Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from around the North. In today’s instalment, a video from our documentary archive. In the days before mass media reached the remote corners of Canada, before Twitter and Facebook, the art… »
Highlights / super-fil
Moose and deer stew Ojibwe style at the Nomad Festival in Montreal
Ojibwe chef Alan Harrington makes a delicious moose and deer stew. He served it with traditional fried bread last week at the Nomad Festival in Montreal in the Mauritanian restaurant La Khaima. During this event, he talked about his passion… »
Young, educated Canadians support role of faith in public life, survey says
Canadians who support the role of religion in public life tend to be younger, well-educated and generally have more liberal views, and are not necessarily “holly rollers” or “Bible-thumping” conservatives, according to a new survey by the Angus Reid Institute.… »
Holiday spending, debt are stressful: survey
Today is a day of major sales in Canada and the United States and a kickoff to spending for Christmas and other December holidays. A survey from Manulife Bank suggests a quarter of Canadians spending during the holiday season think… »
Canadians to receive another emergency alert test on Nov. 28
Canadians in every province and territory will receive another alert on Wednesday, Nov. 28, as provincial and territorial emergency management organizations conduct their second test of Canada’s emergency alerting system. The test messages will be distributed through Alert Ready, Canada’s… »
Could it be Santa’s reindeer, asks trucker
A truck driver in the eastern province of Newfoundland and Labrador encountered a herd of about a dozen caribou on the highway, posted a video of them along with the comment, “I think Santa’s reindeer’s are lost on the west… »
Canada’s annual inflation rises to 2.4 per cent in October
Canada’s consumer prices rose 0.3 per cent in October, bringing annual inflation to 2.4 per cent in an advance mostly fuelled by higher gasoline prices, Statistics Canada said Friday. The federal data agency’s October inflation number marked an increase from… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Pregnancy with no embryos linked to three genes
Scientists have puzzled over human pregnancies with no embryos since the time of Hippocrates, says scientist Rima Slim and now, she and other Canadian researchers have found three genes responsible for these so-called molar pregnancies. Searching for a genetic connection… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Otter causing havoc in Vancouver
It otter go somewhere else A river otter in Vancouver has managed to get into the tranquil Sun Yet-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in the city, and has made headlines across the country. The problem is the otter is eating the… »
Canada’s top alpine skier abruptly retires
Eric Guay is arguably Canada’s best known skier on the international scene. A three time Olympian, twice World Champion, and 25 World cup podium finishes. Now aged 37, he became the oldest world champion when he won that title last… »
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