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Environment & Animal Life, International
Annual Christmas Bird Count 2019 underway
It’s an annual event for tens of thousands of birdwatchers across N. America, and it begins this weekend. It began in 1900, by an American ornithologist who proposed counting birds rather than killing them in an annual Christmas tradition. It… »
New dispute simmers between Wilson-Raybould and Liberals
Jody Wilson-Raybould and Canada’s governing Liberals are at loggerheads once again–though this time the dispute is not over policy but over office space. Wilson-Raybould, a former minister of justice who was expelled from the Liberal caucus earlier this year in… »
Quebec high court rejects challenge to Bill 21
The legislation known as Bill 21 basically says if you are a public employee in some position of authority, such as a teacher, judge, police officer, certain lawyers, etc., you cannot wear anything that represents or symbolises your religion. This… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Long shot Canadian, the ‘Ginger Ninja,’ in London seeking world darts title
He’s known in the world of professional darts as the Ginger Ninja (he has red hair) and he’s a 2,500/1 long shot to win the tournament, but Canadian Matt Campbell, a 30-year-old welder from Hamilton, Ontario, is going to show… »
Canada’s foreign minister is worried about jailed Saudi blogger’s hunger strike
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he is “very concerned” with reports that jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has been transferred to solitary confinement after he declared another hunger strike to protest conditions of his detention. Speaking to reporters… »
UN food assistance agency warns of escalating crisis in Burkina Faso
As Burkina Faso marks the 59th anniversary of its independence, the United Nations is warning of an escalating humanitarian crisis driven by intensifying conflict and climate change that has gripped the West African nation and its neighbours in the Central… »
International, Politics, Society
Family of a Canadian imprisoned in Egypt seeks help from Canadian government
Yasser Ahmed Albaz, a 51-year-old engineer from Oakville, Ontario was arrested in Cairo in February but after ten months in prison the reason for his arrest is still unknown. Albaz, who has dual Egyptian and Canadian nationality was travelling on… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Politics, Society
Aquaculture giant Cooke escapes sanctions in Maine
The State of Maine will not pursue sanctions against New Brunswick-based Cooke Aquaculture following an animal cruelty investigation. The investigation was launched after a video was released in October by Compassion over Killing, a Washington, D.C.-based animal rights organization. It… »
New data shows opioid crisis not going away soon
Canada’s opioid crisis continues unabated despite a pledge by the federal government in July to spend more money to find ways to try reduce the problem. New Public Health Agency statistics released Wednesday show that nearly 14,000 people have been… »
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