A new study says when it comes to “casual” sex encounters, women’s motivations are much like men. Co-author of the study is Heather Armstrong PhD. She is a research associate and part-time professor at the University of Ottawa in the… »
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Indigenous youth participate in mock trials, get inside look at Canada’s legal system
Young Indigenous children between the ages of 11 and 14 are getting a close up look at Canada’s legal system by participating in mock trials in a justice-education project called “Dare to Dream” coordinated by the non-profit organization Canadian Lawyers Abroad… »
Rights groups suing Canadian government over solitary confinement in prisons
“It’s not just drastic, it’s inhumane,” says lawyer Joseph Arvay about solitary confinement in Canadian prisons. Arvay is representing the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and the John Howard Society of Canada in a lawsuit against the Attorney General of… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Threat to Earth’s basic systems
They are called “planetary boundaries” the range within which several systems operate which make the Earth able to support billions of humans. A new report looks at the state of these planetary boundaries, and says we have now pushed four… »
Arts & Entertainment, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Aime comme Montreal
Aime comme Montreal is the name of an interesting project getting underway in the largest city, in the mainly French-speaking province of Quebec. Love like Montreal? It could be translated as ‘Love like Montreal’, and its aim is to feature at… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Russia, Finland, oil – 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. Finland-Russia relations and the effect of dropping… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Torill Kove, third-time Academy Award nominee and former winner
Torill Kove is nominated for “Me and My Moulton” in the Animated Short category, in this year’s Academy Awards. And this is the third-time she’s living the experience. The Norwegian-Canadian has already accepted the golden Oscar in 2007 for her short… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
New discovery- Ancient scorpions
One of the advantages to living in Canada is the distinct lack of poisonous creatures: no poisonous fish, poisonous rattle snakes are very few, and very limited in their range, there may be poisonous brown recluse spiders in some areas… »
Seniors’ group appeals to governments to prevent another nursing home fire tragedy
A national seniors’ group has made an urgent appeal to provincial and federal ministers for legislation for fire sprinklers and safety plans for seniors nursing homes in Canada. The letter signed by Susan Eng, the Vice President Advocacy of CARP,… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Smokers’ biology may predict best way to quit
How quickly a smoker’s body breaks down may determine which method of quitting is more successful, according to a new study published in the Lancet. Many Canadians decide to quit smoking on New Years’ Day and studies suggest up to… »
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