Plenty of First Nations people have played in the National Hockey League and more are coming but to the best of anyone’s knowledge no NHL game has ever been broadcast in an Indigenous language. That will change Sunday night when the… »
Highlights / Year: 2019
Environment & Animal Life, International
Only the strong survive, including the horses of Sable Island
The horses have been there since the 18th century, surviving tough Canadian winters on Sable Island, essentially a sandbar that sits 300 kilometres off the coast of Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Ocean. Despite living on an island that has… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Canada History: March 21, 1979: A world record stage comedy begins its non-stop run
March 21 1979: a group of under-employed French-Canadian actors are about to stage a small play they’ve created and open at a small downtown Montreal shop converted into a makeshift theatre. The play is called simply “Broue”, an Anglicism on… »
International, Politics, Society
Do media need to scale down coverage of mass murders?
Whenever a tragedy of such horrific proportions occurs as the recent New Zealand killings, the media flock to the site and begin massive coverage. The New Zealand murders is no exception except the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, says she won’t… »
Vaccination drive to stop measles in British Columbia
Health authorities in the western province of British Columbia are launching a drive to vaccinate Kindergarten to Grade 12 students against measles between April and June 2019. There have been 19 cases of the disease so far this year. Measles… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Budget lacks climate change measures, says environmentalist
Under the Paris Agreement, Canada has pledged $4 billion annually to help developing countries with climate change, but the government’s budget unveiled yesterday does not provide for it, says Dale Marshall of the non-profit Environmental Defence. Fossil fuels still subsidized,… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Spring arrives, can more rain and snow be far behind? (Take a wild guess!)
Spring arrives today. Known officially as the spring equinox, it will mean many things to many Canadians, depending, of course, on where they happen to be living. And try this one out: a lot of people living in the Far… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
World happiness list: Where does your country fit?
Nordic countries happiest “Happy as a Finn”. Perhaps if the trend keeps up this could become a new expression in language.The seventh annual world happiness survey is out. Produced for the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network it surveys 156… »
Smoking strong pot daily linked to psychosis: study
A British study has found that people who smoke high-potency cannabis every day are five times more likely to develop psychosis than are people who don’t smoke at all. People who smoke regular strength marijuana daily were estimated to be… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Ottawa to spend more on border security and processing claimants
The federal government plans to spend $1.18 billion over the next five years to tighten border security and speed up the processing of asylum claims. The plan, announced Tuesday in the 2019 federal budget, seeks to stem the flow of… »
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