“Earlier this year, in April, the Mexican press reported that half of the community fled their homes because the violence had become so great for them,” said Jennifer Moore, Latin America Program Coordinator for MiningWatch Canada. “That in addition to the tremendous environmental health and other impacts that they have suffered as a result of the mine’s operations in that area.”

"With the last price collapse it was sort of almost expected that the OPEC members would react in a similar manner but they didn't" said Dinara Millington, vice-president of research at the Canadian Energy Research Institute. "They were protecting the production levels coming from their member countries more so than the level of prices."

Felilcia Murtheardy of the CMHC describes the findings and the methodology of the first study of foreign ownership in Canada's condo market.

“We are an export oriented economy,” said Avery Shenfeld, Chief Economist, CIBC Capital Markets. “When the world isn’t a happy place, that spills over into Canada. And it’s now moving beyond resources, we’re seeing some job weakness in things like retailing.”

Eye on the Arctic speaks with researcher Sébastien Duyck about COP21 and what's at stake for the Arctic.

Paul Nguyen is being honoured for his volunteer service in an area of Toronto, known as Jane and Finch, that is the starting point for many new immigrants and refugees in Canada.

“The bear attacked them in order to get them out of the area. It was just trying to tell these guys ‘you are in my area, go away.’ It wasn’t necessarily trying to kill them or injure them in any way, just trying to get its message to them.”

“The problem is nobody can agree on how to change it [the Senate] into an elected format,” Hicks said. “That would require amending the constitution of Canada and it’s a very hard thing to do in a federation.”

Stephanie Rullo says more research and messaging is needed to fight HIV/AIDS in Canada.

Dr. Meb Rashid is among medical professional mobilizing to receive Syrian refugees.