When it comes to Canada-China relations, it is time to look North

 by Jessica Shadian, Erica Wallis    Ottawa Life Magazine has been publishing a Canada-China Series since 2013. The series focuses on bi-lateral interests, business affairs, people-to-people relations, Chinese culture and the Chinese diaspora in Canada. Since 2018 there has been tension in the Canada Chinese political relationship. Ottawa Life Magazine has

On the Road with Stan and Garnet Rogers Via Epic Travelogue

 Photos from GarnetRogers.com and StanRogers.net. Listen to our full interview with Garnet Rogers above. We lost sight of you as your legend’s grown But this road and I, we remember -Garnet Rogers I first heard the music of Stan Rogers while living inside a rickety old trailer in the middle of

What’s Happening North of 60

 Canada is a country born from colonization. This process, and the residential schools that followed, have had monstrous effects on First Nations peoples, effects that we are only beginning to acknowledge through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. But the colonization of the North, for the First Nations, Métis and Inuit

New Research Contributes to Uncovering Franklin Expedition Mystery

 For nearly 170 years the mystery behind the Franklin Expedition’s ill-fated crew has gripped three nations—Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States—launching the biggest search and rescue missions in history. In fact, Parks Canada continues to conduct an annual summer search of the missing ships. New research conducted by

Cold Comfort in Arctic Sovereignty

 Arctic historian Dr. P Whitney Lackenbauer believes the issue of Canada’s Arctic sovereignty is a complicated affair. He is not alone. World leaders have had a close eye on the area and debate on the issue has heated up. Dr. Lackenbauer argues popular misconceptions over Canada’s Arctic sovereignty abound. It

Climate Change and Arctic Sovereignty

 ABOVE: Melting Arctic Sea ice. Many of Canada’s most enduring myths originate in the Arctic. We still tend to think of the Arctic region as a vast unchanging space, as though frozen in time. The region is unrelentingly cold and the landscape consists of snow and ice, with very little