Canada’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan was as long as both the First and Second World Wars combined. Barry Stevens is co-executive producer and directed the series called War Story-Afghanistan, the fourth in a series of documentaries on Canada’s… »
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Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Tagging endangered belugas to find winter habitat
A non-profit group is tagging beluga whales in the St. Lawrence River to try to find out where they spend the winter and further the goal of preventing their decline. Two of the small white whales have been tagged so far… »
How will Canada’s foreign policy change under Stéphane Dion?
Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephane Dion speaks to the media and Department of Foreign Affairs staff following a cabinet meeting at foreign affairs headquarters in Ottawa on Friday, November 6, 2015. © PC/Sean Kilpatrick When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Stephane… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Leishmania parasite study could help find vaccine
Research lead by McGill University has found an important mechanism behind leishmaniasis, a sometimes deadly parasitic disease transmitted by sandflies. The researchers found that molecules known as exosomes boost the ability of the parasite to infect humans and other mammals.… »
The macabre and ghostly of WWI- Tim Cook-author
Award-winning military historian and author Tim Cook © via CBC With the spooky Hallowe’en just passed, here’s a look back at another type of scary story. except, it’s real..or at least believed to be real.. Noted author and historian Tim Cook… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada blamed for lack of rigour in investigating claims of civilian casualties in Iraq
As Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau prepares to officially pull Canada out of the U.S.-led bombing campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, new troubling allegations about the civilian death toll from the coalition airstrikes have come to light.… »
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Michael Harris and the 2015 federal vote
Michael Harris is the author of ‘Party of One: Stephen Harper and Canada’s Radical Makeover‘. In this, his most recent book, Harris tells the stories that didn’t quite make the headlines and talks to the people who who worked in… »
Music- Stringband: Bob Bossin revisted
One of Canada’s most beloved folk music bands was called simply “Stringband”. Co-founder Bob Bossin has been continually touring with his own songs interspersed with the very occasional and much loved Stringband reunions which have occurred over the years. Bob… »
Jays Win! Jays Win! Jays Win!…For Now
In what may have been–indeed, was–the most bizarre and most intense baseball game this former sportswriter has ever witnessed, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers at 6-3 Wednesday evening before close to 50,000 people at Rogers Centre and… »
Severe allergy risk worse among teens, young adults
An 18-year-old student died in mid-September after a severe allergic reaction, again raising the issue of how best to prevent this rare but awful occurrence. Andrea Mariano was allergic to peanut and dairy and was attending Queen’s University when she… »
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