Refugee claimants in Canada may apply for and get funding from provincial governments when they first arrive in Canada, but a new law could make them ineligible to apply. Residency requirement would disqualify newcomers The federal government is proposing legislation… »
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Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Ancient dinosaurs, fossil poachers, and a strange mystery solved
A 50 year old mystery involving ancient dinosaur bones and the very strange creature they belonged to, has finally been solved. Philip Currie is one of the most respected paleontologists in the world. He is professor and Canada Research Chair… »
Plea to preserve civil liberties following attack
Canadian legislators are being asked to safeguard civil liberties when considering new laws to protect against attacks like last week’s shootings at the National War Memorial and in Parliament. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has written a letter to all… »
University teachers’ fair employment campaign: ‘A professor is a professor’
Citing an increasing tendency of Canadian universities to hire part-time poorly-paid teaching staff, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is calling on students and parents to make their voices heard as part of the association’s Fair Employment Week, October… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Food containers: when re-usable is not necessarily better
A new study has shown that the increasing use of re-usable commercial plastic produce containers, has a drawback; bacterial contamination of the containers After the first limited study of the containers last year found unacceptable levels of bacteria and pathogens,… »
Krzysztof Wodiczko talks about his ‘Homeless Projection’ at the Montreal Biennale
Since the 1980s artist Krzysztof Wodiczko’s video projections on buildings have taken complex issues into public spaces. His latest work “Homeless Projection: Place des Arts, 2014” features homeless people talking about their lives, others’ perceptions of them, and their perceptions… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Recreating cities from antiquity for your mobile device
Imagine visiting an ancient ruined city around the Mediterranean and seeing what it actually looked like, the exact rooms, buildings, and city itself when they were whole several thousand years ago. An archaeology professor and tech team from the University… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Canada urged to stop lagging on climate change
Academics from across Canada are urging the federal government to stop lagging behind other developed nations and take the lead on mitigating climate change. Fifty-five researchers and professors of from different fields have joined to form Sustainable Canada Dialogues to… »
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… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 10/24/14
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: An attack by a gunman in Canada’s… »
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