One in four adult Canadians are clinically obese and while many will diet, the vast majority will put the wait back on, say recent studies. Dr. Yoni Freedhoff says that can have dramatic psychological consequences and he’s written a book… »
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Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 10/10/14
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 your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this week: Canada’s environment commissioner Julie Gelfand slammed… »
Arts & Entertainment, Politics, Society
Documentary questions prison spending
The Canadian government is spending millions of dollars building prison cells while the crime rate is falling. It has also cut funding for prisoner rehabilitation, including a program that was a model copied by other jurisdictions. These are issues raised… »
Canadian Colour: How colourizing family photos turned into colourizing Canadian history
For Mark Truelove, his hobby of colourization of black and white photos started with wanting to see family photos in colour. Then when he ran out of family photos, a desire to do the same with Canadian historical photos from… »
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UN report: ocean acidity increasing rapidly due to CO2
A new report from the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting in South Korea says that ocean acidification has risen alarmingly from absorption of CO2 in the atmosphere. This report says acidification is changing and will dramatically change the… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Scientists cannot freely speak to the media: study
Most Canadian government scientists cannot openly speak to the media, according to an analysis of communications policies of various departments. The work was done by Evidence for Democracy, a non-profit group advocating for the transparent use of science and Simon Fraser… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Canada failing to meet greenhouse gas targets
Canada’s environmental watchdog says the government is all but certain to miss the target it set to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. An audit by the Commissioner of the Environment, Julie Gelfand, found the government has no specific plan… »
Internet, Science & Technology
The future is coming: Quantum computing cybersecurity conference
A whole new world is coming, and it’s based on quantum theory. Somewhat difficult to grasp for laymen, one thing that is known is that computers based on quantum theory will be easily able to crack current computer cryptography that… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Refugee Stories in ‘Flight and Freedom’
Flight and Freedom: Stories of Escape to Canada is the book containing a riveting collection of refugee experiences, edited by Ratna Omidvar and Dana Wagner. The duo came up with the idea at the Maytree Foundation, where Omidvar was president… »
Health, International, Society
Study reveals girls face violence, constraints
Many adolescent girls in developing countries expect to be victims of violence and just over half say they never or seldom say what they think, according to a large survey by the aid group, Plan International. While Canadian girls fare… »
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