History has been made in Saskatchewan and it happened thousands of feet off the ground. Over the weekend Saskatchewan Air Ambulance responded to its first call with an all-women flight crew. It’s the first time in the organization’s 73-year history… »
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Exhibition of First Nations headdresses explores issues of diversity and cultural appropriation
Tahatie Montour has been making traditional Haudenosaunee headdresses for over a decade and says his skills could transfer to another profession. “A lot of the ways I look at it, I could be a florist,” said Montour, who is Mohawk… »
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Time is of the essence as Fraser River slide blocks spawning salmon
Time is critical to find a solution to a massive obstruction in British Columbia’s Fraser River as 90,000 salmon wait downstream and an estimated two million more sockeye are about to arrive, federal Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Tuesday. The… »
From patch to pie: The journey of a Quebec strawberry
Réjean Thivierge won’t settle for just any pie. Even though he left his old neighbourhood in downtown Quebec City years ago, he still drives in from the suburbs to get his fix, at the “Royaume de la Tarte” — the… »
‘The final closet’: Researcher seeks solutions for long-term care for LGBTQ seniors
A Halifax researcher is heading across Canada this fall in an effort to find solutions to the fear among many LGBTQ seniors that if they go into long-term care, discrimination may force them back into the closet. By Shaina Luck,… »
You love whales? Read RCI’s reports on them
You love whales and plan to go whale watching this summer? Read our articles on these fascinating creatures, the dangers they’re facing and the numerous projects and studies that have been launched to protect them. Transport Canada fines ship for… »
Trudeau gets glimpse of life in the Far North during tour of Arctic Bay
Sitting on a bed next to one of the oldest Inuit women in northern Nunavut, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heard and witnessed first-hand what life is like for the people of the Far North. The Canadian Press, first published on… »
What you need to know about wildlife photography in N.W.T.
N.W.T. creatives are laying into the territorial government after an Inuvik photographer was cautioned by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) for posting his drone footage of a grizzly bear online. CBC News, first published on August 1,… »
Lucky fisherman captures Orca-palooza on video near Salmon Cove
Amazing video has been shared nearly 1,000 times on social media Jake Parsons and a few pals were out jigging for cod in Perry’s Cove, near Salmon Cove, on Sunday when a pod of killer whales arrived and performed a… »
Tiny homes for homeless youth
Groups fighting homelessness in Lanark County (Ontario) plan to house youth in tiny homes on private property CBC News, first published on July 24, 2019 Two-hundred square feet may sound small, but advocates for homeless youth are hoping it will… »
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