A large-scale study has found that people who give up drinking alcohol experience improved mental well-being and the effect is stronger in women than in men. The study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal used data from over 10,000… »
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Animal activists want better treatment for horses shipped to Asia
Animal rights activists, already having a very good year in defence of marine animals, are looking to score another victory–this time for horses. Canada ships thousands of horses each year to Japan, where many covet horsemeat as a raw delicacy.… »
Arts & Entertainment, Health, International
Stop showing smoking in popular programs, urges non-profit
A new report says there has been a dramatic increase in the depiction of people smoking on shows aimed at young people. Truth Initiative, a U.S. non-profit dedicated to “making tobacco a thing of the past,” found that 92 per… »
WWII relic: Swedish waters finally give up bomber wreck
It was August 1943 that a crew aboard a Canadian squadron bomber were sent on a dangerous mission over Germany. The large Handley-Page Halifax never made it back. The disabled plane crashed into the sea off the coast of Sweden… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Wrangling rattlesnakes for a living and loving it
It’s summer in Alberta and it’s rattlesnake season. Not that anyone has a whole lot to fear. Rattlers, it turns out, are nowhere near as bad as they’ve been made out to be. And I know what I am talking… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
UNESCO sets deadline for Wood Buffalo National Park fix
The warnings and fears about the future of Canada’s biggest and–many would argue–most beautiful national park have continued for several years now. They began to get noticed when members of the Mikisew Cree First Nation, who for generations have depended… »
Internet, Science & Technology
New laser technology used to colour coins
It was pretty much accidental that Canadian researchers found a way to add colour to coins without using inks, dyes or pigments. A special picosecond laser was being used in a technique to enhance the engraving on the coins. This… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Philippines garbage shipment adds to Canada’s abundant waste problems
Last Saturday morning a freighter sailed into the Port of Vancouver carrying 69 containers of non-recyclable garbage that has been festering in the Philippines for six years Thre shipment made much news: the final resolution of the so-called Canada-Philippines Garbage War,… »
Poor diet, weight gain noted in first year university students
A new study suggests that in the first year of university, males put on an average of 3.8 kg and females, 1.8 kg, and poor diet plays a role. “We saw profound negative changes in the dietary intake and the… »
Cottage cannon: Historic WWI howitzer finds a new home.
It’s certainly not every summer cottage in a serene setting surrounded by trees and nature that has a large artillery piece commanding the view out over the tranquil lake. For many decades a German Krupp 150mm heavy howitzer from WWI,… »
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