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oceans

Gender war and wit in France, battling drug gangs in Mexico and sharp new images from under the sea

A few film notes to start … The VanCity Theatre is about to kick off its annual series of films for Black History month. It seems less necessary these days with Green Book, Beale Street, Black...

Reviews of Spielberg’s new one, Daniel-Day Lewis’ last and the new Paddington

Also menace on a commuter train, our sick oceans, a Spanish shriek about the world today and Canada’s best

Climate change bringing bacteria infections to Baltic

Warming sea surface temperatures in low-salinity oceans like the Baltic Sea is increasing cases of Vibrio bacteria infections.

Read the Science - The forests of planet ocean

Since I’ve moved to Canada, I’ve learnt a lot about salmon and it’s a pretty tough gig from what I can tell. Everyone wants to eat you along the way (including humans like me – yum!) and evolution...

Milla Jovovich back in Resident Evil: Retribution, Finding Nemo in glorious 3D

Finding Nemo is a perfect family film, for kids and adults.

At Canadian Chef's Congress, an industry-wide discussion on preserving ocean life

Nicknamed "Foodstock", the 2010 Chef's Congress on Vancouver Island set out to educate chefs on the environmental impact of their products.

Ministry tries to conceal sea lice records. Again.

Government actions 'outrageous,' waste of valuable resources, press release from Ecojustice and T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation said today.

Earth Day Lingers and Jennifer Lopez, an Oscar-winning Mystery from Argentina and a Sad Local Computer Tale Arrive

Do you love this planet? A Disney film and a festival let you keep on marking Earth Day a while longer, although there are alternatives. (Read more)

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo will please mystery fans; for comic book fans there's major buzz about Kick-Ass

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo just may be the best film of the season. Readers and movie fans will both approve. (Read more)