The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) has just released its latest assessment of the status of various species in Canada. In this latest report, 27 species are listed as being “at risk”. Martha “Marty” Leonard… »
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Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Established refugees fear removal from Canada
Refugees who have become established in Canada and may even have residency status are worried they may lose that status and be forced to leave the country. At issue is a process called “cessation” and a new way it is… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Mars One selection process keeps professor among 54 Canadians still in the running
Mars One, is the mission to send men and women on a one-way trip to the red planet in 2023. The intention is to establish a permanent settlement, and Claude Gauthier is hoping, and training, to be among them. A… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Politics
Boreal Songbird Initiative calls for 50% of boreal forest preservation
They’re pretty to look at, they please us with pretty melodies, but migratory songbirds also occupy a vastly important place in the ecosystem. The Boreal Songbird Initiative has just released a report calling for a minimum 50% of Canada’s boreal forest… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Half of all lefties can use right hand too: study
Ask someone whether they are right-handed or left-handed and they will usually answer definitively one way or another, but a new study indicates that half of the lefties actually perform tasks equally well with both hands. Those ambidextrous subjects are… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
A sleep disorder sign of future brain disease
Many of us have had dreams where we’re being chased for example, but if you constantly find that you are vigorously moving your legs or flailing your arms while dreaming, that could be an indication of a future degenerative brain… »
Mugshots fascinate in Canadian documentary
The often dramatic photographs taken of people who are arrested are the subject of a new Canadian documentary called Mugshot that premiered at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto on April 28th. The 52-minute film shares the personal stories… »
Bicycle ‘Love Stories’
It started when she said “nice bike” to a cyclist. The stories she heard after that convinced Christine Bruce this was something she wanted to pursue and share. After interviewing more than 150 people, she’s now released a book called… »
Culture of secrecy endangering democracy: CJFE
“Canadians have lost even more ground in one of the fundamental elements of free expression—the ability to know what their government is doing and why,” says a news release issued by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression. The CJFE has just… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology
What questions should we be asking about the Arctic’s future?
Arctic oil spill response made headlines last week with a new report from the National Research Council in the United States. This week, another report (see links below) focused on key areas that need attention as climate change reshapes the… »
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