Egypt is in turmoil today. The international community joins many in the Egyptian diaspora in mourning the opportunity for a peaceful revolution as the violence yesterday took the lives of more than 500 people. The military moved into two squares… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Lynx babies debut at Montreal’s Biodome
Three lynx kittens born just ten weeks ago met the public today at a Montreal facility which recreates several ecosystems. The two males and a female were born to a seven-year-old lynx in a private enclosure at the Biodome. The… »
Researching a 300-year-old forgotten violent battle in Canada
!992 replica of D”Iberville’s 44-gun Pelican © Wiki Commons-Harfang For those who think Canadian history is boring, a Canadian expedition heading to Hudson Bay on Monday hopes to change that. The group will be seeking the remains of two large warships… »
Alberta park named largest “dark sky” preserve
A western Canadian national park, bigger than the size of Switzerland, has been declared a “dark sky” preserve by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Wood Buffalo National Park extends from the northern boundary of the province of Alberta into… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Fossilized “weird” creature had relatives afar
A famous and bizarre marine animal from 505 million years ago called Hallucigenia sparsa turns out to have had relatives the world over, according to joint Canadian and British research. A fossil from the famous Burgess Shale site in the… »
Huge new totem pole in British Columbia, first in 130 years
A 500-year-old giant red cedar is set to become part of Canadian history today. Aboriginal carvers have created a “legacy” totem to mark the 20th anniversary of an agreement between the federal government and the Haida which created the Gwaii Hanaas National… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Companies using Canadian groundwater for free
Use of groundwater should be regulated, say several groups in the western province of British Columbia concerned about extraction by large corporations. Nestlé bottles and sells up to 265 million litres of water from the area around Hope, B.C. every… »
Canadians are the most frequent Facebook users
More than half of all Canadians–over 19 million people– log onto Facebook at least once a month, according to the social network’s own statistics. 14 million check their newsfeed every day. Canadians’ daily use of Facebook is higher than the… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Society
More Anne of Green Gables in P.E.I.
“Anne of Green Gables: The Musical“, at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island’s Confederation Centre for the Arts, is the longest running musical production in Canada. For almost 50 years, the show has entertained visitors to Canada’s Atlantic island province, and the… »
Cross-Canada cancer campaign (especially) for men
In 2009, Canadian photographer Thomas Cantley was working in New York. Thomas Cantley, pausing in his cross-Canada awareness campaign © Samantha Hitchcock He went to see a doctor about a lingering pain and odd shape to a testicle. He was diagnosed… »
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