As the dust settles after Canada’s marathon 78-day federal election campaign, post mortems are being done on the issues that did, and didn’t, resonate with Canadians. Everything from the Syrian refugee crisis to terrorism dominated headlines during the campaign. But climate change issues were… »
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Michael Harris and the 2015 federal vote
Michael Harris is the author of ‘Party of One: Stephen Harper and Canada’s Radical Makeover‘. In this, his most recent book, Harris tells the stories that didn’t quite make the headlines and talks to the people who who worked in… »
Music- Stringband: Bob Bossin revisted
One of Canada’s most beloved folk music bands was called simply “Stringband”. Co-founder Bob Bossin has been continually touring with his own songs interspersed with the very occasional and much loved Stringband reunions which have occurred over the years. Bob… »
How Inuk are you?… The Quiz
Inuvery or Inu-white? If you’re from outside the Canadian Arctic you’re probably reading those two words and thinking ‘What the ….?’ But if you’re reading this in one of Canada’s Inuit regions, you’re probably chuckling to yourself as we speak.… »
Novel “Sleep” with author Nino Ricci
With a Governor-General’s award for fiction with his breakout novel, “Lives of the Saints” in 1991, Nino Ricci has never looked back. In addition to four novels and two non-fiction books, he has been teaching and held several positions as… »
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Politics, plastics and whaling: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this week: -In her most recent blog, Arctic expert Heather Exner-Pirot looks at the participation of indigenous people in the Arctic… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Gut bacteria influences celiac disease: study
Canadian researchers have discovered that the bacteria that live in our intestines may affect the body’s response to gluten, and that could eventually lead to treatments for celiac disease. This disease affects about 300,000 Canadians. When they eat wheat, rye… »
Health, International, Society
Realistic film thriller “Hyena Road”-Canada in Afghanistan: Paul Gross
Canada’s history is as exciting as any in the world. Trouble is, it doesn’t get told very often. Canadian military history suffers the same fate. A new action feature film is helping to change that. As exciting as any Hollywood… »
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Shipping, science and Shell: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this week: -Shell’s pullout from offshore operations in Arctic Alaska continued to grab your attention this week, especially stories examining the… »
Canadian “bowyer” to celebrate the longbow and the 600th anniversary of Agincourt
Jamie MacDonald is a rare breed. He is a “bowyer”- that’s someone who makes traditional handcrafted archery bows. Not only that but, although he makes several types of custom ordered bows, he specializes in a particular type, the English longbow… »
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