The dizzying tempo of North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear weapons development program is raising questions in Ottawa whether Canada too should join the American ballistic missile defence umbrella despite uncertainty over its efficacy, costs and any meaningful Canadian role… »
Highlights / Your Columns
Translating Canadian English, into Canadian English
It seems that depending on which part of this very big country Canadians live in, we have developed different names for the same thing. For example in one part of the country the popular term for sports footwear might be… »
The importance of community-based mental health programs in the Arctic
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. For many northerners in Canada’s remote Arctic communities, the obstacles… »
Garnet Rogers: “Night Drive”- the story of Stan Rogers and the rock and roll struggles of a folk trio
It has to be true because you just couldn’t make this stuff up. Garnet Rogers is a singer-songwriter. He was the long-time band mate and brother of the late Stan Rogers who is now a legendary folk singer in Canada.… »
Environmental groups call on Arctic cruise industry to reduce pollution
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Recent air samples taken in Iceland suggest cruise ships arriving and departing from Reykjavik are negatively affecting air quality, according to environmental groups. The readings were taken by… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian university creates winning electric motorcycle
It has a rather odd sounding name, EMUS, but looks like an outright GP racing motorcycle. The motor weighs a mere 20 kilos but produces over 200hp. Its an electric racer entirely designed and built by students at the university… »
LNG projects would make climate targets virtually unattainable: report
The province of British Columbia has approved two liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects but the Pembina Institute found that if they go ahead, they would emit enough carbon pollution to make it virtually impossible to meet 2050 climate change targets.… »
Is hunting with drones ethical? Canada’s Yukon territory says ‘no’
The issue of drones and hunting has become an increasingly hot-button issue in many areas of rural Canada, but at least one of Canada’s northern territories has nixed the practice once and for all with new regulations that came into… »
No hope in sight to end misery in Yemen: expert
The United Nations has called it a “deplorable, avoidable and completely man-made catastrophe.” Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, told the Security Council earlier this month that the situation in Yemen continued to worsen and ravage… »
Eye on the Arctic: Video Archive
This week on Eye on the Arctic, we’re dipping into our video vault for a look at Arctic science. In an Eye on the Arctic project earlier this year, we explored the way Inuit communities in Canada are collaborating with scientists, pushing climate… »
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