People who are concerned their electronics are eavesdropping on them should complain to the companies that make them, say privacy experts. As voice recognition technology becomes cheaper, more and more electronic devices incorporate them and microphones that are sensitive enough… »
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New research into stuttering finds brain difference
Led by researchers in Edmonton Alberta, technology has shown for the first time that there are developmental differences between the brains of people who stutter and those of non-stuttering people. Deryk Beal is Executive Director at the Institute for Stuttering Treatment… »
Activists seek to stop terrorist propaganda online
Canadian human rights activists want tech companies, governments and NGOs to coordinate efforts to stop terrorist propaganda distributed through social media. Several videos made and recently distributed by the extremist group ISIS have depicted horrific murders of hostages. They have… »
Teachers ‘devastated’ by plans to close Toronto schools, impact on students
School closures in Canada’s largest city of Toronto will have a huge effect on poorer neighbourhoods and the community activities in those schools, according to the Elementary Teachers of Toronto (ETT) which represents 11,000 teachers in theToronto District School Board… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Choose a card: How magicians tricks influence our decisions
How do they do it? When the magician says, pick a card, they are using subtle psychological cues to influence you to pick a card they have already chosen. In other words they’ve decided, and get you to choose their… »
Long-time conservative, government MP Eve Adams, joins opposition Liberals
A Conservative government MP and parliamentary secretary, Eve Adams, accompanied by the leader of the opposition Liberal Party, Justin Trudeau, announced she has left the Conservatives, and will be running for the Liberals in this year’s federal election. At a… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Tiny preemies may have psychiatric problems
Premature babies who weigh less than 1,000 grams at birth are less likely to abuse alcohol or drugs later, but they may have a higher risk of other psychiatric problems like depression, anxiety or ADHD, according to a new study… »
Analysis: Supreme Court on doctor assisted suicide
The Supreme Court ruling last week allowing for doctor-assisted suicides was a major change in Canadian policy. Although the current federal government had argued to maintain the legal status quo under the Canadian Criminal code making such acts illegal, the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Society
Environment, oil and Russia’s military: 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 on Eye on the Arctic this week: – Could Greenpeace’s Save the Arctic campaign… »
Economy, International, Society
Report: Secrecy and lax enforcement by Canada when dealing with military exports
On paper Canada has some of the strongest export controls in the world, but they are not being respected says Cesar Jaramillo, Program Officer with the anti-war advocacy group Project Ploughshares. In a briefing paper released this month, he points… »
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