There are many misconceptions and outdated attitudes towards dementia, says Mary Schulz, education director at the Alzheimer Society of Canada. The society has just kicked off a social-media campaign to reduce the stigma around the disease. Stigma can be worse… »
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.
Canadian and Ukrainian soldiers learn from each other’s experiences
Lt.-Col. Jason Guiney knew he had a lot to offer when he was appointed commander of the Joint Task Force Ukraine. A veteran of four operational deployments – to East Africa with the United Nations in 1999, Haiti in 2004,… »
A look back at sports with an eye toward Rio
Sports in Canada in 2015 were marked by the rebirth of Canadian excellence in track and field, the thrilling run for the American League pennant by the Toronto Blue Jays, the brilliance of Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price, the burgeoning… »
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Do Liberals have a foreign aid strategy?
The Liberal government of Justin Trudeau has come out with a flurry of foreign aid announcements recently: $10 million to help developing countries implement the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), $30 million to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to… »
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Arboriginal Peoples -The Other Story
The feature Aboriginal Peoples, the Other Story is based on two series of reports aired on Radio Canada International by anthropologist Serge Bouchard, who closely examined Native American geopolitics in Canada when the Europeans originally landed, as well as North America’s main Aboriginal tribes.… »
The unique paintings of Danny McBride
Literally tens of thousands of people around the world have seen Danny McBride. Musician, composer, singer, he toured the world as the longtime lead guitarist for pop star Chris deBurgh. He also played guitar with David Hasselhof, Joe Cocker.and many… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Canada moving fast to protect marine areas
Canada has a new government and it plans to follow through on its election promise to protect five per cent of it marine territory by 2017 and another five per cent in the following three years. “We were in a… »
Is Burundi on the brink of return to ethnic conflict?
The African Union (AU) says it is prepared to send 5,000 peacekeepers to protect civilians in Burundi amid continuing unrest that has killed at least 400 people and forced more than 220,000 Burundians to flee to neighbouring countries, sparking fears… »
The story of spies: The Canadian connection- Camp X
December 6 1941 was the start of a new era in world history, though only a very select few knew about it, and even now it’s not widely known. That was the opening of Camp X. It had several other… »
Some medical wait times ‘egregiously bad’: doctor
Canadians have the benefit of free medical care but sometimes they have to wait a long time to get it. “If you have an emergency problem, there’s probably no better place in the world to be than Canada,” says Dr.… »
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