Anthony S Manera was appointed to the presidency of Canada’s public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada for a five year term in 1994. A year later, he resigned in protest over the hundreds of millions of dollars in budget cuts and shortfall he… »
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Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Arab Canadian community to welcome next wave of Syrian refugees
Arab Canadians, particularly those in the Syrian-Canadian community, are getting ready to welcome and help settle 10,000 Syrian refugees. In response to the UNHCR’s global plea, Canada agreed to accept them over the next three years. These Syrian refugees will… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
‘Poverty porn,’ Obama & Inuit health: Arctic week in review
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this week. – In #SavetheArctic…from Greenpeace Northern expert and Eye… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Canadians voting for a national bird
Canadians are being asked to vote online for the bird they think would best represent the country. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society has launched the project and hopes to lobby the government to declare the winner the national bird in… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Questions of priority, human rights vs Canada’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia
There are more questions being raised about a $15 billion Canadian arms deal with Saudi Arabia involving armoured vehicles and the apparent lack of guarantees that the vehicles would not be used against a civilian population. Organizations such as Amnesty… »
Children unsupervised outdoors are more active: study
Children who are allowed to go places by themselves or with friends are more physically active than those who are constantly supervised by their parents, according to a new study. Many parents feel they must accompany their children outdoors. © Dave… »
Economy, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Amazingly simple, low-cost Canadian surgical innovation
Some medical-engineering students at the University of British Columbia have come up with a unique, simple low-cost solution to a long-standing medical problem facing surgeons especially in developing countries and in emergency conflict situations. The students who have founded their… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Prolonged sitting increases risk of death: studies
Even if you exercise, sitting down for long periods of time will increase your risk of death from any cause by between 15 and 20 per cent, according to a new Canadian study. Toronto researchers looked at 41 international studies… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian research discovers how we continually update visual memory of surroundings.
It’s something we do without ever thinking about it. It’s a short-term “visual memory map” of where things are in relation to our bodies and where we are currently looking, even as we shift our vision and bodies away from… »
St. Mary’s mandates “quiet time” in maternity ward to improve new mothers’ health
St. Mary’s Hospital in Montreal is getting ready to institute a “quiet time” for mothers and babies in the maternity ward. Scheduled to begin in the spring, the team is now monitoring the noises and interruptions on the ward to… »
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