“Union representation dramatically affects workers’ ability to move up the middle class ladder,” says a report by the left-leaning think tank, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report used government statistics from the last 25 years to look… »
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May 5-Holland remembers: Canada and their liberation
Today, May 5th, marks the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of Holland. Canadian veteran today from the CBC live feed at the liberation of Holland ceremonies about a restored WWII vehicle from Keep them Rolling © CBC BGen E. Beno (ret’d)… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Politics
Rebroadcast: MASALA CANADA with WOJTEK GWIAZDA
To mark the retirement of our colleague Wojtek Gwiazda we rebroadcast this special edition of Masala Canada, which he hosted for four years. MASALA CANADA was an eclectic Canadian radio program with a South Asian flavour. Hosted and produced by… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
The Arctic Council – What was accomplished and where we go from here
The Arctic Council Chairmanship passed from Canada to the United States last week. It was a time to look back at Canada’s term as chair, as well as look ahead to U.S. priorities over the next two years. But it’s… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Drone contest will simulate train disaster
Fifteen Canadian university teams will compete in a drone contest this weekend in Alma, in the province of Quebec. Their unmanned flying devices will have to assess a simulated train wreck and explosion similar to the disaster that levelled downtown… »
Prisoners’ medications often interrupted: watchdog
New inmates coming into federal penitentiaries may not be able to get their prescription medications for weeks, says the ombudsman who oversees prisons. These may be crucial drugs to treat pain, mental illness or other conditions. When they arrive, prisoners… »
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Canadians need to know impact of workplace on breast cancer rates, says researcher
Canadians need to know more about the impact of the workplace in causing breast cancer, according to Canadian occupational health researcher Jim Brophy. And Brophy, who is an adjunct professor at the University of Windsor. says Canada has among the… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Needed: Action now on antibiotics and “superbugs”
Canada’s Auditor-General released a report this week on how well Canada is doing in terms of dealing with the increasingly worrisome phenomenon of drug-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs”. In this 2009 photo, the yellow dots are colonies of bacteria from tap… »
Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life
For more than two decades University of Regina professor James Daschuk has assembled documentation of how disease and the politics of starvation decimated the Indigenous population in what is now the western prairie provinces of Canada. From diseases such as… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Peer abuse scars more than parental abuse: study
Bullying by peers can have a worse effect on children than neglect or abuse by parents, according to researchers in the U.S. and U.K. Children suffering peer abuse were more likely to suffer from mental health problems as young adults… »
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