Bats are under threat in North America but new research suggests a way to help them survive. Bats are important because they eat huge quantities of mosquitos and other insects, sometime acting as a natural pesticide on farmland. Bat numbers… »
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Leaders debate in federal election campaign 2015
The leader’s debate that aired on Canadian television Thursday night was the subject of much debate Friday. While many Canadians did not tune in, as it was a lovely summer evening in several regions of the country, those that did… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Flora MacDonald remembered
Flora MacDonald, the pioneer politician, who said she was not a feminist, is being remembered and honoured at her funeral today in Ottawa, Canada’s capital. The funeral had to be moved to a larger church to accommodate all the politicians… »
Health, International, Society
Doctors/business group urges hepatitis C testing
An estimated 250-thousand Canadians have hepatitis C and many of them don’t know it. Those who are infected may suffer no symptoms for years until complications set in, affecting the functioning of the liver. Scarring may be so severe the… »
Cheerleading injuries increasing: study
Cheerleading is becoming more popular in Canada and at the same time the number of injuries has doubled in the last 20 years, according to a recent study. ‘Throwing a person in the air’ “It’s a sport where… you usually… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Canadian women fare best in Victoria, British Columbia
Canadian women have the best of everything, on the west-coast, in Victoria, British Columbia. This is in comparison to 24 other cities across the country, This was one of the findings by Kate McInturf, senior researcher at the Canadian Centre for… »
Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Oka Crisis from the inside
The Oka crisis exploded in a hail of gun-fire on July 11th 1990. This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of the conflict. Corporal Marcel Lemay, a member of the Provincial Police Force, was shot and died, that day, but where the… »
Major decline in seabirds: ocean ecosystem in trouble
It seems shocking, but a study of seabird populations shows that since the 1950’s there has been a 70 percent decline in seabird populations. Michelle Paleczny is currently a biologist working with Parks Canada, but researched the decline in seabirds… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Calgary Stampede 2015
The Calgary Stampede kicked off early this morning with one parade after another. According to Jennifer Booth, Pubic Relations Manager for the 10-day event, people are out bright and early to catch what could be described as the warm-up parade,… »
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Studying society’s morals of the past; Jessica Steinberg
We often think of the Victorian era as one being very moralistic and prudish, but that attitude was around long beforehand. Jessica Steinberg (PhD, ASECS fellow) at the McMaster University library ancient books collection in Hamilton Ontario © JD Howell- McMaster… »
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