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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.
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Multiculturalism and welcoming refugees
Multiculturalism became a core Canadian value in the 1960’s and ’70’s in the wake of the very successful 1967 centennial celebrations in Canada. Pierre Elliot Trudeau, as Prime Minister made it official policy. It was a vision that was largely… »
Economy, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Truth and Reconciliation in education: a beginning
Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, was a massive undertaking emotionally, physically and psychologically for Canada’s aboriginal people’s. And it has opened the eyes of many non-aboriginal Canadians to the horrifying history and legacy of colonial attitudes and efforts to “take… »
ARTS- Christopher Walker- artist painter
This week, a conversation with Canadian painter, Christopher Walker who has been one of the feature artists in the prestigious Arabella magazine of art architecture and design. Originally from Montreal, he later worked in southern Ontario designing and illustrating science books where… »
Don’t put kids on diets, warn dietitians
Childhood obesity rates have not gone down in the last decades and are at their highest level ever, according to a recent study. But dietitians say it is a mistake to put children on diets. Danger of eating disorders “I… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Chinese economic roller coaster signals slowdown
China’s economic extremes this week, had investors world-wide taking a closer look at the world’s second-largest economy. Monday August 24th, was a wake-up call for many, In Canada, news of plummeting oil prices, the struggling stock market and a loonie that… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Korean Peninsula in the spotlight again as tensions escalate
North Korea fired four shells into South Korea, on Thursday, according to Seoul, in an apparent protest against propaganda broadcasts. The South fired back 29 artillery shells, and Pyongyang accused the South of inventing a pretext to fire into the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
In spite of bad press, drones useful to biologists
Drones have been getting some bad press in Canada recently, but biologists say, properly used, they are important for collecting information about wildlife. A drone flying near a wildfire disrupted firefighting operations last week. And a recent study found that… »
Hockey and the analyst’s couch, some thoughts
The hold hockey has on the Canadian psyche struck me again a couple of weeks ago as I was researching, writing and recording a piece on the formation of the Canadian Blind Hockey Association. Mostly, we Canadians are a reserved… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Guide sees record-long polar bear dive
A guide in Norway’s Svalbard Islands saw an emaciated polar bear stay underwater for a very long time to stalk a bearded seal. Rinie van Meurs knew it was highly unusual and sent two videos of the event to Canadian… »
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