The world is running out of antibiotics that can fight dangerous bacteria, but Canadian scientists have discovered a substance in soil that may lead to solutions. The problem is that bacteria evolve rapidly and find ways to become resistant to… »
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95-year old track and field phenom Olga Kotelko passes away
Just this past March, West Vancouver’s Olga Kotelko set eight world records at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. This, at 95 years young. The star athlete was still nimble and in remarkable physical shape, but Kotelko suffered a… »
Helping workers balance jobs and elder care
Middle-aged workers who also care for elderly relatives sometimes find the demands to be too much and choose to retire instead. So the government has struck a panel of industry leaders and experts in caregiving to try to find ways… »
Arts & Entertainment, Health, International, Society
Tennis Canada benefits from Genie and Milos
Eugenie Bouchard and Milos Raonic are putting Canada in the spotlight. “Genie” as she’s known, from Westmount, Quebec, and Milos, from Thornhill, Ontario, both held their own on the grass courts of Wimbledon yesterday. And while all eyes may be… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Former leaders sound the alarm on world’s oceans
The health of the world’s ocean is in a dangerous decline and we have five years to do something about it, says an independent commission made up of former heads of state and international organizations. After 18 months of investigation… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Decline in science becoming ‘disastrous,’profs say
Government action has severely degraded science in Canada and the role it should play in devising public policy, and that is bad for democracy, say three professors at the University of Waterloo, in Ontario. Government scientists are no longer allowed… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
How Canada’s Arctic Council chairmanship is viewed abroad
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Last week, we looked at how Canada was doing half-way into it’s Arctic Council chairmanship. This week, we look at how its business focus is being viewed by… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Positive tales motivate kids to be honest: study
Stories in which honesty is rewarded are more likely motivate children to tell the truth, than are stories where lying is punished, according to a new study from McGill University. In Canada, as in almost every culture in the world,… »
Breastfeeding; important issue surprisingly not well-taught to doctors
One would think breastfeeding is natural, but it’s not as easy as thought, and seeking advice from your doctor might also not be as helpful as thought. A national survey of Canadian family doctors and paediatricians found the level of… »
Better welcome for LGBT employees needed: poll
While Canada is a world leader in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered rights, businesses could do more to welcome LGBT employees, say most people in a recent survey. A public opinion poll was conducted on line for Sodexo, a company… »
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