It’s fast, loud, challenging to do, and exciting to watch; it’s the relatively new sport of “cowboy mounted shooting”. You have to know how to ride a horse, and be a good shot, with good reflexes. This is something you… »
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International, Politics, Society
Joining U.S. missile defence would come with little initial costs: former top soldier
The North Korean Hwasang-15 missile launched on Wednesday flew higher and further than any previous attempt, demonstrating that the Hermit Kingdom may now be capable of hitting Washington D.C. or Ottawa (if it comes to that) with a nuclear warhead.… »
Eye on the Arctic Video Vault – In studio with Jimmy Kamimmalik
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North This week, we’re dipping into our video vault for a look at printmaking in the North. BAKER LAKE, Nunavut – The art and artists from Canada’s Arctic are famous around… »
Humanitarian groups lambast Myanmar-Bangladesh deal on Rohingyas
Humanitarian groups are speaking out against a “dangerous” and “premature” deal struck between Myanmar and Bangladesh to repatriate Rohingya refugees who have fled a campaign of violence described by the United Nations as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” Myanmar,… »
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Tom Wilson- A rock and roll life, and self discovery
Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers, and the Road Home © Penguin Random House (Doubleday Canada) publishers (video of interview at bottom) The book is called “Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers, and the Road Home” It’s the personal story of… »
Eye on the Arctic video archive: Arctic Hunting Now
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North This week on Eye on the Arctic, we’re dipping into our video vault for a look at hunting culture in today’s Arctic The last time Eye on the Arctic was in… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Parents influence pain felt after children’s vaccination: study
A long-term study of children shows that the amount of pain and distress felt by preschoolers after vaccination is strongly related to how their parents help them cope. Researchers at York University in Toronto found that preschoolers can cope with… »
International, Politics, Society
Conversation with the Canadian General fighting Daesh
Canada has been with the Coalition forces to defeat Daesh in Iraq since 2014. This year Brigadier-General Daniel MacIsaac took over command of the Canadian contingent. I spoke to him from a Canadian base in Kuwait about the mission and… »
UN and humanitarian agencies sound alarm on Saudi-led blockade of Yemen
The United Nations and humanitarian agencies working in war-torn Yemen are sounding the alarm over the continuing blockade of much of the country’s air, sea and land entry points by the Western-supported coalition of Gulf states, calling on them to… »
Eye on the Arctic video archive: Do mobility devices in the Arctic need a rethink?
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North This week on Eye on the Arctic, we’re dipping into our video vault for a look at mental health services in the North. CAMBRIDGE BAY, Canada _ Recovering from knee surgery… »
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