Defense lawyer Amal Clooney has requested a meeting with Egypt’s president regarding her client Mohamed Fahmy’s continued imprisonment. © AP Photo/Christian Lutz In a seeming reversal of his fortunes, Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy has been given a new trial date. Egypt’s… »
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Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, International, Society
They’re away! Yukon Quest off and running.
The mushers at the annual Yukon Quest International Sled dog race are already racing toward the finish line som 1,600 km away. Dogs showing their excitement and determination as they realize they’re about to start. Note the protective boots on… »
Arts & Entertainment, Highlights, International, Society
Passing of a quietly legendary musician
He was one of the greatest creators of what is known as easy listening or ‘middle of the road” (MOR) music. Percy Faith died on February 9 1976. If the name is not familiar, his music certainly is, still quietly… »
Health, Highlights, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Major Supreme Court decision: doctor assisted suicide not illegal
In a landmark and unanimous 9-0 decision the Supreme Court ruled the Criminal Code laws prohibiting physician-assisted death infringes Section 7 of the Charter, which states that everyone has right to life, liberty and security of the person The case… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Highlights, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Report warns more Arctic shipping will increase warming, affect health
A new report on air pollution from ships in the high Arctic warns of huge increases in air pollution from shipping. Although the report by the the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) is called “Air pollution from marine vessels… »
Economy, International, Society
Federal RCMP police focus on terrorism at cost of work on organized crime?
The fact that Canada’s national police force, the RCMP, is focusing more resources on fighting terrorism “is raising concerns that other important federal cases are taking a back seat” involving organized crime and financial crime, according to an article by… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights
Alberta’s wild horses- controversial round-up
Another chapter in the ongoing controversy over feral horses in Alberta is about to begin. The provincial government has hired wranglers who will begin to round-up about 60 of the animals in an area south of the Red Deer River… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, International, Society
Feb.5, 1911; The final entry, the Lost Patrol
They say that pride goeth before a fall, and that was surely the case in December 1910 for a mail patrol in the high Arctic On February 5th , 1911 a starving, half-frozen Inspector Francis Fitzgerald scribbled a note in… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Toronto woman faces immigration fraud charges
Police have arrested and charged 46 year-old Imelda Fronda Saluma after several would-be immigrant workers alleged they were defrauded by an employment recruiting agency in Toronto. GoWest Jobs International took payments from foreign applicants, mainly of Filipino descent, to produce… »
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Pineapple express storm on west coast; Nor’easter on the other.
It’s known as a Pineapple Express. That’s a sub-tropical storm that moves up the west coast of North America and brings torrential rain and eventually snow as it moves further north into British Columbia. The Vancouver area is expecting rainfall… »
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