After 166 years of searching for Sir John Franklin’s ships in the Arctic, one of the world’s most enduring and puzzling maritime mysteries has been solved. Or has it? Ian MacLaren (PhD) is a professor of history and classics at… »
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Climate change: North America’s birds will suffer
The Audubon Society has just released a new report showing the major affect climate will have on north American birds. As warming occurs, the climate ranges- the overall region and conditions the birds have adapted to- will change. In some… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
New method improves newborn resuscitation
A new way to revive preterm-babies in distress was successfully used on eight infants in western Canada and that may change standard procedures in future. Further study is needed first. About 10 per cent of babies born in the province… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
The world is failing Syrians three ways, says Oxfam
The international community is failing millions of Syrians who have fled torture, massacres and barrel bombs, says the humanitarian organization, Oxfam. Insufficient aid, meagre resettlement and arms transfers are three ways the world is failing, says Oxfam in its latest… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
University teachers call for an end to Confucius Institutes
The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has taken the unusual step of asking universities and colleges to stop collaboration with China’s “Confucius Institute”. David Robinson is the executive director of the CAUT. The Confucious Institutes teach students Mandarin and… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Society
‘Beautiful Destruction’ artist/photographer Louis Helbig’s aerial photos of oil/tar sands
For the past six years photographer and artist Louis Helbig has been photographing one of the world’s most controversial and largest industrial projects on earth, the oil/tar sands mining operation in the western Canadian province of Alberta. Shot from his… »
AU troops accused of raping Somali women
Some of the very men mandated by the UN to protect Somali women are raping and abusing them, alleges Human Rights Watch (HRW), and countries like Canada that fund the African Union Mission in Somalia should help stop it. Interviews… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Beekeepers sue multinationals over neonicotinoid use
A class-action lawsuit has been announced for Ontario beekeepers against the multinational agri-business giants Bayer Cropscience, Syngenta Canada, and their parent companies over the marketing of the suite of neonicotinoid pesticides. The claim initiated by two large private honey producers… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Arctic Economic Council raises environmental concerns
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Canada’s Arctic Council chairmanship has garnered mixed reviews. The Arctic Economic Council, a Canadian initiative that would have northern businesses report to the Arctic Council on economic… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Eating disorders are a growing problem in Canada
The Canadian Institute for Health Information has released a study that is cause for concern for physicians, adolescents and their parents. Social media is not helping in the fight to help young people with eating disorders. © CBC The report discovered… »
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