People who have just quit smoking and are using nicotine lozenges to dampen cravings can boost the effect with a short bout of exercise, according to a new study. This can help prevent them from relapsing. A group of 30… »
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International, Politics, Society
Canada and the Arctic: less talk, more action.
Fen Hampson is the co-author of several books, and articles on Canadian sovereignty, foreign policy, domestic and international security, trade and other geopolitical issues. His latest book is called Brave New Canada Meeting the Challenge of a Changing World. In… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Universities should cut enrolment by 30 percent while colleges increase: study
Ken Coates, a professor at the School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan and Canada Research Chair, Regional Innovation, is recommending that university enrolment be cut by 30 per cent, to the benefit of colleges and technical schools.… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
First Nations developing financial literacy
AFOA Canada (formerly the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada) is an organization dedicated to training and building a community of professionals. Their latest endeavour is a National Aboriginal Financial Literacy On-line Survey which launched in January 2015. They’re hoping to have 3,000… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Another electronics chain goes under
Hundreds more Canadian workers were instantly unemployed this weekend after Future Shop, a nation-wide chain specializing in electronic equipment and appliances, announced it was closing all of its 131 stores. Sixty-five the the stores will re-open under the Best Buy… »
Measure children’s meds carefully, urge experts
Parents should use precise measuring devices to avoid giving children the wrong amounts of medication, say experts in Canada and the United States. And those devices should use metric measurements as should doctors and pharmacists. Canada phased out the British… »
Health, Indigenous, International
Mental wellness symposium taking place in Canadian Arctic
A circumpolar mental wellness symposium is taking place this week in Canada’s Arctic, tackling an issue that’s at the forefont in many northern communities. The event is being held in Iqaluit, the capital of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut,… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Canadian Energy Strategy: an agreement in July?
A Canadian Energy Strategy is in the works, negotiated by the premiers of the 13 provinces and territories, according to unnamed sources. There is talk of a deal by July, but Professor Nelson Wiseman, Director of the Canadian Studies program in… »
Economy, International, Society
Baseball fans prep for another big weekend in Montreal
This time next week we could know a whole lot more about the future of Major League Baseball in Montreal. Or Not. The Toronto Blue Jays will host the Cincinnati Reds games on this coming Friday and Saturday at Montreal’s… »
Economy, Health, Immigration & Refugees, Society
Toronto Study reveals growing inequality: A Tale of Three Cities
Three distinct cities make up Canada’s largest city; one for high-income earners, one for those in the middle, and one for low-income earners. The bad news is, that the first and third are growing, while the middle-income families are disappearing. These… »
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