A new report by The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) has called for the banning of two very common chemicals used in a wide variety of household products. Kathleen Cooper is the senior researcher with CELA Kathleen Cooper, senior researcher,… »
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Manitoba’s mosasaur largest in the world
Morden, Manitoba is home to the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre. It was recently discovered that Bruce, their huge mosasaur, is the largest on display in the world. Peter Cantelon, Executive Director of the CFDC said, they made the discovery after… »
Economy, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Medical tourism: the ethical issues
“Medical tourism” is a term and a phenomenon that is becoming more and more common in Canada. It’s the idea of travelling outside of Canada to receive medical treatment, either for cost reasons, or for faster treatment Jeremy Snyder (PhD) is… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
First Nations up the legal pressure on land and resources
Legal challenges to Canadian governments from Canada’s indigenous peoples continue to mount. Observers say the outcomes could have a profound effect on the traditional Canadian way of life because of the enormous repercussions involved. On Monday, a wave of court… »
Economy, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Accessibility conference in Ottawa
The International Summit on Accessibility wraps up tomorrow in Ottawa, but as the first global conference to “promote access and inclusion for people with disabilities in all aspects of life”, it is making waves. Canadian philanthropist, Rick Hansen is one of… »
The Blue Jays future is still unfolding
Major League Baseball’s 85th All-Star Game will be played Tuesday in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Only two Toronto Blue Jay will be there: slugger Jose Bautista and left-hander Mark Buehrle. Under normal circumstances, Bautista, the leading All-Star Game vote getter for the… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Politics, Society
The mystery of Camp-X, Canada’s secretive spy school
It is widely known as Camp X- but it had several other names including for example STS-103 (special training school) and Project J. What is was though, was a training school for spies. A new documentary by Yap Films of… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Arctic Economic Council to meet in Nunavut in September
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North The first official meeting of the Arctic Council’s Arctic Economic Council will take place in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut this September, Canada announced in a news… »
Economy, Health, International, Society
Next stop for soccer fans: Canada
The eyes of the soccer world are on Brazil this weekend. The World Cup finals have arrived. Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Germany plays Argentina–the only teams left standing after two years of competition to get to the championship game.… »
Syrian crisis brought home to G7 countries
A new website aims to make real the Syrian crisis for residents of G7 countries in hopes they will take action to help. Called If We Were Syrian, the site has seven tabs–one for each country, including, Canada–and clicking on… »
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