The studio of celebrated Canadian painter Alex Colville says a lot about the man and now much of it will be available for the public to see on the campus of Mount Allison University in the eastern province of New… »
Highlights / Year: 2016
Economy, Highlights, Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Canada- multiculturalism policy losing ground?
A new poll just released shows a somewhat surprising results about several Canadian attitudes. The comprehensive survey is called “What makes us Canadian? A study of values, beliefs, priorities and identity”. Almost 4,000 Canadians were polled in the September survey,… »
Restoring ties with Iran easier said than done: expert
News of Homa Hoodfar’s release from Iran’s infamous Evin prison has raised fresh hopes for a detente in Ottawa’s glacial relations with Tehran but a Canadian expert says restoring relations with the Islamic Republic is far from a done deal.… »
Canada, and the world’s, water crisis Pt 5 0f 5
Maude Barlow is national chairperson of the Council of Canadians © supplied This is the fifth in the five part series on the growing concern over access to fresh water. Maude Barlow’s new book looks at what is happening in Canada… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Over 40,600 acres of forest protected
Various groups and public agencies celebrated National Forest Week from September 18 to 24 to raise awareness about Canada’s forest heritage and its value. The Nature Conservancy of Canada used the occasion to announce 25 projects to acquire and protect… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International
The LINK Online, Sat. Oct. 01, 2016
Your hosts, Lynn, and Marc An image from the ad campaign shows an arrow between a child and an abuser, implying that a click on the tipline could come between the two and protect the child from sexual abuse. © Canadian… »
Quebecers, and Canadians, the same but different
Many people around the world will at least have heard of the separatist movement in the province of Quebec. It’s a movement that says, Quebec is different than Canada and so should travel its own path as a separate country.… »
Injuries from mobile-device overuse ‘debilitating’
Medical health professional are seeing an increasing number of injuries from overuse of mobile phones and other handheld devices and poor posture. Most common are injuries in the neck and thumbs. Studies have shown that looking down at a phone… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Toxic algae bloom linked to warm ocean
Unusually warm Pacific Ocean temperatures contributed to a massive bloom of toxic algae off North America’s west coast last year, says a recent study. Nicknamed “the blob,” the bloom closed important fisheries and disrupted marine life including seabirds and sea… »
Highlights, International, Politics
Worrisome photo as terror suspect poses beside Prime Minister
Many very serious questions are being raised about a mobile phone”selfie” in which a Canadian man suspected of involvement with middle-eastern terrorists, took a photo standing beside Prime Minister Trudeau. The incident took place in 2015 at a Montreal public… »
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