Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North The end of the year is often a time to take stock, and here at Eye on the Arctic we’re no different. That’s why, as 2017 draws to… »
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Amnesty seeks letter writers for its yearly Write for Rights campaign
Do you care about human rights? Do you know how to write? Then Amnesty International wants to hear from you. The international human rights group is seeking thousands of people worldwide for its annual global letter-writing campaign, Write for Rights.… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Winter begins, and a White Christmas forecast for many
Winter began at 11:28 est. in Montreal, Quebec today. The sun rose into a clear sky but the winter temperatures were a surprise after a day or two of relatively mild weather. Minus 22 C, with the wind chill, was… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Fighting HIV: novel approach shows great promise
Using viruses to kill viruses It is a perfect example of research in one area leading to developments in another. Researchers in Ottawa, internationally recognised for innovative cancer research, were working with a virus which targets cancer cells. Fellow researchers… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Gun control: More restrictions targeting wrong people?
(public comments are open and can be posted and read at the very bottom of page) Guns and gun control have long been a highly contentious issue in Canada. There are about two million licensed firearms owners in this country… »
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… »
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… »
Denial of liver transplant called discriminatory
Indigenous activist Delilah Saunders was denied the possibility of having a liver transplant because she hasn’t remained sober for six months, and that is discriminatory, says Amnesty International Canada. The province of Ontario requires liver recipients to not have had… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Immigration & Refugees, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Chagas disease: study reveals new concerns
With world travel so easily available, and through immigration, there are very few diseases now that are limited to one geographical area of the world. This is the case with “chagas” disease. Momar Ndao (PhD, DVM) is a scientist from… »
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