The world’s oceans absorb carbon dioxide emitted from burning fossil fuels, making them more acidic and less hospitable to micro-organisms that support the marine food chain, says Alfonso Mucci, a professor of geochemistry and oceanography at McGill University. Ultimately, acidification could… »
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Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Nunavut Canada community revives eiderdown business
A small Inuit community in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is reviving its eiderdown business, something it hopes provides jobs and opportunity for the isolated settlement. “They’re ready and eager to sell their down, said Brandon Clark, the community… »
Many students eat less before drinking: study
Almost half of Canadian students change how much they eat before drinking alcohol and some do it for unhealthy reasons, suggests a study out of York University in Toronto. Questionnaires were sent to 3,400 undergraduates studying psychology at the university.… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics
New national park planned in Canada’s High Arctic
A new national park in Canada’s High Arctic became one step closer to being set up after a bill was tabled in Ottawa this week. Qausuittuq National Park would be established on the northern part of Bathurst Island, located in… »
Kids need outdoor, unsupervised play: non-profit
Only nine per cent of Canadian children are meeting national guidelines for physical activity needed to maintain good health, says ParticipACTION, a non-profit dedicated to getting people moving. Children between the ages of five and 17 should get at least… »
Playing good old “hickory” golf- low tech, and colourful clothes
You might one day see what looks like a scene on a golf course from 1920. A group of men dressed in ‘plus fours”, colourful socks, maybe a tie, usually a large flat cap, or perhaps a Balmoral (Tam) They’ll… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Unconventional petroleum resources found in Canada’s Sahtu region…. Now what?
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Canada’s National Energy Board and the Northwest Territories Geological Survey released a report last month that almost 200 billion barrels of unconventional petroleum resources were identified in the… »
Many fail to recognize stroke or take quick action
Stroke is the number one cause of disability in Canada, but a lack of awareness and delays mean too many people are not getting the quick, appropriate medical treatment needed to limit the damage, says the Heart and Stroke Foundation.… »
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Mel Hurtig: Whither Canada, and a career in being Canadian
Mel Hurtig might be called “Captain Canada” Now 82 years old, he has been a successful businessman, a politician creating a national federal party, and is a respected lecturer and author of several books, and all this over many decades… »
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