Once again, travellers to the United States are wondering how the latest court decision will affect them. The U.S. Supreme Court partially restored President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting Muslim travellers. The order had been stalled by lower court decisions.… »
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Eye on the Arctic: Video Archive
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… »
Art will tell four stories of marginalized peoples
A new project celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary will tell the story of four marginalized communities and how artists are going about depicting them. Creators of the Lost Stories project solicited stories and then chose four from 150 submissions from across… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Robust field study confirms neonic toxicity and bees.
Many studies have linked a relatively new insecticide group, neonicotinoids, which were developed in the 1980’s and 90’s, to a marked increase in bee deaths and hive mortality. Neonicotinoids are neurotoxins, and unlike other chemical insecticides which are on the… »
Immigration & Refugees, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Edmonton confronting racial profiling by police
Racist incidents and racial profiling accusations are piling up across Canada this month. In Quebec, the scene of four young black athletes labouring at the task of moving a float in last weekend’s annual St. Jean Baptiste parade, while a… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Military contracting: Compromising security over apparent cost savings?
Canada’s public service union and its 18,000 member defence employees union have raised concerns about federal government plans to outsource a major military maintenance contract. They are concerned about costs, security and industry influence on contracting as outlined in the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Plenty of water? Arctic communities on the verge of running out
Looking at a map of Arctic Canada, it seems there are literally thousands of lakes and rivers, yet many Arctic communities are facing water shortages or threats of shortages to come. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut Territory, will be facing that… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Society
Food Policy in the works for Canada
Food Policy on a national scale has been a long time coming to Canada. But now the process is underway. “Canadians waste 40 per cent of the food we produce” At the end of May, Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Landmark legal case: Canadian precedent- international implications
A win for the Davids vs the Goliaths A woman in west coast British Columbia was surprised and angry to discover Facebook had used her image and the fact that she “liked” a product. for the intenet giant’s own commercial… »
Environmental groups slam government plans to allow oil and gas drilling in proposed marine protected area
Environmental groups are blasting the Liberal government’s plan to allow oil and gas exploration in a proposed marine protected area off the southwest coast of Newfoundland and Labrador in the Atlantic Ocean. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada released… »
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