Montreal’s metro system opened 50 years ago today. According to Matthew McLauchlan, Montreal was the 26th city in the world to inaugurate an underground transportation system, but one of the first western locations to include artistic design. “We’ve made the… »
Highlights
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
Muskrat Falls reservoir set for flooding despite hunger strike and protests
Work on flooding the Muskrat Falls reservoir in Labrador is expected to go ahead as planned despite a hunger strike by an Inuit artist and protests by Indigenous groups worried that the hydro megaproject will contaminate their wildlife food sources.… »
Best cities for Canadian women: 2016
The best city for Canadian women is Victoria, British Columbia, for the second year in a row. This according to a study by the Centre for Policy Alternatives. Iglika Ivanova, a senior economist with the Centre, says Victoria, is the… »
Health, Highlights, International, Society
To snip or not to snip- circumcision debate again
It seems the debate about circumcision of male babies has flared up again. A new report in the Canadian Journal of Urology suggests that the stance of the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) regarding circumcision is based on “sloppy scholarship”. In the analysis… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Climate change doubles western U.S. forests burned: study
A new study suggests that human-caused climate change has doubled the amount of U.S. land burned by forest fires since 1984. The study’s lead author says climate change knows no borders and conditions are similar in Canada. A massive fire… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Non-profit scouts Canadian coasts for whale sanctuary
A non-profit organization has explored the coast of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada to find a suitable site for a sanctuary for whales, porpoises and dolphins. The Whale Sanctuary Project is looking for a site about the size of 40… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Huge free trade penalty against Canada
(note: comment submission form is located at the bottom of each story on the site) It is another example of what those opposed to international trade deals have been saying about the ability of sovereign governments to enact domestic policy… »
Haiti relies on its own resources to rebuild after Hurricane Matthew
Devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti is worse in some places than the deadly earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation six years ago, says a Canadian aid worker. Yet despite pledges of international assistance, aid has been slow in… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, Internet, Science & Technology
Possible world first: Canadian winter coat uses renewable plant insulation
It’s long been known that down from Eider duck is a premium insulation for clothing and blankets and similar items. But it’s expensive and relatively limited in quantity as it’s collected from eider nests often in remote locations across the… »
Trudeau stops short of condemning Trump over comments and alleged behaviour
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused to wade into the political minefield of the U.S. presidential campaign by stopping short of condemning Republican nominee Donald Trump’s alleged misconduct, as well as his sexist and lewd remarks recorded ten years ago. Speaking… »
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