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Health Advisory Issued For Deer, Elk, Moose, Due To Wasting Disease
American Continent, (TFC)— Researchers are now urging extreme caution for those considering eating venison, elk, or moose. A degenerative disease once confined to the animals now may be capable of jumping to humans. The news adds another layer of environmental…
Creepy Canadian App Gives Citizens Points for Making Government-Approved Choices
(FEE) – Ontario announced earlier this month that it will become the fourth Canadian government to fund a behavioral modification application that rewards users for making “good choices” in regards to health, finance, and the environment. The Carrot Rewards smartphone app, which will…
The Power of Canada’s Apology to Omar Khadr
(HRW) – Today the government of Canada issued a formal apology and provided compensation to Omar Khadr for Canada’s complicity in his abusive interrogation at Guantanamo Bay, where he was detained at the age of 15. For many Canadian Muslims, this represents not only necessary…
Canada: Police Fail Indigenous Women in Saskatchewan
(HRW) – Indigenous women’s accounts of police abuse in Saskatchewan raise serious concerns about their safety in the province, Human Rights Watch said today in a submission to the Government of Canada. The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous…
Growing Season
Canada (CK) – Crop failure in one part of the world can mean a bonanza to growers elsewhere Cllimate change – and the Canadian government’s increasing efforts to mitigate it – is frequently perceived as a threat to the country’s economic…
New Honorary Canadian Citizen Malala Yousafzai’s Speech To The Parliament Of Canada
Canada (CP) – Nobel Prize laureate and Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai is finally an honorary Canadian citizen. This week, she joined five prominent foreign nationals who have received the honor: Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg (1985), Nelson Mandela (2001), the 14th Dalai…
We All Fall In Line
(TFC) – The Canadian government says two things. One: “We must urge the international community to investigate to find out if Assad is responsible”. Two: “Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must be punished for using chemical weapons against civilians”. This form of…
World Happiness Day report says Americans are not very happy
World (PC) – But much of Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand are. The first World Happiness Report was published in April, 2012, in support of the UN High Level Meeting on happiness and well-being. Since then the world has come a long way.…
Refugees Make Up Bulk of Crossings from US to Canada: UNHCR
Canada (Tasnim) – Most of the hundreds of people streaming over the US border into Canada in recent weeks are asylum-seekers, coming from Syria, Yemen, Turkey or Sudan, according to the United Nations’ refugee point man in the country. In an…
GAG demands Vancouver Women’s Library ban books
Charles Rae covers the neoliberal left’s continued attempts to control dialog and silence dissenters. Raleigh, NC. (TFC) This has got to be the first time a library has been accused of violence. In an interesting display of the blooming neoliberal…
UN General Assembly recognises ongoing concerns over health risks from depleted uranium
151 countries at the UN General Assembly have sent a clear message that the concerns of affected states and communities over the health risks from depleted uranium must be properly addressed.
The UN General Assembly has backed a new resolution on DU weapons by 151 votes to 4. The resolution, which highlights the ongoing concerns of affected states and communities, health experts and civil society over the potential health risks from DU exposure, is the sixth to be adopted since 2007. The text also recognises that countries affected by the use of DU weapons face considerable technical and financial barriers in dealing with DU contamination to internationally recognised radiation protection standards.