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Arts & Entertainment, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Award-winning teen novel depicts OCD, goes global
As an author, Teresa Toten has received many messages from young people, some of them telling wrenching stories about their struggles to cope with obsessive compulsive disorder. This along with her personal acquaintance with children growing up with OCD compelled… »
Economy, International, Society
Stock market declines effect on Canada
After four days of decline, Toronto’s stock market picked up on Thursday morning, as did the Canadian dollar, but that may not be the end of the downward trend. There are two main reasons for the declines, according to Alison… »
Health, Highlights, International, Internet, Science & Technology
New discovery in degenerative eye disease
According to the Foundation Fighting Blindness Canada, millions of people in North America live with varying degrees of irreversible vision loss because they have an untreatable, degenerative eye disorder that affects the retina. Part of the problem in combatting degenerative… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Hot fish on the move
Hot fish moving away from tropics A new study reinforces what fishermen are already seeing, which is that due to global warming they are catching different species of fish in their catch, fish normally seen in more tropical areas. This… »
Photo leak confirms nothing on the net is private
Up to 200,000 photos and videos from Snapchat users are allegedly circulating online even though they were supposed to disappear seconds after they were viewed. “As best we understand it, Snapchat is not at fault itself,” says Tom Keenan, author… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Seniors moving to suburbs, study suggests
Canadians over the age of 65 are increasingly moving to the suburbs and that could affect their access to services, says Prof. Zachary Patterson, of the department of geography, planning and environment at Concordia University. He and other researchers studied… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Traces of human hormone disrupt aquatic ecosystems
A new study has found that the traces of synthetic estrogen from use of birth control pills, can have a dramatic effect on ecosystems The study, was published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B on Monday. Lead author… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Nuclear plants in Canada to provide iodine pills to nearby residents
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced new regulations Friday obliging nuclear power plants in Canada to pre-distribute potassium iodide pills to residents and business owners, living and working nearby. The nuclear plants must also stockpile enough of the pills for… »
International, Society, Sports
Time to end fighting in hockey
Two hockey players face off, gloves are dropped and they start fighting, sometimes resulting in serious injury. This has long been common in the National Hockey League, the premier league in North America. It seems however, that the NHL, or… »
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