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Canadian adults get a failing grade for physical activity from 2019-10-29T17:48:27
Only 16 per cent of Canadian adults are meeting the national guidelines of 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week, according to a national non-profit. Calling this an “inact...
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Climate change will challenge new minority government from 2019-10-24T17:32:44
In Canada’s federal election, 63 per cent of voters chose parties with strong platforms on mitigating climate change. The Liberal Party will form the government but, since it does not have a majori...
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Depression link to inflammation explained in book from 2019-10-23T18:12:37
A new book suggests that depression should be considered an inflammatory illness. That is to say, depression can provoke high levels of stress hormone which cause certain brain cells to stop workin...
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Exercise can help with cancer and help prevent it, says panel from 2019-10-18T18:28:18
An international panel of experts in cancer and rehabilitation has devised new guidelines to help people prevent cancer or recover from it and improve their survival. “In terms of cancer treatment...
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Bias, discrimination prevent people getting obesity care: study from 2019-10-17T16:03:26
Science shows that obesity is a chronic disease like diabetes or cancer, yet people living with it are being told “they did this to themselves, and that they don’t deserve to be supported,” says Dr...
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Do we trust science? McGill professor weighs in from 2019-10-15T16:40:38
A recent study suggested there was not enough evidence to prove that people should avoid eating red meat and processed meats. This ran contrary to previous studies which have, for years, suggested ...
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Extinction rebellion action in Canada: measured success from 2019-10-11T18:13:54
On October 7, 2019, Extinction Rebellion activists blocked several bridges in Canada and succeeded in drawing attention to their message that climate change is an emergency already underway. The mo...
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Eye scan may soon permit early detection of Alzheimer’s from 2019-10-08T18:16:52
Canadian researchers are testing a new technology that could be widely used for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease which causes problems with memory, thinking and behaviour. Current tests invol...
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Art: the amazing Canadian artist you never heard of from 2019-08-31T04:34:08
Canada has produce a great many world class artists, but which have consistently been overlooked by critics. Only recently have some, such as Tom Thomson and the Group of 7 begun to be recognized i...
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Partying hard, drinking soft: revolutionising your nights out from 2019-06-22T04:01:31
It's possible to have fun without alcohol. That is the premise of a new space for gatherings and events in Montreal, the MindfulBar, which wants to be a sober, safe and inclusive space for everyone...
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Indigenous participation key to Arctic development, Inuit activist tells Economic Forum of the Americas from 2019-06-15T05:01:17
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from around the North Full Inuit participation willbe key to long-term sustainable development in the Arctic as well as helping the world confron...
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Better wildfire management would help reduce black carbon pollution say Arctic experts from 2019-06-01T05:01:20
Better wildfire management and improved agricultural practices have been added to a list of black carbon and methane mitigation recommendations by a group of international experts. The Arctic Counc...
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Canada files submission to establish continental shelf’s outer limits in Arctic Ocean from 2019-05-25T05:01:11
Canada filed its Arctic continental shelf submission with the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on Wednesday, claiming approximately 1.2 million square kilometres of the Arctic...
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Science lacks evidence on depression in women, find researchers from 2019-04-05T18:13:12
Depression affects twice as many women as men and there needs to be more research on what makes men’s and women’s brains so different, say researchers at the University of Guelph. The researchers...
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Belugas use personalized sounds to identify themselves: researcher from 2019-02-05T17:38:42
Individual beluga whales make personalized sounds that let others know who they are, says Valeria Vergara, a research scientist with Ocean Wise, a conservation program of the Vancouver Aquarium. Th...
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Arctic experts tackle black carbon risk posed by wildfires from 2019-01-26T06:01:16
Forest fires, important sources of black carbon emissions, devastated Arctic regions around the world in 2018, and are an increasing concern for circumpolar nations, says the chair of the Arctic Co...
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U.N. Year of Indigenous Languages: Spotlight Nunavut from 2019-01-19T06:01
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from around the North The United Nations has designated 2019 as the Year of Indigenous Languages.The goal is to to make people more aware of the ...
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Alaska drilling, China, and the Arctic Council handover to Iceland : Northern news to watch for in 2019 from 2019-01-12T06:01:48
All year long, Eye on the Arctic brings you news, and newsmakers, from around the North. But as 2019 gets underway, we've taken a pause to check in with our Eye on the Arctic expert bloggers to get...
