A large coalition of health care workers and concerned citizens gathered in a demonstration at the provincial legislature in Toronto last week. Vicki McKenna is a Registered Nurse and the provincial first vice-president of the Ontario Nurses Association. In front… »
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Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Website clicks can compromise privacy
A Canadian woman was shocked to suddenly get hundreds of emails from men who wanted to date her and realized she had inadvertently given a website permission to create a dating profile of her. The profile included her name, photo… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
The Polar Sea : major new Arctic adventure, science, social documentary series
A new documentary film series is part crazy sailing adventure and part environmental film showing the rapid and drastic changes taking place in the Arctic due to warming and changing climate. Kevin McMahon is the creative director of “The Polar… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Immigration & Refugees, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 11/21/14
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 the top headlines from Eye on the Arctic this week: – A Swedish military expert discusses Russia’s ‘psychological… »
Reduce solitary confinement, urges medical journal
Placing prisoners in drab, solitary cells for 23 hours a day can have “substantial health effects, including suicide and should be severely limited,” urges an editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It calls the practice “cruel and unusual punishment.”… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Ontario students top internationally in computer literacy
Ontario students scored among the highest in computer literacy, in an international test. Last year, they were part of the 60,000 grade 8 students, young people of 13 or 14 years of age, in 20 countries that took part in… »
Youth eschew privacy, seek fame online
There is “an overwhelming tsunami of youth taking selfies” driven by a thirst for fame, acceptance and self-esteem, according to a year-long research project. Many young people are ignoring warnings about preserving online privacy and some post revealing pictures of… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
The world as seen from space; like never before
He is known as an astronaut and for five months was the commander of the crew aboard the International Space Station. Canadian Chris Hadfield has just published a book of amazing photos taken from space. It’s called “You Are Here:Around… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Report finds a sharp increase in youth self-harm
Over the past five years, there has been an 85 per cent increase in the number of Canadian children who are admitted to hospital because they have intentionally harmed themselves, according to a new report. The information gathered by the… »
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In conversation with jazz musician and composer Alex Goodman
Jazz musician-composer Alex Goodman is a busy man these days. After becoming the first Canadian to ever win first place at the Socar International Jazz Guitar Compeition at the 2014 Montreux Jazz Festival, he’s been touring Europe, returned to Canada… »
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