There is no equivalence between the U.S. extradition request for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou and China’s unlawful detention of two Canadians, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, rejecting suggestions that the top Chinese executive is a bargaining chip… »
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Rising seal population could lead to codfish extinction in Gulf of St. Lawrence
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has issued a stark warning linking the demise of codfish in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence to a rapidly increasing seal population. The warning is contained in the most recent stock assessment of Atlantic… »
Young leaders from Nunavik bring their stories of hope, loss to youth forum
Victoria Tarqiapik went to Sherbrooke with a message: something needs to be done to fix the suicide crisis in Nunavik. Tarqiapik was 15 when her best friend died by suicide, and 16 when another friend took her own life just… »
Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology
Canada inaugurates new Arctic science research station
It’s been more than a decade in the making but the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) campus in Cambridge Bay in Nunavut finally opened its doors to the public Wednesday. Federal politicians, territorial leaders and residents of the tiny… »
Economy, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
“Notice to proceed” is given on Trans Mountain pipeline
All systems appear to be on go for a long-controversial oil pipeline project that will tens of thousands of barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the Pacific shores of British Columbia. The federally-owned Trans Mountain Corp. said Wednesday… »
Peaceful pressure pays off as prison farms reopen
From a distance, a gathering in front of of a federal prison near Kingston, Ontario last Thursday might not appear to be all that big a deal, but virtually everyone there would likely tell you they were celebrating a victory… »
Military urged to step up measures to investigate possible neo-Nazis
Experts and activists say the Canadian military needs to do more to root out racism and hate in its ranks. The calls follow separate military and RCMP investigations into a reservist suspected to being a recruiter for a militant neo-Nazi… »
Trudeau says Canada won’t back down on supporting Hong Kong democracy
Canada is closely monitoring developments in Hong Kong and is mindful of the 300,000 Canadian citizens who are there, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday despite warnings from Beijing to stop “meddling” in its “internal” affairs. While delivering a keynote… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
New Indigenous protected area created in the Northwest Territories
A remote Indigenous community in Canada’s Northwest Territories is celebrating today the creation of a new Indigenous protected area that will safeguard an area of pristine wilderness larger than all of Israel or Belize from any industrial development or mining.… »
Bizarre winter weather caused by changes in atmosphere, not sea-ice loss: study
There’s a link between sea-ice loss in the Arctic and frigid winter weather much further south — but it’s not what some researchers had previously thought, according to a new study. The study, published last week in the journal Nature… »
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