Canadian News from Abroad

A few recent mentions of Canada in the foreign press:

Western Canada - Centre of Organised Crime? You read it here first

Why there is an accent on policing in Calgary

Still pretty cold - climate change in the North

Personally, I am not sure that the stereotype of Canada as practically crime free holds true - I think that violent crime levels here in Edmonton are actually quite high. Maybe it's just that a more optimistic outlook on life in general means that Canadians are less worried by the crime in their communities and consider crime levels in a better perspective. I also think the reporting of crime by the local press is quite low key and this may be a factor. A recent stabbing outside the city centre library made it to page 5 of the Edmonton Journal - the front page was taken up by a residential planning dispute and the Oilers on their way home after missing out on the playoffs...