Once again, vandals have defaced a memorial to the thousands of Canadians who made the supreme sacrifice in the World Wars. In addition to substantial enlistment by residents of the city and province, Halifax, Nova Scotia on Canada’s east coast,… »
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Youth Olympic Games begin with a Canadian medal
The Youth Olympic Games are underway in Buenos Aires, Argentina. And Jukoka Keagan Young was awarded the first medal today for the Canadian team. 4,000 athletes, from 206 countries competing in 241 events across 32 sports The 17 year-old, from Markham, Ontario,… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Irving Oil refinery explosion now contained
Irving Oil was the scene of a “bed-shaking” explosion this holiday Monday morning, in Saint John, New Brunswick. The largest oil refinery in Canada, was in shutdown mode, but that meant some 2,500 contract employees were on site for major… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Snow on the prairies halts the harvest
Snow, unseasonably early, has delayed the harvest and left many farmers frustrated in Canada’s prairie provinces. Farmers in southern Saskatchewan had most of their crop in, but for those in northwest region, the weather has wreaked havoc. As of September… »
York University opens a door to students from the other side of the (immigration) tracks
There’s nothing quite like putting your money where your mouth is when it comes to helping those in need. Toronto’s York University, for example. A lot of people at York, including its president, are going to bat for a lot of… »
Immigration & Refugees, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Demonstrators hit Montreal streets to protest CAQ ‘racist” policies
Less than a week after Francois Legault and his right-of-centre Coalition Avenir Quebec party swept to power in Quebec’s general election, a wide range of demonstrators took to the streets of Montreal on Sunday to protest what they say are… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian Medical Association resigns from world body
If, as someone has noted, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, what of plagiarization–that 10-dollar word that serves as a fancy coverup for the two-bit act called cheating? The Canadian Medical Association delivered a message about where it stands… »
Indigenous Cultural Tourism: How the North is learning from community success in southern Canada
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from around the North. The successes of cultural tourism in Canada’s southern Aboriginal communities are providing an important roadmap for development of Indigenous cultural tourism in the North, a sector expected to… »
Royal Canadian Navy celebrates official naming of its future Arctic patrol ship
The Royal Canadian Navy’s first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) was officially baptized Friday in a centuries-old naming ceremony attended by dignitaries and hundreds of shipbuildres at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard in Nova Scotia. “I name you Harry DeWolf.… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Ottawa signals it’s open to talks on offshore Arctic oil and gas development
The federal government says it is open to talks with territorial governments, industry, and Indigenous governments and communities on the future of offshore oil and gas development in the Canadian Arctic, raising hopes among some that Ottawa is ready to… »
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