Environmental groups in Canada and the United States warn that not enough is being done to stop chemical pollution to North America’s Great Lakes, five of the great natural wonders of North America. The warning comes just three years after… »
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Canadian headlines
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Society
Prairie province adds aboriginal studies
A third Canadian province has announced it will include aboriginal history and culture in its public school curriculum. Manitoba joins British Columbia and Ontario in following a recommendation from the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which recently completed… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
PEI gets Mandarin news on YouTube
Mark Murphy is one of the many Chinese immigrants to the island province of Prince Edward Island. He has been in Canada for 10 years and spent the last three in PEI. The island has experienced an influx of Chinese… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Manitoba apology before National Aboriginal Day
Manitoba’s premier, Greg Selinger, officially apologized today, to the people in that province affected by what’s come to be known as ‘the Sixties Scoop’. It was another misguided attempt to help, but the practice of forced adoptions and relocations led to countless… »
Climbers survive a week stranded by blizzard
Three experienced climbers thought they would be blown off Canada’s highest mountain when a blizzard whipped up 160km/h winds on June 2. Mount Logan is 5,959 metres high and is located in Kluane National Park in the northern territory of… »
International, Politics, Society
Report wants more border oversight
Canada’s Senate says it’s time for the federal government to establish oversight on the Canada Border Services Agency to make sure it doesn’t abuse its powers. The agency has 13,000 employees managing borders that see over a million people cross… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Mother Courage protest and support continues
Mother Courage, the 10-storey statue planned for Green Cove in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, on the east coast of Canada, continues to draw support and protest. It’s a memorial to soldiers whose remains were never brought home to Canada, created… »
Tainted street drug harms five, Ottawa police warn
Police in the capital, Ottawa are warning the public that five people have suffered “serious medical complications” from taking a tainted drug being sold as crack cocaine. Police say unidentified chemicals have reportedly been added to the drug and they… »
McGill medical program put ‘on probation’
The undergrad program at McGill University’s world-renowned medical school has been placed on probation and risks losing its accreditation. An inspection by the Canadian body which accredits medical schools, the Association of faculties of Medicine of Canada, found the program… »
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