All year long, Eye on the Arctic brings you news, and newsmakers, from around the North. But as 2019 gets underway, we’ve taken a pause to check in with our Eye on the Arctic expert bloggers to get their take… »
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3 dead, 23 injured in ‘serious’ bus crash at Ottawa’s Westboro station
Three people were killed and 23 others injured after an Ottawa city bus slammed into a bus shelter in the city’s western Westboro neighbourhood late Friday. The collision of the OC Transpo double-decker bus happened on the westbound Transitway just before 4 p.m. local time… »
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The LINK Online, Jan 11,12,13, 2019
Your hosts, Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, Marc (video of show at bottom -Facebook archived version starts after one minute) Canadian officials meet with detained Canadians in China For the second time in a matter of weeks, Canadian officials have been granted… »
Saudi woman granted asylum in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun will be granted asylum in Canada. The Saudi Arabian 18 year-old had run away from her family and barricaded herself in a Bangkok hotel to avoid being returned. Alqunun alleged… »
Save money when you’re young, argues author
A best-selling Canadian author is advising young Canadians to resist the temptation to spend money now on things they don’t need. “When you’re young you need to start to save at the beginning and try to spend later, when you’re… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Recycling plastic: individual efforts for naught?
Greenpeace highlights plastic dumping in Asia Many Canadians are shocked to learn that for all their well-intentioned efforts to sort and clean plastic packaging for recycling, only about 11 per cent actually gets recycled. That figure comes from Environmental Defence… »
No time limit on right to vote for Canadians living abroad, Supreme Court rules
Canadians living abroad have the right to vote in federal elections no matter how much time they have spent outside the country, Canada’s highest court ruled Friday. In a 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that provisions of… »
Canada calls for calm amid dispute over DRC election results
Canada is hopeful that the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains calm after the runner-up in the disputed presidential election refused to recognize the surprise win of another opposition candidate and urged his supporters to “rise up,” Canadian… »
Oceans warming faster bolstering climate change worry: study
Yet another study shows that the world’s oceans are warming rapidly and researchers say this confirms the scientific evidence that the planet is warming due to human activity. Warming oceans mean more storms, extreme precipitation The scientists from China and… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
No Pants Subway Ride day
Sunday January 13 Not to be confused with “no pants day” which occurs in May, the No Pants Subway day is in January. This coming Sunday, people who join in will remove their pants and ride the subway (Metro- Tube-… »
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