South Sudanese refugees in northern parts of the country are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance before the rainy season sets in, making it even harder to reach the already isolated areas, says a Canadian photographer who just returned from… »
Highlights / Column
With our columns, learn more about topics as diverse as Canada’s place in the world, the Arctic, health, art, culture and the environment.
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
How to improve Canada’s vaccination rate
Recent outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles and whooping cough suggest not enough Canadian children are getting all of their vaccinations and something should be done about it. The estimate is that about 85 per cent of children are fully… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Arts: The rare skill of restoration of antiquarian books
It’s a very rare occupation. Alex McGuckin of Edmonton, Alberta is one of only a handful of craftsmen who restore valuable antique books sometimes hundreds of years old. You’d have to call him an artisan. McGuckin came into the profession… »
Arts & Entertainment, Politics, Society
Arts- William Lyon Mckenzie King- his secret life
The life and times of Canada’s longest serving Prime Minister AKA “Weird Willie”. A new book looks at Canada’s longest serving Prime Minister, William Lyon Mackenzie-King, and also perhaps the strangest. However it also looks at the times and sensibilities… »
Hungary summons Canadian ambassador in diplomatic spat over Soros-funded university
Relations between Canada and NATO ally Hungary got a bit testy this week, after the Hungarian foreign ministry summoned Canada’s ambassador to the country to chastise her over public statements expressing concern about the fate of a Budapest university and… »
Requiem for Radio: How the loss of RCI shortwave inspires an artist
(if photos do not appear, refresh screen) The shortwave towers and broadcasts of RCI are but a memory, but for a New Brunswick based artist, they have become the source for a myriad of artistic efforts. March 2014, The destruction… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Book urges people to demand action on climate change
A new book describes the destruction already caused by climate change and what we can expect in the future. Just Cool It explains the obstacles to dealing with global warming and offers a wide range of possible solutions. Heavy rains… »
Civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria mount amid intensifying Western and Russian air campaign
While Western media attention has been focused on the tragic deaths of about 85 Syrian civilians killed in a poison gas attack in northwestern Syria on April 4, as many as 3,400 civilians are estimated to have died in air… »
Chemical attack in Syria upends prospects of Russia-U.S. detente
U.S. cruise missile attacks against Syrian military targets believed to have been behind a deadly chemical weapons attack in northern Syria mark a new and unpredictable phase in the six-year-old war, says a Canadian expert. The U.S. Navy launched 59… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Tool kit helps Canadian doctors promote active travel
Doctors should encourage their patients to use active modes of transportation and an advocacy group has made that easier. The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment has provided a tool kit for health professionals with advice on how to… »
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