Photo: Stjórnarrað Ísland

Stjórnarrað Íslands – Iceland health authorities and deCode Genetics have undertaken comprehensive screening for the virus that causes COVID-19 among the Icelandic population. The testing by deCode Genetics started on Friday, March 13,  . . .

Author: A joint letter by Hanne Fugl Eskjær, Ambassador of Denmark; Roy Eriksson, Ambassador of Finland; Pétur Ásgeirsson, Ambassador of Iceland; Anne Kari H. Ovind, Ambassador of Norway; Urban Ahlin, Ambassador of Sweden Photo: Embassy of Iceland

As Nordic ambassadors in Canada, we are often asked why our countries score so highly in studies like the World Happiness Report and the Human Development Index. This year, in celebrating International . . .

Author: W.D. Valgardson, Victoria, BC Photo: W.D. Valgardson

Comfort – to help someone by making them feel better, to provide them with support in a difficult time. We’ve all been there. Many times. 

I remember when my wife and I were first married.  . . .