Carr was born in Victoria BC in 1871, and the province’s deep forests, aboriginal culture, and overall landscape greatly influenced her work © BC Archive/Royal BC Museum It’s being listed as the first major exhibition outside Canada for the great Canadian… »
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One million people may have undiagnosed diabetes
Every hour, every day, 20 Canadians are diagnosed with diabetes. So far, 3.3 million Canadians have this serious chronic disease and it’s estimated another million have it, but don’t know. ‘A bit of an epidemic’ “There is a bit of… »
Manitoba: revolt in the provincial legislature
Manitobans began the week with an upheaval in their Provincial Legislative Assembly when five key cabinet ministers in Premier Greg Selinger‘s caucus resigned Monday morning. Unprecedented in Manitoba history Professor Emeritus Paul Thomas of the Political Studies department at the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
China-Canada trade under a new framework with FIPA ratified
Prime Minister Stephen Harper spent Friday promoting Canadian business in China with some major players. And with a new trade agreement, known as the Canada-China FIPA, it’s a new beginning. In Hangzhou, China’s billionaire citizen, Jack Ma, the man behind… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 11/07/14
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this week: From Alaska, an analysis piece titled Time… »
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El Mocambo rescue
The El Mocambo, the storied tavern and club in downtown Toronto, was on the verge of shutting down Thursday night. The iconic neon palm tree above the door had almost been sold. But white knight, Michael Wekerle, also known in Canada now… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Use of electric vehicles up, but still limited
The sale of electric vehicles (EVs) has gone up 79 per cent over the past year, but that still amount to only 8-9,000 of them in Canada. World Wildlife Fund Canada is promoting the use of EVs as a way… »
The special nature of Remembrance Day 2014
Every year Remembrance day is marked in solemn ceremonies at cenotaphs across Canada. Many thousands will also be watching the national ceremony from Ottawa. The Royal Canadian Legion which distributed commemorative poppies notes that this year the demand has skyrocketed.… »
Minister calls man a killer before his trial
Criminal defense lawyers are appalled that Immigration Minister Chris Alexander publicly said a man murdered his wife, before the man is to be tried in the courts. In Canada, a person is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty and… »
Economy, International, Society
Scamming granparents gets Canadian 5 years in a U.S. jail
Pascal Goyer was arrested in Montreal in 2012, one of a half dozen people involved in a scheme to dupe grandparents out of money, by convincing them their grandchildren were in trouble. The victims were phoned, and with panic and… »
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