A new study by the Documentary Organisation of Canada (DOC) concludes documentary filmmaking in Canada is in decline. Less funding and a change away from one-off or feature length documentaries to documentary series foreshadow more problems. In its report “Getting… »
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Environment & Animal Life, Society
Sharing backyards: a popular Canadian innovation in urban farming
Sharing backyards, a pioneering project that connects homeowners who have a yard with people who want to grow food, but have no land, is spreading across Canada and abroad. “It’s something like Craigslist,” says Michael Levenston, executive director of the… »
Arts & Entertainment, Highlights, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Eye on the Arctic: Osmos iPad game translated into the Inuit language
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from Canada’s northern regions. Ever wondered how to translate ‘Mote’ into the Inuit language? What about ‘biosphere’? Those were just some of the challenges faced by a Canadian company as… »
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Moment Factory does it again in Los Angeles Airport
Los Angeles Airport’s newly renovated Tom Bradley International Terminal is the result of a Canadian vision for air travel. Moment Factory‘s new multimedia installations, created with partners Sardi Design, MRA International and systems designer, Smart Monkeys, will keep travellers informed… »
‘Ordinary Canadians’ invited to spend a week in First Nations reserve
A group of young aboriginals who wanted “ordinary Canadians” to experience what it’s like to live in a remote First Nation reserve will be welcoming their first guest this week. More than 40 visitors arrived in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI), a… »
Canada FM reversal: Iranian election no longer ‘meaningless’
A week ago Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird called the Iranian election “effectively meaningless”, now in an open letter to Iranians he congratulated Iranians on the result and offered to support their demands for change. In his June 15,… »
Largest iceberg cluster in 5 years drifting south off Labrador
About 250 icebergs, the largest cluster in 5 years, are drifting through transatlantic shipping routes south off Labrador, says the coast guard. “The shipping that is going through there are reporting numerous bergs,” said Peter Veber, Atlantic superintendent of ice… »
New archive of sad legacy of Canada’s Aboriginal residential schools
The University of Manitoba has been chosen to be the home of the National Research Centre on Residential Schools. The official signing ceremony marking the decision by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was held at the university Friday, June 21, on… »
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Canadians Obsessed with Real Estate?
Real estate and the price of houses is the subject of a lot of conversations in Canada. And now an online survey finds that a majority of Canadians think about real estate on a regular basis. Zoocasa, an online home… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Mesopotamian Treasures in Toronto
The Mesopotamia Exhibit will be opening this weekend at Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum It will feature over 170 treasured artifacts, most never seen before in Canada. Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization, was located in an area of modern-day Iraq, northeast… »
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