Canada will provide $15 million to support refugees and drought-affected communities in Kenya, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen announced Wednesday following a visit to the Dadaab refugee camp in the arid eastern part of the country, near the border with Somalia. Hussen,… »
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Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Bear fossils from high Arctic show cavities
The remains of a 3.5 million-year-old bear have been found over 1,000 km north of the Arctic Circle and it appears the animal had a sweet tooth. It looks like the bear migrated from Eurasia by the land bridge over… »
Canada’s top news stories 2017
Although not quite the end of the year several news services are already releasing data on their biggest stories of the year in Canada. The Canadian Press, a major news wire service, said the top business story for the year… »
1 Canadian killed, 3 injured in Mexico bus crash: Global Affairs Canada
One Canadian was killed and three others injured in Tuesday’s fatal tour bus crash that took the lives of 12 people in Quintana Roo, in eastern Mexico, Canadian officials confirmed Wednesday. Mexican authorities said 18 other people were injured in… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
New eye scanner will help prevent vision loss
A Canadian professor has developed a high resolution retina scanner that he says will revolutionize eye care. Marinko Sarunic is an engineering science professor at Simon Fraser University. He believes his scanner will eventually help ophthalmologists find eye diseases before… »
Canada, U.S. to co-host meeting on North Korea in Vancouver
North Korea dominated discussions between U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland during his first official visit to Canada on Tuesday as the two countries vowed to continue to look for a diplomatic solution… »
Distracted driving video features Trudeau and Santa
Cheesy or attention-grabbing? Canadians will have something to debate over holiday gatherings with family now that the government has released a YouTube video about distracted driving. The video starts with a shot of Santa putting his cell phone into airplane… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Canada not so “green” compared to other countries
A major report released today says Canada is not doing very well on the environmental front. The environmental performance review by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) puts Canada rather far down the list of the OECD countries… »
Stalking took over her life, she made a film to help
A decade of being stalked, led Julie S. Lalonde to release a short animated film about what happened with information and advice for those who are stalked and their friends and family. The film is called Outside of the Shadows:… »
Solitary confinement struck down as unconstitutional
A long legal effort to change rules on solitary confinement of prisoners has won a substantial victory. The non-profit civil liberties and constitutional rights organisation, The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has been fighting the battle to end the practice… »
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