A U.S.-Canada water management project that reconciles the economic importance of the Lake Ontario–St. Lawrence Seaway system and aims to restore the health of its ecosystem, is getting an enthusiastic nod of approval from World Wildlife Fund – Canada. The well-known… »
Highlights / Year: 2016
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Canadian municipalities dump billions of litres of raw sewage, untreated waste water into waterways
Canadian cities and towns dumped more than 205 billion litres of raw sewage and untreated waste water into the country’s rivers and oceans last year, CBC News has learned. The amount of untreated waste water, which includes raw sewage and… »
Quebec declares war on wild boars
Provincial authorities in Quebec are on war footing this fall to repel an invasion of a wily, omnivore animal that if left unchecked, could turn into an irreversible occupation and result in millions of dollars in damage to agriculture and… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Technological help to deal with unpredictable ice and Arctic climate change
Canadian researchers develop unique “SmartICE” technology For Inuit communities in Canada’s far north, the freezing of the Arctic sea is vital as a central part of their culture of the Arctic. For eons, Inuit have travelled across the sea-ice for… »
Internet, Science & Technology
New DNA suggests deadly smallpox was not ancient
It was thought that the virulent disease smallpox has been around for millennia, but new research suggests it was much more recent. A team of researchers led by scientists at McMaster University have found what they believe to be the… »
Woman invites strangers to Christmas dinner
Christmas in Canada is usually spent having dinner with friends and family, but since Patty McGill couldn’t do that she decided to invite some strangers. McGill has a horse-therapy farm in the province of Nova Scotia with five horses she… »
Childcare costs jump, are among highest in OECD
A new study found that child care fees in Canada went up three times faster than inflation since 2014. The can amount to $1,000 more a year per child, according to the study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, Society
A Christmas tree of joy, but tinged with sadness
“Tree” honours fishermen lost at sea. Christmas is usually considered to be a time of joy, and the traditional Christmas tree, a lovely symbol of that joy. In the lobster fishing communities on Canada’s east coast a tradition has begun… »
International, Politics, Society
Ontario colleges under fire for Saudi discrimination
Three Ontario colleges have been criticized for operating gender-segregated programmes in Saudi Arabia, a concept which critics say goes against Canadian values. Since being brought to public attention, two of the colleges have pulled out of those programmes. However, Niagara… »
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the LINK Online Sun Dec.11, 2016
Your hosts this week, Lynn, Levon, and Marc Ethics commissioner Mary Dawson © PC/Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press What if the “Ethics Commissioner” is herself in a conflict of ethics. Mary Dawson is considering investigating complaints that the Prime Minister may have… »
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