A conference exploring the challenges of northern nursing wrapped up in the Canadian city of Saskatoon on Friday, after giving students from around the circumpolar world a crash course on the challenges and opportunities of working in remote communities. The… »
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Aleppo’s families face ‘a catastrophic situation’: UN
The UN and relief agencies renewed pleas for a “humanitarian pause” in the Syrian city of Aleppo where running water and electricity have been cut off and food and medicine are running dangerously low. ‘Using human lives as bargaining chips’… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
B.C. civil liberties groups win a major victory on mass-surveillance device
Score a hard-won victory for British Columbia civil libertarians, a win that likely will have wide ramifications and repercussions across Canada. After years of dissembling and bobbing and weaving around the issue, Vancouver police finally admitted on Wednesday that they… »
Young Oleksiak wins Olympic gold and several firsts
Canadians were thrilled to learn that 16-year-old Penny Oleksiak won a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle event bringing her total medal count to four at the Rio Summer Olympics. This brought her several first-time honours, but her reaction was that… »
Investigation continues into Aaron Driver’s life and death
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is praising and expressing gratitude to the RCMP for its handling of the potential terror attack in the small Ontario town of Strathroy that ended in the death of 24-year-old Aaron Driver. Acting on a tip… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Fort Mac fire survivors face new emotional challenges
Almost a quarter of residents of Fort McMurray forced to flee the devastating wildfire that struck the northern Alberta oil town last spring are now reaching out to mental health services to cope the the after-effects of that traumatic exodus.… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Society
Beef farming: a national perspective in Canada
Beef farming is one of the iconic industries of Canada, with ranches and cowboys capturing the imagination of many. Mike Commito, of the Northern Policy Institute, says it’s time start to beef farming in northern Ontario. That province’s cattle industry… »
International, Politics, Society
Terror plot halted in death of ISIS sympathizer
Aaron Driver had prepared a ‘martyrdom video’ and had a bomb as he got into a taxi when the RCMP moved in to confront him. That’s when Driver detonated the bomb, injuring himself and the taxi driver. RCMP officers then shot Aaron… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Politics, Society
Rail Deck Park for Toronto, eventually
Toronto Mayor John Tory made the announcement a week ago. “Great parks make great cities” he states in the news release on August 3rd, 2016. Now the municipal players are organizing to create an 8.5 hectare green space that will… »
Photographer demands withdrawal of Trudeau shirtless pic
A photographer has demanded the opposition Conservative Party stop using a photo she took of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau without his shirt on, reports CBC. Marnie Recker took the picture during a wedding shoot on a beach in western Canada.… »
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