Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is working with its allies to forge the release of two Canadians detained in China. Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were detained earlier this month. Kovrig, a former diplomat and an advisor with… »
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Shootouts result in one man dead, another in custody
One man in dead and another is in police custody following separate shooting incidents in different parts of Canada on Saturday. Both involved shootouts with police. A 27-year-old man died in hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan after the RCMP responded to… »
Living Hyphen: the new magazine launched this year
Living Hypen is a phrase that may resonate with many of us Canadians these days, that hyphenated identity that bridges the past with the present, and the future. Justine Abigail Yu, the self-described Filpino-Canadian behind the magazine, said the title came… »
And now for something completely different on this Christmas Eve!
Today is Christmas Eve so chances are whatever device we might be attending at the moment is filled with lots of Christmas carols, plenty of good vibrations (feigned or otherwise) and various renditions of “The Night Before Christmas,” sometimes–though, not… »
Health, Highlights, Longform, Society
Canada: Becoming a Senior Society
Updated on January 23rd 2019 | HOW OLD? Canada, like all G7 countries, is an ageing society. With a population of almost 38 million people, the the median age here is now 40. Of the G7 countries, however, we’re still… »
“I’m always looking up at the sky,” says Canadian Inuk artist – Video archive
In the days before mass media reached the remote corners of Canada, before Twitter and Facebook, the art and artists of Canada’s Arctic were the main conduit for northerners to communicate their culture and communities to the rest of the… »
Canadian fighter jets intercept Russian Su-27 off Romania’s coast
A pair of Canadian CF-18 Hornets had a close but polite encounter in October with a Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet in the international airspace off Romania’s Black Sea coast, according to the Canadian military. Canada has dispatched five CF-18… »
Canada and U.S. demand immediate release of 2 Canadians held in China
Canada is deeply concerned by the arbitrary detention by Chinese authorities of two Canadians earlier this month and calls for their immediate release, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday. The United States added its voice on Friday in a show of… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Reports say Japan will withdraw from the International Whaling Commission
Many media are reporting that Japan is set to withdraw from the IWC shortly. The country which has often been in disagreement with IWC whaling restrictions says it will soon return to commercial whaling. However they will not longer hunt… »
Nearly 200 Canadians detained in China, say federal officials
Nearly 200 Canadians are currently detained in China for a variety of infractions and continue to face legal proceedings, Canadian officials confirmed to Radio Canada International. Many of them are out on bail or serving probation. However, despite increased media… »
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