It was, perhaps, Canada’s worst-kept military secret. And so it is probably fitting that after months of build-up and speculation, the government announcement that Canada is sending a battalion-size force to be stationed in Latvia was pre-empted by news reports.… »
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International, Politics, Society
Canada’s Baltic conundrum
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joins other NATO leaders in Warsaw for the Summit Meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government in July, Russia will feature front and centre among the summit’s six agenda items. Russia’s annexation of Crimea… »
Documentary film- centennial of history changing tragedy in WWI
July 1 is a day of celebration across Canada as the official national day celebrating the creation of the country in 1867. In the Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador however, it is a day of mixed emotions. Co-writer and… »
International, Politics, Society
Opposition urges Liberals to recognize other genocides committed by ISIS
The recognition of genocide committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria against the Yazidi minority by the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week was “too little, too late,” says an opposition member of parliament… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Snake venom could help cystic fibrosis patients
New research suggests that a protein in the venom of a South American rattlesnake could help counter a genetic defect which causes cystic fibrosis. CF is the most common fatal genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults and there… »
Health, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Indigenous mental health funding sends important signal says Canadian Inuit leader
Canada’s national Inuit organization says the indigenous mental health funding announced this week is important not only for the resources it will provide, but also because of the signal the federal government is sending about its relationship with Inuit. “In the past, government has been… »
Arctic nations deepen coast guard cooperation
Despite growing tensions between Russia and NATO in Eastern Europe, the heads of the eight Arctic nations’ coast guards agreed on Friday to deepen their collaboration in the north. The heads of the coast guards of Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and… »
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Documentary film: After Circus-lives of performers
They come from vary diverse backgrounds but quickly become a close knit family, in fact in some cases their lives depend on each other. Dolly Jacobs and Rafael Palacios: incredible strength needed to make it safe while looking effortless combined… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada’s arms trade dilemma
A remotely operated machine gun swivelling on its base with robotic grace, its electronic eye searching for targets, greeted you at the entrance to the trade show at Ottawa’s EY Centre. A giant convention floor filled with booths featuring guns,… »
The mysterious death of iconic painter Tom Thomson: murder? or not?
Though little known in the art world at the time of his death in 1917, Tom Thomson has since become possibly the most iconic of Canadian artists. His profound influence on the famous Group of Seven artists who followed soon… »
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