In years past, beef cattle, hogs and other livestock moved back and forth across the Canada-US border in a vastly important trade relationship. Several years ago, the US instituted a programme called Country Of Origin Labelling (COOL) insisting that American… »
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Design Exchange features 3D printing exhibit
The Design Exchange‘s ‘3DXL: A Large-Scale 3D Printing Exhibition’ in down town Toronto is one way to introduce people to this cutting edge technology. 3D printing is radically changing many aspects of life as we know it; objects from prosthetics… »
Quirky bow tie guys aim to expand their business
Two young Canadians were playing tennis one day and decided that by the end of the match they would decide on what kind of business they should start. Mackenzie King had been to a wedding and was the only man… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Biophilic design gaining ground in Canada
Biophilic elements are growing in popularity as architects and designers incorporate more green design into the structures they’re building. The inclusion of nature in architecture Architect Ron Schwenger and his company, Architek Green Building Solutions, have been very busy building green… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Digital media changing our brains, attention spans
The average human attention span has gone from 12 seconds in 2000, to only eight seconds in 2013, according to research from Microsoft Corp. It notes, that is one second shorter than a goldfish’s attention span. And much of the… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
New Canadian research could lead to the end of allergies
Some people suffer through spring and all its pollen with clogged noses, and runny and itchy eyes. Others can’t be near cats, others can have potentially deadly reactions to peanuts or seafood. It seems between 20-30 percent of the Canadian… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Deep Ground Repository for nuclear waste has local support and regional opposition
The Deep Ground Repository (DGR) proposed for Kincardine in Southwestern Ontario, will be the topic of many conversations over this annual Victoria Day holiday weekend. As the unofficial beginning of summer, in much of southern Canada, this is the time… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Climate change may affect lobster larvae
Climate change is altering the chemistry of oceans and making them warmer, and that may alter the breathing of lobster larvae, says Jesica Waller, a graduate student at the University of Maine. Waller will come to Canada’s eastern province of… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Concordia’s Centre for the Evaluation of Immigration Policies, a first
Immigrating to Canada has evolved profoundly over the last 20 years. And in the last 10 years, almost all the provinces and regions have realized the importance of immigration to their future, both economically and socially. Several initiatives have been… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Tanks, drilling & polar drones: Arctic week in Review
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic, this week: – Russia unveils a new tank said… »
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