The new book designed to help those interested in learning about Old Irish © supplied Understanding ancient languages can sometimes solve certain mysteries about the origin of present day words. Ranke de Vries PhD, Professor in the Deapartment of Celtic Studies… »
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Mummering, a unique Christmas tradition in Newfoundland-Labrador
There’s a wonderful strange Christmas tradition in Canada’s Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Known as mummering (or jannying), it’s an ancient tradition. A relatively recent phenomenon, St John’s held its 6th annual Mummer’s Parade last weekend © CBC People dress up… »
Book: “The Hockey Sweater” Roch Carrier and Sheldon Cohen
It is one of Canada’s best known short stories. It’s called simply. “The Hockey Sweater” A new 30th anniversary edition published by Tundra Books has just been released. This special edition has 16 additional pages of historical background, photos, and… »
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Canada’s wild prohibition(s) era, rum runners and border wars
Author Dan Francis latest book talks of booze, prohibition, and temperence in Canada. It’s called Closing Time: Prohibition, Rum Runners, and Border Wars © The Ubyssey (UBC) Long before the American Rosa Parks broke the colour barrier, Canada had Viola Desmond.… »
Painter Emily Carr- exhibition in England.
Carr was born in Victoria BC in 1871, and the province’s deep forests, aboriginal culture, and overall landscape greatly influenced her work © BC Archive/Royal BC Museum It’s being listed as the first major exhibition outside Canada for the great Canadian… »
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History- War Story-documentary series for Remembrance Week
Wally Ward, Typhoon pilot, one of many many survivors of WWII and later battles interviewed with very personal memories of their wartime experience. © War Story 52 Media New episodes of a very moving and powerful series on Canadians in war… »
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Book- Where I Belong- musician Alan Doyle
Alan Doyle being interviewed by CBC in Petty Harbour Newfoundland © CBC Alan Doyle grew up in a small village on the coast of the Atlantic province of Newfoundland. He is now a renowned singer-songwriter and member of the extremely… »
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Doc film- Weather Gone Wild- Director Melanie Wood
The earth has always experienced severe storms, tornados, blizzards, droughts, and floods, but in the past couple of decades some strange things have been happening. It seems that with global warming, the climate is changing and that the weather has… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Documentary: Gorilla Doctors- Mike Cranfield veterinarian
For the past few decades, a small group of veterinarians have dedicated themselves to preserving the small groups of mountain gorillas in Africa. Canadian Mike Cranfield is the director of the group which is featured in a new documentary on… »
Book- Mark Winston- Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive (non-fiction)
Around the world people are becoming increasingly concerned about bees. Without the pollination efforts of bees there would be virtually no crops, and massive starvation would result. But there is a lot more to bees than pollination and honey. Mark… »
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