In Canada’s federal election, 63 per cent of voters chose parties with strong platforms on mitigating climate change. The Liberal Party will form the government but, since it does not have a majority of seats, it will have to seek… »
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Study says relax your brain and live longer
It seems counterintuitive, calm your brain activity, and you live longer. That’s seemingly the results of a new American research study led by researchers at the Harvard Medical School in Boston. Others say this research should not replace the “use… »
Depression link to inflammation explained in book
A new book suggests that depression should be considered an inflammatory illness. That is to say, depression can provoke high levels of stress hormone which cause certain brain cells to stop working properly and to produce proteins that cause inflammation.… »
Canada’s federal election leaves the country divided
The results are in and the Liberal party under Justin Trudeau has been re-elected, albeit leading a minority government this time. The results also show a country very divided with a the nationalist Bloc Quebecois party resurrected in the mostly… »
Justin Trudeau’s Liberals win, but with a minority
The Canadian electorate has returned Justin Trudeau to power but he will need the support of another party or parties for his government to survive. To hold a majority in Canada’s House of Commons, a party needs 170 seats, but… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Seeking answers to a complicated worldwide parasite
Unique Canadian research effort It’s a microscopic parasite you probably haven’t heard of even though it’s very common. Toxoplasma gondii. (T.gondii), which causes toxoplasmosis, infects one-third of the world’s population. Over 90 percent of women of childbearing age are at… »
Shooting reignites controversy over short-term rentals
Two men were shot early on Oct. 20, 2019 at an Ottawa home that neighbours told CBC was an Airbnb rental. This was not confirmed by the company. But several neighbours told CBC reporters that the home was what they… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
When a common medical research tool is not entirely accurate
Medical research into the complex and detailed field of cell function, genetics, and related diseases use antibodies to detect where proteins are in the cell and their number. Proteins are biomolecules that translate information from an organism’s genes into the… »
Shapovalov and Pospisil score big weekend tennis victories
In the Great Professional Tennis Scheme of Things, an ATP 250 in Stockholm and an ATP Challenger in Las Vegas are not the kind of tournaments that garner a lot of headlines. But don’t kid yourself. Unless you’re a top-ten… »
Exercise can help with cancer and help prevent it, says panel
An international panel of experts in cancer and rehabilitation has devised new guidelines to help people prevent cancer or recover from it and improve their survival. “In terms of cancer treatment, we know that being active, in theory, has been… »
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