Appearing before the Ontario Press Council this week, the Globe and Mail defended its use of anonymous sources in reporting Toronto city councillor Doug Ford’s alleged past links with the drug trade. Ford is brother to Mayor Rob Ford and,… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
Eye on the Arctic – Inuit community worried about muskox deaths
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North Several muskox were recently found dead on Banks Island in the Arctic region of Canada’s Northwest Territories. But some are worried that a bacterial disease that… »
Anniversary of the battle that changed the course of history
On the morning of September 13, 1759, a brief battle lasting less than an hour, and as little as 15 minutes according to some sources, changed the entire course of North American and world history. Thousands of men, British on… »
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Balloonist’s trans-Atlantic flight cut short
Jonathan Trappe was going to cross the Atlantic Ocean suspended from 300 helium-filled balloons, but was forced to land on a remote part of Canada’s eastern coast instead. The adventurer left Maine, U.S. on Thursday but technical trouble during the… »
International, Politics, Society
‘Our Man in Tehran’ the real Argo story of the Canadian Caper
A year after the Hollywood film “Argo” was shown at the Toronto International, a documentary that reveals the real story behind the Canadian Caper is making its debut at the Toronto festival Thursday night (September 12). Last year, Argo downplayed the… »
Hasidic woman boldly goes where none have before
The major urban city of Montreal is home to a small but thriving community of Orthodox Hasidic Jews. Although living directly among the wider mainstream community, they have tended to live in particular sections of the city. Generally, there is… »
Report: More and more, cost of university education is downloaded onto students
University fees have tripled in Canada since 1990 and will rise another 13% in the next four years, according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. According to the report “Degrees of Uncertainty” university students are… »
Historic deal protects huge tract of prairie land
A piece of one of the most beautiful landscapes in Canada will be preserved by an agreement between the Nature Conservancy of Canada and a co-operative of 72 ranchers in the western prairie lands of the province of Alberta. On… »
Sovereignist MP expelled from caucus for criticism of Quebec values charter
(Updated September 13 – see below) – Maria Mourani, a federal Member of Parliament with the sovereignist Bloc Québécois party, has been expelled from the party for her criticism of proposed Charter of Values in the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec.… »
Rescued porpoise successfully released back into wild
Earlier this year a young adult male harbour porpoise was found stranded on a rock at Saanich Inlet off Vancouver Island. The animal seemed unable to swim. The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre was called and later determined the… »
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