The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has released a devasting report today about international sports competitions and systemic doping, along with allegations of bribery and extortion.. The report was particularly damning of Russia saying it ran a “state-supported” doping programme, and… »
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Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics
Ottawa forms cabinet committee to fast-track Syrian refugee resettlement
Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, John McCallum © CBC The new Liberal cabinet will form a subcommittee to co-ordinate government efforts to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of the year, Canada’s minister of immigration, refugees… »
New government, new hope for war veterans
During the election campaign, Liberals promised better treatment of veterans and now that they are in government, advocates plan to hold them to it. “I’m very excited. We have a new sense of hope and optimism in the veterans’ community… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Building a better Canadian honey bee
Canadian beekeepers have been seeing substantial and above average die-offs of bees over the winter during the past several years. The beekeepers have been complaining that farmer’s increased use of neonicotinoid pesticides have been a strong factor in this loss… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Consumers urged to not buy Manitoba fish
A California-based group says the commercial fisheries on three central Canada lakes are the worst-managed in the world, but fishermen say the lakes are healthy and productive. Seafood Watch is asking consumers to not buy fish taken from Lakes Winnipeg,… »
Harsh criticism- Canadian business leader against TPP trade deal
It is perhaps the biggest international trade deal ever. For years, government negotiators from the 12 nations involved have held meetings in secret as they worked out the various aspects of the complicated deal With some information emerging, many in… »
Spiking fentanyl deaths prompt antidote programs
Another province is launching a pilot program to provide antidote kits in hopes of reducing the number of deaths caused by the illegal use of the opioid fentanyl. The western province of Saskatchewan will provide a take-home kit containing naloxone,… »
War Story Afghanistan: Documentary director Barry Stevens
Canada’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan was as long as both the First and Second World Wars combined. Barry Stevens is co-executive producer and directed the series called War Story-Afghanistan, the fourth in a series of documentaries on Canada’s… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Tagging endangered belugas to find winter habitat
A non-profit group is tagging beluga whales in the St. Lawrence River to try to find out where they spend the winter and further the goal of preventing their decline. Two of the small white whales have been tagged so far… »
How will Canada’s foreign policy change under Stéphane Dion?
Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephane Dion speaks to the media and Department of Foreign Affairs staff following a cabinet meeting at foreign affairs headquarters in Ottawa on Friday, November 6, 2015. © PC/Sean Kilpatrick When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Stephane… »
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