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China on the UN Human Rights Council raises concern (interview)
With China now being appointed to the Human Rights Council and the 'consultative group’ there is concern by several countries that human rights abuses...
What to do, or not do, in times of financial uncertainty
Stock markets are tumbling, people are losing huge value on their investments as panic selling sets in.
The drop in value is such that automati...
Coping with Covid, federal government pledges $1 Billion
With the declaration of a Covid-19 pandemic, and the first recorded death from the virus in Canada, the federal government pledged a billion dollars t...
Recording vanishing history in Manitoba
For a biology professor in Winnipeg, an interest in history has become almost equivalent to a full-time passion.
Gordon Goldsborough (P...
Efforts to bring female voices to journalism in Africa and the Middle East
For too long, women’s voices and perspectives have been silent in much of world.
The Canadian group Journalists for Human Rights is cha...
Air pollution- a silent pandemic
As the world fights a battle with the Covid-19 virus, researchers point out that deaths from air pollution constitute a lesser realised but very serio...
Sanctuary off Nova Scotia: a home for whales who spent lives in aquariums
A U.S.-based conservation group has chosen a site off the Nova Scotia coast to build a retirement home for entertainers who have brought joy to hundre...
Tension as migrants mass at Greek border
Turkey has said it can no longer support the mass influx of migrants from Syria and elsewhere.
It says it will no longer keep them from...
Fraud, identity theft increasing, Canadians seem complacent
The agency which tracks all types of fraud in Canada estimates the cost of mass marketing fraud, (phone, internet, mass mailing, e-mail, personal cont...
Federal politician takes the gun licence course
In Canada where the often bitterly heated debate about firearms has been raging on and off for decades, a federal politician decided he needed to be i...
Facial recognition technology; privacy questions growing
It has been revealed that facial recognition technology is being ‘tested’ by many police agencies in both Canada and the U.S.
There are...
New hope for improved recovery from stroke
Canadian research and development of a new drug has shown great potential to help patients in their recovery from stroke by reducing brain cell damage...
International survey indicates trust in key institutions declining
Do you trust government to do the right thing for their citizens? Do you trust the media to tell the story truthfully and fully? Do you trust business...
Canadian scientist chosen to work on Mars geological mission
Some of the mysteries of the red planet are going to be uncovered as part of a NASA mission to Mars.
A large rover will be sent into sp...
Book: From ‘Dirt to Dinner’-Teaching children about where food comes from
Where does food come from? Do kids really know?
It’s an interesting question and the fact is that as society becomes more urbanised, mo...
Survey: New office work space trends are actually counter-productive
Open-office and unassigned work desks, i.e., not dedicated to a particular person but open to anyone who needs a spot, are relatively recent office tr...
Author Desmond Cole on the Black experience in Canada
Toronto resident Desmond Cole, is an activist and journalist. He wrote an article in 2015 about the many times he had been stopped by police and inter...
It’s World Radio Day!
In 2011 UNESCO declared February 13th to be World Radio Day, which was adopted by the U.N General Assembly as an ‘international day’ the following yea...
Climate change, human activities, and increasing disease exposure
Its seems that as climate changes, particularly warming in the northern hemisphere, new diseases are also appearing to infect humans. But climate chan...
Are increasing theatrics turning politics into a reality show?
Does it seem like our politicians are more than ever dressing for a theatrical effect, or have you seen them using props, or employing theatrical gest...
Is our morning coffee in danger?
Apparently a fungus is attacking coffee trees and reducing the harvest. This is mostly in central and south America where some of the best beans come...
5G-In the rush to the internet of things, is human health at risk?
Around the world countries and companies are rushing to embrace and develop the so-called 5G network. This will be needed for the massive amounts of d...
Promising HIV/AIDS research and treatment using antibodies, not drugs
Uses natural antibodies, not drugs
A small-scale trial study has shown promise in the fight against HIV.
The study involves use...
More Canadian content, and streaming services should pay
An independent panel reviewing electronic media in Canada has released a long awaited report.
Canada’s Broadcast Act hasn’t been update...
The issue of Huawei, national security and 5G
The U.K. has just announced it will permit a partial use of Huawei technology in development of its 5G network.
Other countries have ba...
75 years after horrors of the Holocaust, anti-Semitism continues
This week saw the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the biggest of the Nazi death camps, camps where a total of about six million Jews were...
A new study shows pressures of recreational ocean fishing
While several studies in recent years have highlighted dangerous levels of fishing on many ocean species, they do not include the effects of recreatio...
Some millionaires ask World Economic Forum to tax them more
While many average earners complain of taxes, a group of the world’s wealthiest is saying they should be taxed more.
The disparity in e...
Canada’s new national climate change research institute
Announced this week, Canada has a new agency to look into the various issues of climate change.
Non-partisan and arms-length from the g...
At long last love: Larry Walker’s going to the Baseball Hall of Fame
As usual, he was right on the edge, but in the end he prevailed--pretty much like he always did on a baseball field.
Wa...
Concerns about a new respiratory virus as it turns deadly
China has reported about 200 cases of a new coronavirus originating in the city of Wuhan which has caused the deaths of six people so far.
Kerfuffle in the Catholic Church
A new book is being released called “From the Depths of Our Hearts”. It’s sparked a bit of controversy within the Roman Catholic church.
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Medical Assistance in Dying: Canada re-examining laws
Viewed by some as ‘too restrictive’, Canadian laws around medically assisted dying are under review.
The government is asking Canadians...
PS752: How could Iran have made such a terrible tragic mistake?
After initially denying they were at fault, Iran quickly backtracked saying the shot down the passenger jet by mistake?
But with modern...
Indigenous rites: Teaching or imposition? Legal decision in school case
In 2015 and 2016, children in a British Columbia elementary school took part in a First Nations smudging ceremony and prayer. A mother objected saying...
Drinking and driving in Canada: crunching the numbers
We've all seen it, we all know it when we see it, and we've all most certainly wondered just how downright stupid our species can so often be.
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The situation in Iran
With the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, the entire mid-east situation is in turmoil.
Hundreds of thousands are turning ou...
NATO emergency meeting over killing of top Iranian general
After the U.S. drone strike on Friday that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, and several other important Iranian military or militia leaders on...
And now for something completely different–sports in 2019
Looking back on 2019--a year lacking Olympics, another year missing a Canadian-based Stanley Cup champion, a year with a less than stellar performance...
Animal rights activists looking for more victories in 2020
Animal rights activists, a determined lot at any time, are looking back at their gains in 2019 and feeling pretty good about both themselves and the a...