Climate change, fading global economic growth and relations with China are likely to dominate discussions at the G7 leaders’ summit as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joins his British, French, German, Italian, Japanese and U.S. counterparts in the French resort town… »
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Arctic butterflies get the spotlight in new children’s book
When most people think of Arctic nature, they usually think about ice and snow, seals and polar bears. But a new children’s book is throwing the spotlight on a lesser known part of the Arctic eco-system, namely, butterflies. A Children’s… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Trudeau calls for world leaders to do more to protect the environment
As tens of thousands of wildfires ravage the Amazonian rainforest, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined the rising chorus of Western leaders saying more needs to be done to protect the “lungs of the planet.” Trudeau joined his French counterpart,… »
Teacher leaves Quebec over law banning religious symbols in public-sector jobs
Amrit Kaur, who recently graduated to become a teacher, has moved across the country from her Montreal-area home to B.C. so she can work while wearing her turban, after the Quebec government passed a law banning religious symbols for some… »
Trudeau and Pompeo discussed the Arctic as Washington pivots attention north
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed Canada-U.S. cooperation in the Arctic during Thursday’s visit by the top American diplomat to Ottawa, amid signs that Washington is growing increasingly concerned by geopolitical challenges posed by… »
Scheer politics: same sex marriage back in the news
Canada passed its same-sex marriage law in 2005, but all of a sudden–as we head to the Oct. 21 federal election–it’s back in the news and one can only wonder how it will play out with a recent poll suggesting… »
Bianca heads to the Big Apple, heart on sleeve, racket in hand
It is now time for the next chapter of “How I Enjoyed My Fabulous Summer” by Bianca Andreescu, the force of nature who hit the international tennis scene this spring in a place called Indian Wells, California, disappeared for a… »
Archeologists dive back into Franklin mystery
(First published on Aug 16 2019 on CBC News) A Parks Canada research team is en route to the underwater wrecks of Sir John Franklin’s ships in an effort to uncover more truths of what happened on the infamous and… »
Editor gets maximum sentence for promoting hatred
An Ontario judge has sentenced the editor of a Toronto-based publication to a maximum one year in jail for promoting hatred against women and Jews. Judge Richard Blouin said he would have given James Sears more time had the law… »
Michael J. Fox and Mark Tewksbury to receive Muhammed Ali Humanitarian Award
U.S.-based Canadian actor Michael J. Fox and former Olympic swimmer Mark Tewksbury are among honourees of this year’s Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards, which will be presented on Sept. 12 in Louisville, Kentucky, organizers announced Thursday. The theme of the award… »
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