King s announces details of review into sexual assault allegation against ex-prof cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Canadian experts call to strengthen ties with Cuba
Canadian experts call to strengthen ties with Cuba
Ottawa, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) Canada must get back on the right track and strengthen ties with Cuba, experts stated on Friday. An opinion article published in The Globe and Mail newspaper by John Kirk, a professor of Latin American studies at Dalhousie University, and Stephen Kimber, a professor of journalism at the University of King s College, advocates that Canadian authorities are keen on returning to a sound bilateral relationship.
It s time for Canada to strengthen our ties with Cuba, both academics emphasized, and asked not to follow in lockstep with the United States, as happened when the Canadian Embassy in Havana was closed in 2018 after alleged sonic attacks on the diplomatic staff.
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Donald said Genome Atlantic is looking to select and replicate various ideal tree genes, but not tweak them to create something new, which would be genetic modification.
The process begins with measuring different trees and seeds in various locations, Donald said, and then looking at their genomes for favourable properties they want to select out for an improved next generation.
That way, models can be built to help predict how a new tree will perform, Donald said.
The group is looking for all sorts of target traits, such as faster growth, more resiliency to pests, or the temperature extremes that are expected in a changing climate.
A new film, released today by McIntrye Media and
Canadian Geographic, puts the east coast cod fishery collapse back in the spotlight, nearly three decades later. Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, the animated short film called
Last Fish, First Boat recounts the 1992 cod moratorium, from the perspective of fifth-generation fisherman, Eugene Maloney.
Film synopsis
When the cod fishery collapsed, fisherman Eugene Maloney’s livelihood is yanked out from underneath him. All his pride, all his life, everything he’s ever known is suddenly gone. Gene doesn’t recall spending days and weeks on land, certainly not in summertime. But here he is with fishing gear that’s no longer of any use. In the spring of 1992, when the Canadian government shuttered the cod fishery, Gene had fished his last cod, marking an abrupt end to a five-generations-old way-of-life for the Maloney family. But every bit the enterprising Newfoundlander, Gene turns the end of the fishery into a new