Reporter Kathy Tomlinson of the Globe and Mail newspaper has won the 2019 Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism. A team led by her investigated systematic exploitation of temporary workers and foreign students by immigration consultants and lawyers. The… »
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Arts & Entertainment, International
Canadian documentary retraces efforts to salvage Afghan cinematic heritage
An award-winning Canadian documentary about efforts to save from destruction the remnants of Afghanistan’s cinematic heritage begins its online theatrical run today in Montreal and Vancouver. Afghan-Canadian director Ariel Nasr’s acclaimed feature documentary The Forbidden Reel (Loaded Pictures/National Film Board… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Pandemic won’t stop the Christmas Bird Count
There may be certain restrictions due to the pandemic, but the Christmas Bird Count will go on as it has done for the last 120 years across North America. The event is called the continent’s longest running citizen science project… »
Police treating Edmonton parking lot attack on Somali women as a hate crime
A 41-year-old Edmonton man is facing three criminal charges and a Somali woman and her adult daughter are likely seeking love and comfort from friends and family as they grapple with the emotional aftermath of an attack Tuesday afternoon in… »
New digital tool helps students budget
A major Canadian bank has set up an innovation team with students which has created a digital tool to help post-secondary students manage their money. Figures from the 2011 census show that over 42 per cent of Canadians aged 20… »
No cause for joy in this year’s Arctic Report Card
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released its annual Arctic Report Card. It will likely surprise few. “Arctic ecosystems and communities are increasingly at risk due to continued warming and declining sea ice,” says the report, compiled… »
Canada and Britain officially sign their new trade agreement
Canada and the United Kingdom have signed a trade deal they agreed to in November. Following the signing–held with no ceremony or media access in Ottawa on Wednesday–International Trade Minister Mary Ng introduced legislation in the House of Commons to… »
Chief Perry Bellegarde’s final AFN annual meeting: castigation and criticism
It’s a pretty safe bet to say that this was not the way Perry Bellegarde, the soon-to-be leaving national chief of the country’s most powerful Indigenious advocacy group, wanted his final Assembly of First Nations general meeting to go. On… »
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Christmas tree sales frenzy
With the pandemic causing more people to spend much more time at home, it seems this is affecting the market for natural Christmas trees. The Canadian Christmas Tree Growers Association says sales are far better than at this time last… »
Duvernay-Tardif and Davies are this year’s Lou Marsh Trophy winners
When Bianca Andreescu made her run to two prestigious tennis titles–a run carried in real time on television screens across the country late in the summer of 2019–she pretty much made picking last year’s Canada’s athlete of the year the… »
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