Young people voted in record numbers in Canada’s 2015 federal election helping the Liberal Party win over the incumbent Conservative Party. But the Liberals may not get the same level of support from young people in the coming October 2019… »
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Canadians biggest concerns: personal finances, cost of living
A new online poll of some 4,500 Canadians lists financial issues as their main concern as we head towards an October general election. The wide-ranging poll commissioned by Canada’s public broadcaster CBC shows a disconnect between what financial statistics show,… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
A beach house that’s way more than just a house by the beach
It doesn’t take a genius to know that plastic is a commodity that has–to understate–seen better days. Everybody’s trying to do something about its ill-effects, or at least say they are. It appears a pair of Nova Scotia residents may… »
Taking music class predicts better academic performance: study
Students who took instrumental music classes performed better in high school science, math and English than those who didn’t, according to a study of over 100,000 students in western Canada. This was true even after researchers controlled for such things… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canada’s long summer school break and literacy concerns for children
In Canada, school children have long breaks of a little over two months. During this time, some studies have shown that a percentage of children tend to lose some of the literacy and math skills acquired during the previous school… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Controversy swirls after a cartoonist is fired
In case you might have missed it–and that in itself would be pretty hard to do–a Canadian editorial cartoonist has been let go by an East Coast newspaper chain, causing heated reactions–pro and con–across North America. News cycles are notoriously… »
Raptors’ victory makes for a whole new ballgame for Canadian sports fans
When the Toronto Raptors won the NBA championship last month, it set off a celebration the likes of which the country may have never seen before. Oh, Canada has had its share of celebrations with the largest of parades always… »
Canadians at Wimbledon: a primer on what to watch for
One of the great pleasures of summer–likely no matter where you might be in the world–is drifting indoors to watch a bit of the premier tennis tournament anywhere. Wimbledon begins on Monday. That means superior athletes dressed in bright white… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Montreal study provides hope for fibromyalgia sufferers
Fibromyalgia is a pernicious condition–marked by chronic and wide-spread pain and perpetual exhaustion that the bearer–at least up to this point in time–knows will not be going away. Maybe ever. No cure has been found. To compound matters, a person… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Society
UN expert warns of a coming ‘climate apartheid’
A United Nations expert says the world is risking a “climate apartheid” scenario where the rich can pay to escape heat, hunger and conflict while the poor are left to suffer. Climate change threatens democracy and human rights, says UN… »
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