Fur Snow Repeat

Even in the after glow of the Pats Superbowl Win (YAYZIES!!!!), the snowstorm that is currently dumping mega inches of white stuff is affecting fashion thoughts. Trending in the mind of blastmagazine.com's...
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Tamil refugees detained on boat in Indonesia

The food is unhygienic, the water is dirty, and there’s one toilet for more than 250 people. One man has died because of the unsanitary conditions in which he, his family, and his friends were forced to live.
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Romney attacked on Air Canada flight

Former governor Mitt Romney was attacked by a passenger on an Air Canada flight Monday morning. The former 2008 Republican presidential hopeful had been in Vancouver since Friday for the Winter Olympics, was...
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Your World in Focus 11: Organized relief can save lives in Haiti

Haiti. Just mentioning the country's name makes people stop and listen, and hope what they hear is, for a change, good news. But there isn't much in Haiti. People are dying preventable deaths, children are dying from broken bones. There is a lack of food, water and shelter for the Haitians.
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Countries place cap on global temperature rise at Copenhagen

The developed world went through its industrial revolution with little regard for the environment, as it was not seen as a factor in those days. Now, as countries like India and China revolutionize, developed countries like Canada are demanding that they take action first?
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Your World in Focus 3: Food Banks

https://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/Terra 3 Food Banks.mp3TORONTO -- Here is the third edition of the Terra Podcast, where Blast's world news reporter Sachin Seth visits a food bank and learns...
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AlJazeera English on its way to Canada

AJE’s reporting of not only Middle Eastern issues but also those issues that affect the forgotten areas of Latin America, Africa and Asia are without a doubt superior to those few pieces produced and released by CNN and the BBC.
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Canada is Obama country

Obama's coming up to Ottawa tomorrow and Canadians are in a frenzy. Thousands of people are making their way to the nation's capital, with the knowledge that catching even a fleeting glance of the 44th president will be nearly impossible.
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Surf’s Up for The Stills

When "Oceans" is released on August 19th, there's a good chance The Stills' summertime good fortune will continue. It’s their strongest record to date, coming on the heels of 2003's "Logic Will Break Your Heart" and 2006's "Without Feathers."