First time observation changes understanding of stars Scientists have witnessed for the first time a phenomenon in deep space, long suspected but never witnessed, and in doing so have discovered something surprising. Two scientists from Canada’s University of British Columbia… »
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Supreme Court ruling a ‘serious setback’ for fair aboriginal representation on juries
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in the case of an Ontario Aboriginal man, who was pleading his conviction in a case of manslaughter, on the basis of the lack of representation of aboriginal people, on the jury that convicted… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Shark,ray study shows overfishing is depleting stocks
Reported catching of sharks , rays and related species have declined by as much as 20 percent since peak shark landings in 2003. Researchers at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, wanted to examine the hypothesis that the reduction was… »
Likely doubles or nothing for Canadians at French Open,
The second Grand Slam event of the tennis season began Sunday. The 114th French Open, AKA Roland Garros, after a famous French aviator who loved tennis, will run for another two weeks. Sadly for Canadian tennis fans, the chances of… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Great Gardening weekend at Montreal’s Botanical Garden
The Great Gardening Weekend at Montreal’s Botanical Garden is really a festival of gardening and gardeners! Sylvie Perron, the Chief Horticulturist at the Botanical Garden says this is the largest event of its kind in the province of Quebec. It’s… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Indigenous
Feature Interview: Arctic hamlet drives cultural centre campaign
Kinngait Studios is legendary in Canadian art circles. It’s housed in the small, ramshackle couple of buildings that stand across from each other in the Arctic Canadian community of Cape Dorset. A place where renowned artists and printmakers like Kenojuak Ashevak and Pudlo… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Seafood identified through online system
Consumers can find out where their seafood came from and who caught it through a seafood traceability system developed in Canada called This Fish. In 2009, a group of fishermen from Vancouver Island off Canada’s western shore decided they needed… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Bionic lens could revolutionize vision-care
Ocumetics Technology Corporation could become, if not a household name, a lot more familiar to people in Canada, and around the world, particularly those with vision problems. CEO Dr. Garth Webb, a British Columbia optometrist, has spent a lot of… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Opiates from sugar; new Canadian research leads the way.
Synthetic opium advance-new medicines but also new regulations Opium poppies are both a scourge and a blessing. Drugs like morphine and codeine, important therapeutic medicines are derived from them, but also illegal narcotics such as heroin. Now, under carefully controlled… »
Use of antipsychotic meds in seniors’ homes varies
A new study will fuel Canada’s vigorous debate about the prescription of antipsychotic drugs for seniors in long-term care facilities. Of 600 residences in the province of Ontario, some gave no antipsychotic drugs and others administered them to 67 per… »
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