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ITK, an Arctic Council rejig and the summit Finland won’t let die : Northern news to watch for in 2019 from 2019-01-05T06:01:50
All year long, Eye on the Arctic brings you news, and newsmakers, from around the North. But as 2019 gets underway, we've taken a pause to check in with our Eye on the Arctic expert bloggers to ge...
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Trade troubles dominate 2018 in Canada from 2018-12-29T05:59:22
Trade has been one of the dominant foreign affairs issues for Canada this year, and the situation has deteriorated significantly as we enter the new year. The arrest and detention of Meng Wanzhou,...
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Canada: Becoming a Senior Society from 2018-12-24T05:01:35
Updated on January 23rd 2019 |Canadian model Maye Musk, 70, attends the 2018 GQ Men Of The Year Party at Benedict Estate on December 6, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. Musk's modelling career ha...
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Interactive Canadian ebook seeks to make Arctic climate science accessible from 2018-12-08T06:09:10
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from around the North An interactive ebook focused on research in Canada's Hudson Bay area, and its wider connection to the Arctic, has been rele...
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Notable book recommendations from across northern Canada from 2018-11-17T06:17:58
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from around the North. The First Nations Book Fair (Kwahiatonhk: Salon du livre des Premières Nations) gets underway in the Canadian province of...
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Major trauma linked to higher risk of mental illness, suicide from 2018-11-17T05:01:45
People who are seriously injured are at greater risk of being hospitalized for a mental health disorder or of dying by suicide within the following five years, according to a new study. The resear...
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Increasing ocean acidification ushering in an era of uncertainty for Arctic, says report from 2018-11-10T06:01:18
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from around the North. If left unchecked, acidification levels in the Arctic Ocean will have significant consequences for northern communities a...
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Book: Waddington-tracing the Group of Seven from 2018-11-03T04:50:49
Iconic Canadian landscapes found If you love art, and if you love detective stories, and especially if you love the artworks of Canada’s iconic Group of Seven. Then you’ll want this book.Back in 19...
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Canada only recycles 11 per cent of plastic waste from 2018-10-27T04:01:51
Environmentalists are urging Canadians to avoid single-use plastic, to recycle more and they want the government to take strong action to reduce plastic waste. A survey found that in 2017, 71 per...
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Indigenous Cultural Tourism: How the North is learning from community success in southern Canada from 2018-10-06T05:06:22
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from around the North. The successes of cultural tourism in Canada's southern Aboriginal communities are providing an important roadmap for deve...
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Policing infrastructure rejig in Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory from 2018-09-29T05:01:46
Besides infrastructure updates, the Royal Canadian Police will also initiate new regional operational models in five Yukon communities: Faro, Ross River, Haines Junction, Burwash Landing and the De...
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Feature Interview: Is Arctic climate research missing the big picture? from 2018-09-08T05:01:41
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from around the North. This week, we bring you another instalment of our occasional series looking at how climate change is affecting different ...
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Feature Interview: International Inuit leader stresses importance of Indigenous voices on world stage from 2018-08-04T05:03:43
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from around the North. As global players ramp up interest in the Arctic, the organization representing the world’s Inuit wrapped up their genera...
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Is climate change luring sharks north? Communities wrestle with bite mystery off Arctic coast from 2018-07-28T05:03:25
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from around the North. Sometimes it's seals with amputated flippers. Or even a sea lion snatched seemingly out of thin air.But for at least 10 ...
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Climate destruction on Ellesmere Island–Canada’s shrinking glaciers from 2018-07-21T05:01:34
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from around the North. Arctic glaciers are shrinking at an alarming rate and show no signs of regeneration, says a recent study conducted in Can...
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From the Arctic to Atlantic, a photographer documents seal hunting in Canada from 2018-06-09T05:03:14
A photographer renowned for his images documenting the human face of seal hunting in Quebec and Newfoundland will spend at least another two years chronicling the Inuit seal hunt in Arctic Canada."...
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Arctic Indigenous food culture takes the day at international cookbook awards from 2018-06-02T05:01:19
Each week, Eye on the Arctic brings you news and views from around the North A book showcasing the recipes of Indigenous peoples from across the Arctic took the day at the Gourmand International C...
