Melting sea ice brings danger and opportunity to Canada’s Arctic
As sea ice continues to melt at an alarming rate, indigenous peoples in Canada’s Arctic are struggling to come to terms with how the environmental shift could affect their traditional way of...
Canada’s Heat Warning… and What to do during a heatwave?
A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity, especially in oceanic climate countries. While definitions vary, a heat wave is measured...
From NYC to southern Ontario for fresh-air friendship
Moving from the bustle of the Bronx to sleepy small-town Ontario is a drastic change, no matter the age. But for 10-year-old twins Tomi and Tobi Oyaniran, the marathon bus ride to the North has...
Video – Man charged with riding a moose
A man has just been charged with riding a moose. We’re not joking. Footage of the topless man tailgating the moose and then jumping on it was posted to YouTube in June last year. It racked up more...
2 months later, massive Canadian wildfire finally ‘under control’
The “beast” is dead. The Fort McMurray wildfire — one of the costliest and most damaging wildfires in Canadian history — was officially declared “under control” Tuesday by...
Beached newborn beluga returned to St. Lawrence River
A marine team in Quebec was called in to help a baby beluga whale found stranded on the beach on the St. Lawrence River. Officials at the Group for Research and Education on Marine Animals (GREMM)...
The Bloc tabled 25,000 signatures of citizens opposing East Energy
The Bloc Québécois has gathered 25 000 signatures of citizens who oppose the construction of the East energy pipeline. – Proof that the public opposes massively to the project, according to...
Canada’s jobless rate drops, but wildfires, low oil weigh on Alberta
Canada’s unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in nearly a year but Alberta’s labour market took another beating in wake of the wildfires and low oil prices. The country’s jobless rate fell...
