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… »
Highlights / Interview
To discover, understand and put Canadian realities into perspective.
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
A few drops of blood lead to a breakthrough in immunology
It was one of those tragic cases in medicine. A newly born child, just weeks old, had a severe auto-immune condition that could not be treated and which led irrevocably to his death. With just a few drops of the… »
Immigration & Refugees, International
Canada-U.S. refugee agreement to be challenged in court
An asylum-seeker from El Salvador and advocacy groups will go to court to argue that Canada’s agreement with the U.S.on refugees violates her rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This Safe Third Country Agreement assumes that Canada… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
From accusation of terrorism, to multi-million dollar settlement
Canadian government to pay Omar Khadr for years of abuse, rights violations. It’s a long and tragic tale on many accounts, Omar Khadr is a Canadian citizen born in Toronto in 1986 but into a family closely associated with Islamic… »
International, Politics, Society
Latest North Korean missile test grabs world attention
North Korea’s test of a missile it suggests is capable of reaching the U.S. will top the agenda with world leaders but it is only China that has the clout to influence the country, says a Canadian analyst. Although it’s… »
Labrador Innu slam Ottawa’s foot dragging on funding for foster care program
The federal government’s indecision in funding a critical community-developed foster care program for Innu children in Labrador is leading to devastating loss of identity, culture and language in dozens of children who are placed in care far from their communities… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
How long is the potential life expectancy of humans?
They are called “supercentarians”, those who live to be over 100 years old. They’re few and far between, but a new study says potentially more people could live well beyond 100. Siegfried Hekimi (PhD) is a professor of genetics at… »
Canadian income inequality is a city phenomenon
Increasing income inequality is a concern around the world, but a new report suggests that in Canada, rising inequality is mostly an urban phenomenon affecting people in the largest cities. It is not something felt evenly across the country, according… »
Medical marijuana use and impaired driving laws
There is much discussion about the coming legalisation of marijuana in Canada, expected in about a year. Certainly some of that discussion involves levels of intoxication/impairment and driving. THC is the active chemical in cannabis. The Canadian government is proposing… »
Guaranteed income is a solution to food insecurity: report
A new report suggests that a good way to address the problem of food insecurity in Canada is to provide a guaranteed basic income to those in need. It’s estimated one in eight households in Canada’s richest province of Ontario… »
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