The violent, shoot-em-up “wild west” we have come to know about in the US actually had more to do with Hollywood than reality. It bears even less of a connection to Canadian western history. That however, hasn’t stopped a large… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Humanitarian work increasingly dangerous
A devastating bomb attack on UN headquarters in Baghdad killed 22 aid workers ten years ago and is remembered on this, World Humanitarian Day. Danger has increased for aid workers. Just last week, the emergency health organization, Médicins Sans Frontières… »
Traffic collisions, deaths increase from “distracted driving”
Mobile phone use often blamed. Police in three Canadian provinces claim that fatal accidents caused by distracted driving now surpass impaired driving deaths. They say talking or texting on mobile phones is the main cause.. Other forms of distracted driving,… »
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Toronto police officer charged with murder
A police officer has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 18 year-old Sammy Yatim last month. A video captured by a bystander shows Yatim alone on a streetcar with several police outside before nine shots ring out.… »
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Dieppe: a bloody anniversary
It was on August 19, 1942, that a vast force of over 5,000 soldiers headed for the Nazi occupied French coast during the Second World War. Commemoration ceremonies Dieppe 2012 © Ann MacMillan-CBC The raid on Dieppe was to capture and… »
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Fantasy reigns at Montreal anime convention
A Montreal convention last weekend drew thousands of lovers of Japanese animation and comics, many of them dressed in the style of their favourite characters. Otakuthon, as it’s called, drew 13,500 people from Canada and the United States. That was… »
Grizzly bear whisperer urges peaceful co-existence
Grizzly bears have been inaccurately demonized and that is dangerous, says Charlie Russell, a western Canadian naturalist who has been compared to Jane Goodall. Russell has studied bears extensively and has spent a good deal of time close to them.… »
Arts, Culture, Lifestyle 59- Sultans of String- “Symphony”
This week, a taste of some lovely music from the Canadian, gypsy jazz, world beat- folk ensemble Sutlans of STring. Album cover for “Symphony” © Sultnas of String In several highly successful CDs, and in hundreds of concerts around the world… »
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New Democratic Party preparing for year ahead in Ottawa
Peter Julien is the New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for the British Columbia riding of Burnaby – New Westminster. He is also the party’s Energy and Natural Resources critic. He says the party has been hearing a great deal… »
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The LINK Online #59
This week we have contributions from Marc, Lynn, and Carmel sitting in this week for Wojtek who is on vacation. Thomas Cantley and his flesh-coloured ball as part of his “I am Ballsy” awareness campaign © Samantha Hitchcock This week on… »
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