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Canada. Family Most Important Resource During Times of Major Changes
Despite changing family structures, the geographic dispersion of families and increased dependence on the Internet as a source of information, Canadians identified the family as the most helpful resource in an individual's social network during times of major change. (Full Story)
How Multiculturalism has changed the City of Rotterdam
By Giulio Meotti, Journalist, Il Foglio
In Feyenoord, veiled women can be seen everywhere, darting like a flash through the streets of the neighborhood. They avoid any sort of contact, even eye contact, especially with men. Feyenoord is the size of a city, and there are seventy nationalities coexisting there. (Full Story)
Canada. Eating Out a Potential Contributor to Obesity
Eating out has gained attention as a potential contributor to the rising prevalence of obesity. Research has shown that people who often eat out tend to consume more calories than do those who usually eat meals prepared at home. The greater frequency of eating out among men with a higher income may be associated with their relatively high odds of being overweight. (Full Story)
Canada. Inuit Health Conditions a Cause for Concern
Inuit adults were less likely to report excellent or very good health than were their counterparts in the total Canadian population, according to a survey by Statistics Canada released on December 3, 2008. Only 50% of Inuit adults stated that their health was excellent or very good in 2006. (Full Story)
Growing a Thinner Skin
By Tara Bognar
Hannah struggles with her fertility; she wants a child and hasn't been able to bear one. It's painful for her to be around other people's babies, and we all know it because she doesn't shy back from expressing it. (Full Story)
Video Games – Virtual Worlds Not So Far From Our Own
By Miriam Rabkin, Contributor to Tolerance.ca®
During my winter holidays this past December, I visited friends who had just received the Nintendo Wii for Christmas. At first I made fun of them – grown adults playing games after all! But after a few days of watching them play, I was intrigued and had to try this out to see what the big deal was about. To my surprise, I actually enjoyed myself. That winter morning, as I simulated playing tennis and boxing, I realized that I was quite good at it. Moreover, it was great exercise, and even an interactive activity, since I was playing against my friend. This was quite a revelation for me - as an adult female who just doesn’t “do” video games. (Full Story)
Holland : Film by Dutch politician causes snowball of fear
By Tijdo van der Zee, freelance journalist
On a rainy December day in 2007 the editors of the local newspaper Amsterdams Stadsblad received a reader’s letter. It caused a big quarrel. Should it be published in the reader’s section? (Full Story)
Profile In Courage
By Derek Cassoff, B.A., Concordia University, journalism
Fadi Fadel, left, with a new Iraqi army officer in Najaf, Iraq.
In April 2004, Concordia alumnus and humanitarian aid worker Fadi Fadel was kidnapped in Iraq and, after 10 harrowing days, released. While the ordeal brought him his 15 minutes of fame, the story of his true heroism began years ago and continues still. (Full Story)
On Guard For Us ? The state of Canada's military
By Sylvain Comeau
Photo: Air Force, National Defence.
Recent reports say Canada is near the bottom of NATO countries in military spending, equipment is outdated and capabilities limited. To find out how well armed our forces really are, we turned to historian and military expert McGill Professor Desmond Morton. Professor Morton has written several dozen books on Canada's military and social history, its labour and industrial relations, and its politics. A graduate of Royal Military College who served in the Canadian Army for ten years, he was founding director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada. (Full Story)
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