Canada’s International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland has quite a balancing act on her delicate hands when it comes to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. On the one hand, the former top-notch journalist, turned politician, has to balance the fact that the trade… »
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Documentary WASTED- alcohol addiction by Maureen Palmer
Maureen Palmer of Vancouver-based Bountiful Films has produced a very intimate documentary on alcoholism called “Wasted”. It’s more intimate than anything she’s done before as it focusses on her partner in life, Mike Pond. The book Wasted by Greystone Publishing… »
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Shell, governance & Arctic exceptionalism: 2015 Year in Review
2015 has drawn to a close which means Eye on the Arctic is looking back at this year’s news and events with some of our experts from around the globe. In this, the last installment to be posted on Radio Canada… »
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Documentary film: Josh Freed- Deluged by data
We have mobile phones, tablets, and apps for things that most people can’t even imagine. Montreal author, columnist, filmmaker Josh Freed tries on a data device However, some people have given themselves over completely to new electronic devices. There’s even… »
Attitudes towards dementia need change: group
There are many misconceptions and outdated attitudes towards dementia, says Mary Schulz, education director at the Alzheimer Society of Canada. The society has just kicked off a social-media campaign to reduce the stigma around the disease. Stigma can be worse… »
Canadian and Ukrainian soldiers learn from each other’s experiences
Lt.-Col. Jason Guiney knew he had a lot to offer when he was appointed commander of the Joint Task Force Ukraine. A veteran of four operational deployments – to East Africa with the United Nations in 1999, Haiti in 2004,… »
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Alaska, COP21& the Arctic Council: 2015 Year in Review (Part 2)
2015 has drawn to a close which means Eye on the Arctic is looking back at the year’s news and events with some of our experts from around the globe. That’s when we check in with them for their views on all… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Rebroadcast: Nunavut allows limited caribou harvest after Baffin Island moratorium
Caribou are an important food source for Inuit on Baffin Island in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut. But declining populations led to a moratorium on hunting the animals in December. This week however, the government lifted the moratorium, allowing… »
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Top Eye on the Arctic stories of 2015
With 2015 behind us, we take a look back at some of your most-read Eye on the Arctic stories of the year. This year’s crop of stories is a diverse list covering everything from indigenous rights to military and from Arctic governance to press… »
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Do Liberals have a foreign aid strategy?
The Liberal government of Justin Trudeau has come out with a flurry of foreign aid announcements recently: $10 million to help developing countries implement the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), $30 million to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to… »
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