Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade! “Charge for the guns!” he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. It is a most famous poem,… »
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Canadian headlines
Unique conservation plan on Canada’s east coast
It’s called the Bay of Islands Coastal Wilderness project, or the Wild Islands project Bay of Islands comprises dozens of small islands between Clam Harbour and Mushaboom Harbour (about 30km long) on the eastern shore of Nova Scotia © Google It’s… »
Temple dims Diwali lights to honour soldiers
Diwali is one of the most colourful and significant festivals celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and others in Canada and around the world. It is a five-day festival of light that coincides with the Hindu New Year. Diwali is celebrated… »
‘Canada will never be intimidated,’ says prime minister
Canada’s parliamentarians went back to work today, refusing to be cowed by yesterday’s attack at the National War Memorial and inside the Parliament building. Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed the nation Wednesday evening and called the perpetrator a terrorist. Canadian… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Canadian Muslim groups react to killing of Canadian soldiers
Several Canadian Muslim groups have come out to publicly condemn the murders of two Canadian soldiers this week by recent converts to Islam. On Monday a uniformed soldier was run down and killed in St-Jean-sur Richelieu,Quebec by a driver who… »
Health, International, Society
Canadians pick up virus in the Caribbean
More than 200 Canadians have been infected with chikungunya, a virus transmitted by infected mosquitos not native to Canada. The virus has sickened hundreds of thousands of people in the Caribbean and caused Jamaica to declare a state of emergency… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights
Bison bullies in the Northwest Territories
When you’re as big as a bison, you tend to ignore annoyances like people, fences and even cars. This is become a problem for several communities in the Northwest Territorries. Even as far back as 2010, the issue was begin… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Infant colic reduced with probiotics: study
Babies with colic cry a lot and parents know too well that nothing seems to help. But a new study suggests that probiotics could ease their bouts of fussiness. An infant is deemed to have colic when he or she… »
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Parliament resumes after attack
Canadian parliamentarians resumed sitting in the House of Commons giving a long and rousing ovation to to the Sargeant-at-Arms who led security officials in the charge to shoot and killed the man who stormed Parilament yesterday. They followed that with… »
Montreal documentary film festival announces line-up for 17th edition
The line-up and events at the 17th edition of the the Montreal International Documentary Festival (Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal – RIDM) were announced Wednesday (October 22) in Montreal. This year the festival, which presents documentaries from Canada and around the… »
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