South Sudan, the youngest country in the world is witnessing horrific abuses of its youngest citizens. Boys, and some girls, as young as eight and nine, are being recruited as soldiers in the ongoing conflict in that country. It is… »
Highlights / Year: 2016
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
All those bad habits got you down? They should!
Interested in increasing your lifespan? Say by about six years? You don’t have to be an Olympian. Just get up off that coach. © cbc.ca We all know how not to do it, of course. Light that cigarette, chomp that big… »
Olympic elites ‘making off like bandits,’ says author
Scandals at the Rio Olympic Games are providing more ammunition to those calling for independent oversight to stem Olympic corruption. Yesterday, Irish Olympic official Pat Hickey was arrested in connection with a scheme to sell tickets at greater than face… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Prime Minister Trudeau invited to China before G20
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is going to China on an official visit, invited by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the Prime Minister’s Office announced today. The trip begins on August 30th, until September 6 when he will also take part in the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Montreal legal noose tightens on pit bulls and their owners
A legal noose is tightening on pit bulls and their owners in Montreal, as the city prepares to pass a bylaw that animal activists say will be the death sentence for many healthy dogs and puppies. Toe other side of… »
Rule change for dual citizens entering Canada by air
As of September 30, 2016, Canadians with dual citizenship will have to show their Canadian passports before boarding an airplane to Canada. The rule does not apply to those arriving by land or sea or to Canadian-U.S. citizens with a… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Microchips ensure fair, legal polar bear hunting
As part of a Canadian pilot project, microchips are being inserted into polar bear hides in a bid to stop the illegal trafficking of the animal, reports the public broadcaster, CBC. The aim is also to protect Canada’s reputation as… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Turkey stonewalls Calgary wife on husband’s arrest
A Calgary woman says she is still waiting for an answer from Turkish authorities about why her husband was jailed following last month’s failed coup. Rumeysa Hanci says she, her husband, Davud, and their two sons travelled to Turkey last… »
Six teenagers charged in child pornography case.
Following a year-long investigation, six teenagers have been charged in a Bridgewater, N.S. court with distributing intimate images without consent, and possessing and distributing child pornography. Police in Bridgewater say images of more than 20 teen girls were circulated after… »
Ottawa apologizes to Sayisi Dene First Nation for forced relocation
Canada’s federal government has apologized to Manitoba’s Sayisi Dene for Ottawa’s role in the devastating forced relocation of the indigenous community from its ancestral lands to the barren tundra on the shores of Hudson Bay 60 years ago. Canada’s Indigenous… »
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