Amnesty International says all work on a controversial hydroelectric dam project in northeastern British Columbia should shut down immediately and proceed only if all affected indigenous peoples give their consent. In a report entitled “The Point of No Return,” Amnesty… »
Highlights / Year: 2016
Saskatchewan man completes cross-canada trek
After enduring blizzards, winds and long stretches without food, a Saskatchewan man has arrived in Victoria, B.C. after a cross-country walk aimed at creating more awareness about abuse and violence. Conrad Burns, a 38-year-old Cree from Prince Albert, began his… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
World Social Forum gets underway in Montreal
The World Social Forum 2016 is happening in Montreal this week, the first time the gathering has taken place in a North American city. The inaugural edition was held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 2001. This is the 12th edition of the… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Protect habitat for billions of birds, urges report
New technologies reveal that many birds fly father, faster, and through more varied routes than previously thought, indicates a new report. The information reinforces the notion that billions of birds migrate from the massive boreal forest that spans northern Canada.… »
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Rail Deck Park for Toronto’s downtown core
Rail Deck Park is a proposed green space for Toronto’s downtown core that would begin around the base of the city’s iconic CN tower, and continue west, creating 8.5 hectares of new green space. Imagine 15 soccer pitches end to end… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Suggest world heritage sites, asks government
The environment minister wants Canadians to suggest places of cultural, historic and natural significance to add to Canada’s list of nominees as UNESCO world heritage sites. There are already 18 designated sites in this country and more than 1,000 worldwide.… »
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Saumon Quebec encouraging women to fish
Saumon Quebec is inviting more women to try salmon fishing, and the organisation is having some success. Their new website, RoseSaumon.com, is aimed at women, encouraging them, and explaining to them, how to give the sport and the pastime a try. …it… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
After a very tough winter, things not much better in Alberta
You wonder when the the people of Alberta will throw up collective hands and delare “No Mas!” It’s been a tough year. Already grappling with the after-effects of last spring’s wildfire, residents of Fort McMurray, faced new problems on the… »
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Surprised 16-year-old swimmer takes Olympic silver
Canadians are celebrating a dramatic come-from-behind second-place win by teenager Penny Oleksiak in the Olympic 100-metre butterfly yesterday. It garnered Oleksiak her second medal of these games. She anchored the women’s relay team the night before and the team took… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Energy East pipeline hearings get underway
Canada’s National Energy Board begins hearings today into the controversial Energy East oil pipeline that–if approved and built–would carry crude from Alberta to New Brunswick, beginning in 2020. The proposed pipeline would cost about $15.7 billion to construct, carry 1.1… »
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