One unusual way to mark the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty involves gathering cans to save birds at a conservation site in the western province of Saskatchewan. The Old Man on His Back site has about 160 km… »
Highlights / Year: 2016
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, International
The LINK Online, August 20, 2016
The LINK Online with Lynn Desjardins and host Carmel Kilkenny Greenland sharks are quite passive and usually pose little risk to divers studying them. © Chris Harvey-Clark A new study confirms the belief that Greenland sharks are the longest-living vertebrates on… »
Canadian Women’s Soccer team reclaim bronze
Christine Sinclair and Deanne Rose scored in this afternoon’s 2-1 victory over host Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. This is the Canadian women’s soccer team back-to-back Olympic bronze medals. “I was not going to leave this tournament without a medal around my… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Almost 4,000 Canadians want to go into space
The Canadian Space Agency, received 3,772 completed applications. In June the agency announced its fourth recruitment campaign, seeking two people for the next wave of Canadian space travellers. August 15th was the deadline for applications, and already the CSA has revealed that 69… »
NASA satellite image of ice-free Northwest Passage reveals the ‘new normal’
They say an image is sometimes worth a thousand words. And this NASA satellite photograph of the nearly ice free Northwest Passage snaking through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago illustrates the Arctic’s “new normal” as climate change continues to transform the… »
Safe injection site to stay open longer
Vancouver’s safe injection site will no longer close overnight on the days after government assistance payments are made. Health authorities in the west coast city noticed a spike in overdoses from opioids and other street drugs after welfare cheques are… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Defrosting Arctic releasing powerful greenhouse gas
Vast quantities of methane are locked in the frozen ground and sea beds of the Arctic, and the warmer it gets, the more will be released contributing to climate change. 25 times more potent than CO2 “Methane is a potent… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Little headway reported in softwood lumber talks
As an October deadline approaches, Canada and the U.S. continue to grapple with a trade dispute that sometimes seems like its been going on forever. Despite being the world’s largest partners, an agreement on softwood lumber continues to elude both… »
Health minister admits misuse of funds
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new Liberal government has sought to stay squeaky clean as it heads toward the end of its first year in power. Suddenly, there’s a problem. Not major, mind you, but a problem none the less. After… »
Royal visit to include the young prince and princess
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Duchess Catherine, to the delight of royal watchers and baby-lovers, will bring the next generation with them on their upcoming visit to western Canada. Prince George and Princess Charlotte will come to… »
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