Pressure will increase on Canada to do more to curb greenhouse gas emissions now that the United States and China have signed a ground-breaking deal on climate change, say politicians and environmentalists. ‘No excuses left’ “What it means for Canada… »
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Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Immigration & Refugees
Climate change means a need to plan for climate refugees
A new report looked at how climate change around the world will affect human migration. More specifically it looked at how prepared the west coast province of British Columbia was for what may become an influx of climate migrants or… »
Government seems ‘at war’ with justice system: lawyers
The current Canadian government seems to be “at war” with the criminal justice system, says William Trudell, chair of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers. He says the government is changing the system to suit its tough-on-crime agenda. Laws… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian experts discover dinosaur defence secret
Millions of years ago, it was a dino eat dino world. At the top of the food chain, the fearsome meat-eating T-rex, massive, powerful, fast, with jaws loaded with giant flesh ripping teeth. On the other side, plant-eating hadrosaurs, no… »
Remembrance Day in Canada
Remembrance Day was different this year. People came out in much larger numbers to attend the many memorial services across the country. In Ottawa, the National War Memorial was encircled by a crowd of 50,000 This morning on the CBC… »
Study: Subsidized child care has major impact on female work participation, economic impact
Child care costs in Canada can play a major role in labour force participation particularly of women, and the subsidized low rates in the provindce of Quebec have actually benefited not only parents but also the economy, according to a… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Politics, Society
World War 1 poster exhibit opening in Montreal November 11th
Montreal’s Musee des Beaux Arts is the scene of a moving exhibit called, Patriotism of Death, featuring posters from World War One, that will open tomorrow evening. Hilliard Goldfarb, Associate Chief Curator, describes it as a “small show, but heartfelt”. Of… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Canada chided for Ebola-related travel limits
Canada is being asked to explain why it has imposed travel restrictions to and from Ebola-stricken countries that run counter to the International Health Regulations which say they must be based on science. The World Health Organization has asked for… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
China-Canada trade under a new framework with FIPA ratified
Prime Minister Stephen Harper spent Friday promoting Canadian business in China with some major players. And with a new trade agreement, known as the Canada-China FIPA, it’s a new beginning. In Hangzhou, China’s billionaire citizen, Jack Ma, the man behind… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 11/07/14
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 your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this week: From Alaska, an analysis piece titled Time… »
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