Take a look at Canada on a world map and what do you see? The second largest country (after Russia) on the planet, right? Now, here’s something you probably didn’t know. As much as 90 per cent of Canada’s population… »
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International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
World Press Freedom Day
May, 3, this Friday, is the United Nations declared, World Press Freedom Day. The website notes the day is an opportunity to: -celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom; -assess the state of press freedom throughout the world; -defend the… »
Doctors and guns: a different view (interview)
(public comments may take up to 24hrs for approval before appearing) Recently a group of Canadian physicians began a campaign to ban handguns and certain rifles. The group called Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns (CDPG) received a great deal… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
High-tech helmets set to play bigger role in Canadian football
When played well, North American football can be thrilling. Alas, it is also violent, filled with blows and hits that can take a heavy toll on players’ bodies, especially their heads. And for the past 20 years or so, the… »
Venezuela’s opposition failed to oust Maduro
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido lost his bid to get the military to abandon its support for President Nicholas Maduro and his authoritarian rule. Guaido stunned the nation when he appeared flanked by soldiers at an air force base in… »
Drunk driving law: Charter of Rights challenge (interview)
Case may eventually make it to the Supreme Court of Canada (public commenting is open on all RCI stories at bottom- comments will be shown after examination) The case begins with an elderly woman who went to a liquor store… »
International, Politics, Society
Anti-semitism continues to fester in Canada
New statistics–both sickening and saddening–show the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Canada grew to an all-time high in 2018, increasing by 16.5 per cent over 2017. The figures are contained B’nai Brith Canada’s annual audit that tracks anti-Semitic incidents reported… »
Airbnb enriching corporations, driving up rents, say advocates
Some of Airbnb most active accounts belong to large corporations managing up to 200 properties in multiple cities, according to a study by the public broadcaster, CBC. This echoes a McGill University report issued in August 2017 that concluded short… »
Spotted owls bred to save them from extinction
Spotted owls live in trees 150 to 200 years old but there has been so much logging in the western province of British Columbia, such a loss of habitat, that there may be fewer than 10 individuals in the wild.… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
New treatment to aid Parkinson’s patients (interview)
Parkinson’s Disease is a degenerative brain disease, and one of the effects is hindering movement such as the ability to walk around. This could range from a shuffling gate, to a condition known as FOG, of “freeze of gait” meaning… »
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