The plunging price of oil is good news for Canadian motorists but bad news for the governments of three provinces which receive royalties from oil production. The western provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan are affected, as is the eastern-most province… »
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Protesting immigration detentions in Toronto
Immigration detention is not a phrase most Canadians are familiar with, but it is a growing practice that has resulted in the suspicious deaths of 11 people over the last 14 years, according to No One Is Illegal. On Sunday,… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 11/28/14
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 the top headlines from Eye on the Arctic this week: – The Canadian government has made the Arctic… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Little help for those with food addictions: doctor
Science is emerging showing that people can suffer food addictions, and but there is still little help available for them, says Dr. Vera Tarman, author of Food Junkies: The Truth About Food Addiction. While some experts disagree that food can… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Politics, Society
Decision on light bulbs risks mercury pollution
The Canadian government has pulled back from a plan to make the recycling of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) mandatory, in favour of a voluntary code of practice for companies that sell them, says the public broadcaster CBC. CFLs are… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Saving scientific research in Canada
Several leading scientists and academics are set to meet with the public and politicians in the national capital, Ottawa this evening. The event is called “Get Science Right” The Canadian Association of University Teachers is organizing the event. Robin Vose… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Ontario to restrict pesticide linked to bee deaths
The Canadian province of Ontario wants to vastly reduce the use of neonicotinoid pesticides which have been linked to big declines in honey-bees and other pollinating insects. It hopes to have legislation in place by next planting season next July… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Photographer Michelle Siu’s documentation of an Indigenous community displaced by man-made flood ‘Unnatural Disaster’
It wasn’t the first time residents of the Indigenous First Nation community near Lake St Martin were told to evacuate. Some thought it might be overnight, or a few days. Three years later residents have still not been able to… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Cumulative affect of common chemicals on children
A respected expert in children’s environmental health has helped produce a new video to drive home the message that even small amounts of toxic chemicals can have a cumulative effect on a child’s brain development. It’s called “Little Things Matter”… »
Respected women’s health organization shuts down, after Canadian government budget cut
The respected and much consulted Canadian Women’s Health Network (CWHN) has suspended its activities after failing to find alternate funding after the Canadian government suddenly cut financial support in 2013. In a statement released November 21, the board of directors… »
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