A new report suggests the Canadian government double planned spending on affordable housing to end a homeless “crisis.” The report released by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness says the kind of person who is… »
Highlights
Canada leads efforts to mobilize UN on Syria
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion is in New York today to push the United Nations to break the impasse at the Security Council and shame its permanent members into taking concrete steps to address the humanitarian situation in Syria.… »
Arts & Entertainment, Highlights, Society
Comeuppance for creepy clowns
The creepy clown fad has spread from the US, into Canada, and now into Britain, Australia, and elsewhere. Very occasionally there is something actually nefarious behind the masks, but many who dress up as creepy clowns think it’s a joke.… »
International, Politics, Society
On Trump: former leader says ‘no pill against stupidity’
While active Canadian politicians mostly avoid commenting on Donald Trump’s campaign for U.S. president, former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien did not hold back yesterday. The feisty former leader was speaking at a university fundraising campaign in Toronto and told… »
Health, Highlights, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
HPV-related mouth and throat cancers on worrisome increase
(Comments welcome for all RCI stories at bottom of each story) In a special report this week (link below) the Canadian Cancer Society said that mouth and throat cancers related to the human papilloma virus (HPV) are rising quickly, and… »
Liberals stress diplomacy and cooperation at Ottawa Arctic conference
The Arctic is not a place for military confrontation or buildup, a senior Liberal MP told dozens of ambassadors, representatives from Canadian and European Indigenous organizations, researchers and activists who had gathered in Ottawa today for a one-day Arctic conference.… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Advisers will urge Canada to accept more immigrants
The Globe and Mail newspaper reports that a group of advisers will suggest the government dramatically increase the number of immigrants and foreign investment coming in to Canada. The recommendations will be among several to try to reverse slowing economic… »
Seniors face transportation challenges, declining health
Canada’s aging population lacks accessible, affordable and appropriate transportation options, according to a new report, and that increase the risks for declining health and quality of life. The Conference Board of Canada has found that the main method of getting… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
New Canadian study will look at effects of long space missions on astronauts’ brains
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is teaming up with researchers from the University of Calgary for a new experiment that will study how long-duration missions to the International Space Station (ISS) affect astronauts’ brains, the agency announced today. The study… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
“We were here”, legacy of WW-I soldiers beneath the battlefield.
A century ago, tens of thousands of young Canadians and other Commonwealth soldiers were living in tunnels under the WW-I battlefields around Vimy Ridge, and also Arras, France They might spend, hours, days, or even weeks underground and to pass… »
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