24 year-old Aaron Yoon has been released after serving roughly 18 months in a Mauritanian prison on terror-related charges. Yoon was turned over to intelligence officials for questioning and is expected to return to Canada this week. Yoon was accused… »
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Smelly, and controversial ploy to chase itinerants in British Columbia
Red ballon shows location of Abbotsford, considered part of the greater Vancouver area in BC. © Google The city of Abbotsford, in west coast British Columbia, has come up with an idea to keep vagrants, the homeless, and drug users from… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
‘Salmon Confidential’ documentary raises disturbing questions about farmed salmon
Documentary filmmaker Twyla Roscovich thought she was just going to make a short 10 minute video on diseased salmon for a marine biologist she knew. She ended up producing a gripping 70 minute eye-opening feature documentary. Salmon Confidential follows Dr… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian research into mysteries of Egyptian mummification
We are still fascinated by mummies. CT skan of a Theban mummy; gold-colour resin in brain cavity may have a connection to the sun and divinity © Elsevier-JAS In the western world, we are often also somewhat squeamish about the idea,… »
International, Politics, Society
Redefining Canadian identity? Canada and the New Colonialism
activehistory.ca a website whose goal is to connect Canadian historians to a wider public has published an article which suggests “the Canadian government… [has] sought to align Canada with and remind Canadians of our ties to the United Kingdom and the… »
Doctors need to upgrade concussion knowledge
Research has improved the understanding of brain injuries and doctors need to stay current, says a prominent Canadian expert on concussion. Doctors are key in diagnosing and managing concussions, and preventing the injured from returning to high risk activities too… »
Canadian government agrees to diplomats’ offer of binding arbitration
Update July 26 – Talks to start binding arbitration fall apart, see details here July 23 – The Canadian government has agreed to binding arbitration with its striking diplomats, according to a statement released by federal cabinet minister Tony Clement.… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian funds help bronze age archeological dig in Israel
Eight students from the University of Manitoba, and some $2.7 million in funds from the Canadian government, are helping unearth secrets from an ancient civilization. Philistine hearth, Gath was the home of the biblical character Goliath © Bar Ilan University The… »
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Five women swimming chilly Lake Ontario
On Tuesday five women ranging in age from 18 to 61 began a 305-kilometre relay swim across the frigid waters of Lake Ontario at the heart of Canada. A trip across the length of this lake by a relay has… »
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Woman sues the government for Canadian citizenship
A woman born to a Canadian soldier and a British woman during World War II is taking the Canadian government to court after it denied her citizenship. It was only 10 years ago that Jacquie Scott found out she was… »
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