A Canadian monument to a hero of an anti-Soviet nationalist uprising in Ukraine is raising questions about the manipulation of historical memory for political purposes. Critics of the monument say Roman Shukhevych was also a ruthless Nazi henchman and honouring him plays into the hands of the Kremlin propaganda machine that seeks to delegitimize the…...إقرأالمزيد

A three-year-old endangered orca received a shot of antibiotic treatment in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia as an international team of scientists attempted to save the life of the ailing animal. There are only 75 Southern Resident Killer Whales left off the coast of Vancouver Island. The ailing orca, known as J50 or Scarlet, caught…...إقرأالمزيد

Little League Championship baseball, the Canadian tournament underway in Mirabel, Quebec is down to the semi-finals today, but one of the high points this week was the no-hitter pitched by Toronto player Roman Figueroa. “I pitched really well, I was just excited to pitch” It was the first no-hitter of Figueroa’s young baseball…...إقرأالمزيد

There has been concern in Canada that families may over schedule their children in organized sports to the detriment of free play. Free play is seen as important to a child’s overall health and development. A new study from the University of Toronto and McMaster University suggests the concern is unfounded. A five-year review of 2,278 children…...إقرأالمزيد

Canada welcomes the decision to appoint Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile, as the next UN human rights chief, Canadian officials said Friday. UN General Assembly voted Friday to appoint Bachelet as the organization’s next High Commissioner for Human Rights. She will take over from Jordan’s Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein as of Sept.…...إقرأالمزيد

Three dogs died in late July 2018 right after coming into contact with blue-green algae in the St. John River in the eastern province of New Brunswick. Blue-green algae is a misnomer. The substance is actually not algae but a form of bacteria called cyanobacteria which is common in both salt and fresh water in and around Canada and in other…...إقرأالمزيد

A prominent German human rights group is calling on Berlin and European Union officials in Brussels to act as mediators in the diplomatic dispute between Canada and Saudi Arabia over Ottawa’s public criticism of Riyadh’s human rights policies. Saudi Arabia expelled Canada’s ambassador in Riyadh on Sunday over what officials called…...إقرأالمزيد

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showed no sign of backing down in an escalating dispute with Saudi Arabia that has seen the kingdom taking a number of drastic diplomatic and economic measures designed to punish Canada for what Riyadh says is “blatant interference” in its internal affairs. Speaking to reporters following an event in Montreal,…...إقرأالمزيد

The news release from Montreal’s Insectarium museum cheerily informs me that the northern black widow spider in now established in the province of Quebec, but tells me not to worry. It trumpets it program to encourage citizens to observe and report “less charismatic and often less studied species” and to go on line to learn how to…...إقرأالمزيد

A new report by an international team of scientists says that even if current emission targets are met, warming could trigger an irreversible domino effect raising temperatures  4-5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels. Currently, global average temperatures have increased just over 1 C and are rising at 0.17 each decade. Melting arctic…...إقرأالمزيد