Evidence from around the world suggests the impact of domestic violence on workers and their workplaces is a “significant and growing problem,” according to a group of experts. They say that such violence costs Canadian society alone 6.9 billion dollars… »
Highlights / Interview
To discover, understand and put Canadian realities into perspective.
Growing wage-gap /age-gap a growing concern
The old adage of get a good education, study hard, and get a good job and get ahead, just doesn’t seem to hold true any more. David Stewart-Patterson is a vice president of the Conference Board of Canada, a not-for-profit… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Canada’s vehicle emission promise not new: critics
Canada’s environment minister announced measures to curb vehicle emissions at a round table leading up to the UN summit on climate change in New York, but critics say they are not new and not enough. “This is just a re-announcement… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Your drinking water is drugged
We as a society consume a lot of pharmaceuticals: painkillers, hormone replacements, blood thinners, anti-depressants, and many many others. Some people of course also take restricted, so-called illegal drugs, cocaine for example. But none are absorbed 100 percent. Some of… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Immigrant youth and street gangs
Why do young immigrants and first generation newcomers end up in streets gangs? Hieu Ngo arrived in Canada as a young refugee but avoided the gang life. As a university student he began studying immigrant conditions and why some ended… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Fighting climate change is affordable: notables
The world can take steps to fight climate change and still have healthy, growing economies, says the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate. The commission, made up of executives, former prime ministers, finance ministers and a World Bank official,… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Society
The environmental and social impacts of Arctic tourism
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North The changing Arctic climate has opened up business and economic opportunities in everything from resource development to shipping. Arctic tourism is also becoming an increasingly lucrative as… »
Canada not keeping up with homecare needs: group
Over the last five years Canada has seen an increase of 55 per cent in the number of people who need home care services and the number is going up. A large proportion of the population is reaching senior years… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Local governments face major financial strain as federal/provincial funding drops
As the Canadian and provincial governments balance their budgets local municipal governments are weighed down by increased costs as more people move to urban areas of the country says a new report by the public policy think tank the Columbia… »
Hiring disabled people is good for business: group
A group of executives is working to inform businesses about the advantages of hiring people with disabilities. Called SenseAbility, the group hopes to explode some myths that make employers reluctant to make such hires. Former finance minister championed those with… »
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