The apology comes with $20 million to fund cultural activities and healing programs Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett gave a wide-ranging apology to Inuit of Baffin Island in Iqaluit on Wednesday. “We failed to provide you with proper housing,… »
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Too much plastic: read RCI’s reports on plastic pollution and the efforts to reduce it
People around the world are becoming aware of the massive problem caused by plastic products, especially single-use plastics. On June 10, the Canadian government announced that it will ban single use plastic products as of 2021. Plastic pollution is a… »
Fight climate change by eating meat, Ottawa farmers say
Farmers say people can still take a bite out of climate change while eating red meat, pushing back against global headlines calling for major changes to the world’s farming and eating habits. A UN report released last week left people… »
Drones battle TB in remote Madagascar villages with help from Montreal researcher
For medical workers to reach residents of remote villages in Madagascar, they often have to travel for days on foot, trekking through wilds and rice farms. Or else, ill villagers must make the trip themselves to reach clinics, leaving their… »
From dumpster to diesel: How a pilot project in Whitby is turning plastic waste into fuel
A pilot project in Whitby, Ont., is using technology to give plastic waste a second life by turning it into diesel fuel and gasoline. The technology, dubbed the Phoenix, can convert single-use items like plastic bags and Styrofoam — items… »
Canada is doing things right when it comes to recruiting skilled immigrants, OECD report finds
Canada’s economic immigration system is one of the most successful in the world, and is widely seen as a “benchmark” for other countries, a new OECD report finds. On the eve of an election where immigration issues are expected to… »
It’s hard to find a gym when you’re homeless. So Shane Knight built one in the woods
Shane Knight doesn’t have a fixed address but if you’re ever looking for him, the gym is a good place to start. He’s a health nut who wears heavy chains around his neck when he does dips and carries protein… »
‘Righting a wrong’: 1st Canadian-born black lawyer named to Order of New Brunswick
Abraham Beverley Walker was the first Canadian-born black lawyer, but the Saint John area native has been all but forgotten by history, says a local amateur historian. Peter Little hopes to change that. “The way I look at it is,… »
Tuktoyaktuk relocating homes too soon, says resident
Noella Cockney can watch the waves splash against the door of her home when the storms pick up in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. Her house is one of several in the Arctic hamlet threatened by rapid coastal erosion — houses the local… »
Cluttered little barn at the centre of a 350-million-year-old fossil mystery
Inside a quirky barn near Hantsport, N.S., 350-million-year-old fossils are displayed on a dusty piano, in crowded china cabinets and on a child’s red wagon. It’s a seemingly haphazard museum with unexpected importance: the adjacent beach is one of only… »
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