Last month’s floods in Alberta caused a lot of damage. But if there a silver lining to the tragedy, it’s that the recently exposed rocks on riverbanks could increase the chances of finding dinosaur fossils. “Southern Alberta is definitely one… »
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Irish boy brings bottle tossed in the ocean 8 years ago back to Quebec
A ten-year-old boy who found a bottle on the shore near his home in Ireland is ivisiting Quebec to meet the girls who tossed it in the ocean more than eight years ago. Oisín Millea found the bottle last October,… »
Catastrophic drop in Yukon population of kestrels
Yukon bird Biologist Dave Mossop © CBC A researcher in Canada’s Yukon territory says the territory’s population of American kestrels has dropped by as much as 90% in the past ten years. Biologist Dave Mossop, says overall in North America,… »
Don’t clamp baby’s umbilical cord too early, McMaster expert
Delaying umbilical cord clamping for 3-5 minutes is better for babies, a new report suggests. The Cochrane study, a meta-analysis of 15 trials with 3,911 women, says delaying cord clamping for as long as three minutes increases blood volume, and… »
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Quebec mayor enjoys killing cats
The mayor of the small town of Huntingdon Quebec, Stephane Gendron, is in hot water yet again for publicly making controversial remarks. In addition to his functions as mayor of the town about 75 kilometers south of Montreal near the… »
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Arts, Culture, Lifestyle 54: Antigonish N.S, Highland Games 150th year
Welcome to our show number 54. Today we travel to east coast Canada, where celtic culture is alive and well. Antigonish Nova Scotia, is the site of one of the oldest cotinuous celebrations of Highland Games outside Scotland itself. Red… »
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Disaster and Emergency Management a growing field of endeavour
The tragic and shocking events of this summer in Canada may have some Canadians giving disaster and emergency response a second thought. The flooding in the Calgary region of the province of Alberta, the recent flash-flood of the streets and… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life
Winnipeg artists want to ‘creatively connect’ with beluga whales through music
Two Winnipeg artists have created an underwater sound system that plays music to beluga whales in northern Manitoba. Laura Magnusson and Kaoru Ryan Klatt have already started their summer concerts for the thousands of mammals swimming in the western edge… »
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The Link Online #54
This week, with regulars Wojtek and Lynn on vacation, I’m joined by Gilda Salomone and Carmel Kilkenny.. A massive wildland fire in British Columbia in the Okanagan in 2003. A new report says around the world warming climate will mean… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Society
Congested traffic costs more than we think
Congested traffic has a broader cost to society. That’s the finding of a new study by the C. D. Howe Institute. The Toronto think-tank aims to improve the standard of living for Canadians through sound public policy solutions. The Greater Toronto… »
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