It’s a little known story about a man who loved trees, a man of peace whose duty sent him to war in the battlefields of France. From amongst the blasted stumps he saved some acorns to regrow those once magnificent… »
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Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Patrick Lehman pens tunes for Montreal’s ‘Girls Unite’
Patrick Lehman was aptly described by the CBC, as “Canada’s best-kept Soul secret!” But he’s not such a secret anymore. Patrick Lehman was nominated for a Juno Award last year in the same category as The Weeknd. This time last year,… »
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Arts: Documentary film; Secrets of Survival
For those who experienced the war, there were horrors, and too often, desperate actions taken to ensure survival that required secrecy. Millions of families were torn apart. An emotionally powerful new documentary film follows two children of war as they… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian Shield roses for northern climates and Canada’s 150th!
Canadian Shield Roses are part of the ‘49th Parallel Collection‘ and with the wonderful red colour, it is the rose for Canada’s Sesquicentennial celebration. The people at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in the Niagara region, had been working… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, International
Red foxes spread to cities, make good neighbours: documentary
A new documentary features beautiful shots of red foxes and rare footage of newborn pups in their dens. The film called Fox Tales aired on the public broadcaster, CBC, last week and it shows red foxes spreading around the globe.… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Grassland, home to endangered species is conserved
Rich grasslands the world over have been massively converted to food production, so conservationists say it is critical to preserve what is left. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has just acquired a new area of 1,222 hectares or rolling… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Fashioning Expo ’67 opens at McCord Museum
The McCord Museum bills itself as’ Montreal’s Museum of Social History’ and the show that opened yesterday captures a special time in Canada through the lens of fashion. Expo ’67, the international fair that welcomed the world to Montreal for… »
Documentary film: controversial grizzly trophy hunting
The Grizzly Truth. Yes it’s about bears, magnificent, huge, powerful bears. But they’re not the unpredictable killing machines so often portrayed, nor are there even that many of them left. A new documentary looks at the various myths surrounding… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Anti-smoking drug could help recovering alcoholics
A new study suggests that a drug that is widely used to help smokers quit could also help stop former alcoholics from relapsing. Researchers at Concordia University in Montreal used rats, getting them to drinks lots of alcohol, then recover… »
Legend of Canadian Pacific- author Barry Lane
Today one might call it a “fully integrated travel provider”. As such, it was also the biggest in the world. It is a fantastic tale of a uniquely Canadian company, Canadian Pacific, and a new large coffee table type book… »
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