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Canada invests $1.2 million to help solve mystery of dwindling char numbers in Arctic from 2018-05-12T05:01:06
Canada's department of Fisheries and Oceans has announced it will give $1,261,890 over 5 years to help solve the mystery of dwindling char numbers near the Arctic Canadian community of Kugluktuk. T...
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Hockey- use the right words eh? from 2018-05-05T05:44:15
(commenting open on all RCI stories - scroll to bottom) Hockey is just, well, so Canadian.Sure the Russians, Czechs, Swedes, Germans, even Americans are pretty darn good internationally, and many ...
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Children fleeing DR Congo conflict to Uganda report widespread rape from 2018-04-20T22:10:34
One out of ten children fleeing a vicious flare up of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they were raped during their journey to Uganda, according to a new assessment by...
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Canada wants to list mysterious Arctic petroglyphs as UNESCO World Heritage Site from 2018-03-17T04:10:07
Their exact location is a jealously guarded secret but a set of mysterious petroglyphs in the Eastern Canadian Arctic feature among Ottawa’s latest submission to the United Nations Educational, Sci...
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South Sudan faces another famine, aid groups warn from 2018-03-03T05:45:02
Nearly a year after a concerted humanitarian effort staved off a famine in South Sudan, the country is once again teetering on the brink of another catastrophic food crisis, the United Nations warn...
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Canadian province of Ontario contributes $96,000 towards update of Inuit art trademark from 2018-02-17T06:35:15
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North The Canadian province of Ontario may be a southern province, but this week it pledged $96,844 towards the Inuit Art Foundat...
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Fat people who are fit have the related health benefits: study from 2018-02-17T05:01:08
New research suggests that people who are obese or severely obese may be fit and, if they are, they have the same or possibly better health benefits from their fitness than do other people. Many st...
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Canada plans to toughen arms-export rules but will honour Saudi arms deal: Freeland from 2018-02-09T22:28:41
The federal government has found no “conclusive” evidence Canadian-made armoured vehicles were used to commit human-rights violations in Saudi Arabia’s restive Eastern Province last summer, Foreign...
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North American Arctic is failing compared to Russia, Nordics, warns think tank from 2018-02-03T06:05:39
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North. Weak national leadership in the North American Arctic is hindering northern development compared to the thriving polar reg...
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The LINK Online, 20-21 Jan. 2018 from 2018-01-19T20:00:09
Your hosts, Lynn, Marie-Claude, Levon, Marc **. (video of show at bottom) ListenEN_Interview_2-20180119-WIE20Myanmar’s brutal campaign against Rohingya’s refugees is one example of how violence ...
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Non-fiction: 30 years as a prison guard from 2018-01-13T05:20:54
"Down Inside": A career in Canada’s federal prisons Suicides, violent beatings, horrific murders, guards who cared, guards who didn’t, bureaucratic indifference, political meddling, Robert Clark s...
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UN and humanitarian agencies sound alarm on Saudi-led blockade of Yemen from 2017-11-18T05:45:13
The United Nations and humanitarian agencies working in war-torn Yemen are sounding the alarm over the continuing blockade of much of the country's air, sea and land entry points by the Western-sup...
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Canadian photographer sounds alarm on crisis in South Sudan from 2017-05-13T07:00:30
South Sudanese refugees in northern parts of the country are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance before the rainy season sets in, making it even harder to reach the already isolated areas,...
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Chemical attack in Syria upends prospects of Russia-U.S. detente from 2017-04-08T13:00:11
U.S. cruise missile attacks against Syrian military targets believed to have been behind a deadly chemical weapons attack in northern Syria mark a new and unpredictable phase in the six-year-old wa...
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15 years after deadly Afghan ambush reporters face new threats from 2016-11-19T19:21:13
The last thing I remember before my German colleague Volker Handloik died in a hail of bullets was a feverish but a very methodical mental calculation: should I stay or should I follow him and jump...
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Faith and Politics from 2016-05-12T13:45:32
Freedom of religion is one of the fundamental guarantees in Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The government of Canada says it is"committed to religious pluralism."And more and more members ...
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Lessons from Norway’s Russia assessment from 2016-02-28T05:30:03
An annual intelligence assessment, which in large part focuses on Russia's actions in the Arctic, released by Norway's foreign intelligence service last week is drawing a lot of interest among defe...
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