If things go her way, Miss World Canada could cause quite a stir at this weekend’s Miss World pageant in Washington, D.C. Anastasia Lin, a 26-year-old actress from Toronto, wants to tell the world about the evils of organ harvesting.… »
Highlights / Year: 2016
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Biodiversity on Canadian Prairies under severe threat
An environmental group has issued a dire warning about the fate of the vast grasslands on the Canadian Prairies. Nature Conservancy Canada says the grasslands are now disappearing at a rate faster that the Amazon rainforest. While 20 per cent… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society, Your Columns
Video: Gathering science in the Arctic
Earlier this month, Eye on the Arctic launched Part 1 of our documentary series Is climate change making the muskoxen sick on Victoria Island?, looking at how climate change is affecting the health of muskoxen in Canada’s Arctic islands and the… »
Arts & Entertainment, Health, Highlights, Politics, Society
Pot shops open in Montreal
Mark Emery, a well-known marijuana advocate, the so-called “prince of pot”, and his wife Jodie, have taken a bold step, and have issued a challenge of sorts. The couple who own the brand name “Cannabis Culture” have opened eight marijuana… »
Single mom sells house in government payroll fiasco
A single mother had to sell her house in part because of a Canadian government payroll disaster, reports CBC News. Ottawa resident Claire Lavallee was separating from her husband at the same time as she had problems getting paid because… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Exciting new and innovative technology for prostate cancer detection.
A team at the University of Alberta has developed an exciting new combination of existing technologies which will simplify and speed up prostate cancer detection and determination of its nature, and be as accurate as physical biopsies. John Lewis is… »
Internet, Science & Technology
New technique helps map avalanche risk
Researchers in Colorado, U.S., have developed a new technique to help deal with the dangers of avalanches. Safety teams in mountainous regions use explosives to loosen snow that might otherwise accumulate and eventually slide down with deadly effect. Jeffrey Deems… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
New food labelling rules spark mixed reaction
Canada’s federal government on Wednesday announced an overhaul of nutrition labels on packaged goods aimed at making healthy food choices easier. Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott said amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations will affect the list of ingredients… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Canadian government finally will ban asbestos
After years of resisting pressure from health and labour organizations, the Canadian government has decided to ban all products containing asbestos by 2018. It will also stop obstructing international efforts to list asbestos as a hazardous substance. Canada used to… »
Arts & Entertainment, Highlights, International, Society
International car racing event coming to the street in Canada
The speed, the skill, the whirr of engines…Whirr? World renowned for it exciting Formula 1 races, Montreal will be the site of a new type of racing, Formula-E, for electric. Car racing fans who know the sound of a screaming… »
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