude Barlow completed her water trilogy with the recent publication of “Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever“. The book follows “Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water”, and the first book… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
IPCC report: climate change and affect on northern lattitudes
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released the first part of its fifth major report on global climate. It indicates that global warming and the resultant changing climate around the world are largely the result of human activity.… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Invasive carp threaten Canadian waters: film
Asian carp have overtaken some major US rivers, are moving into the Great Lakes at the heart of North America and may soon threaten Canadian waterways, says a documentary to be aired October 3rd. “The Asian carp has come to… »
Canada hosts World Cup of Darts
It’s an activity enjoyed by tens of thousands of players around the world. Much of it for fun, but for some it’s a finely-honed and highly competitive skill. The best dart players in the world have come to Canada this… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics
Canada unprepared for oil spill: provincial leader
If a tanker were to spill oil off Canada’s Pacific coast today, the Canadian government would not have the resources to handle a large-scale disaster, warns the leader of the province of British Columbia. “We are woefully under-resourced,” said Premier… »
Vancouver police, Border Services, deport Chinese scam artists
Vancouver police this week called a press conference to display stolen valuables and cash recovered from a group of Chinese scam artists. The five Chinese nationals were arrested at Vancouver airport by police and Canada Border Services agents as they… »
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Huge dinosaur fossil unearthed by pipeline crew
A 30-metre-long dinosaur fossil was dug up by a backhoe operator working near Spirit River in the western province of Alberta. Fossil finds abound in that province. Thinking he had simply chipped off a section of rock, the backhoe operator… »
Big Brothers Big Sisters celebrate Canadian centennial
Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada is marking an amazing milestone this year, with the centennial celebrations of the organization that has been helping children for generations now. The idea is simple; pair a young girl or boy who is challenged… »
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Yellowknife man, once homeless, shares his good fortune
Yellowknife residents have been moved by the generosity of Charles Delorme. The 64 year-old man known as Charlie, lived on the streets of the Northwest Territories’ capital for nearly 40 years. Now, after receiving a financial settlement from Canada’s federal government… »
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