Bill 52 allows for end-of-life intervention by doctors to hasten the deaths of people requesting that their suffering be terminated. The bill was passed in a free vote in the province of Quebec’s National Assembly on June 5th, 2014. But… »
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Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
No oil and gas in sensitive ecosystem: coalition
The Gulf of St. Lawrence is a globally significant marine ecosystem that must be protected from oil and gas development, says a coalition of fishermen, environmentalists, aboriginal people and others. They are calling for a moratorium on all activity and… »
Campaign wants fresh food back in Ontario hospitals
It’s time to bring back fresh food to hospitals in Ontario, says the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU). In May, the OCHU launched the Keep Hospitals Cooking campaign to pressure hospitals to serve freshly prepared meals, instead of reheated… »
Boys more likely to stop smoking than girls
Adolescent boys who smoke are 80 percent more likely to stop the habit than girls, according to a new Canadian study published in a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Girls are more concerned about their weight, a… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Bat caves in Alberta closed to prevent disease
The population of little brown bats is up in the western province of Alberta, while bats are dying in droves from white-nose syndrome in the east. It’s estimated a fungus has killed more than 5.7 million bats in North America,… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Weight loss very hard to maintain, science shows
One in four Canadians is obese and many of them are trying to lose weight, but scientific research indicates that if they do lose weight it is extremely difficult for them to keep it off. “Actually, the data is pretty… »
D-Day 70th, passing the important memory of service and sacrifice
For those who have walked the beaches and towns of Normandy getting a first-hand look at the enormity and danger of the D-Day landing on June 6, 1944, is always astounding. Dartmouth Nova Scotia high-school teacher Anne McLeod at the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Learning language, easier or harder in a bilingual environment?.
For children growing up in a bilingual or multilingual environment, it was long thought that the “confusion” caused by such exposure would delay learning either language well. Krista Byers-Heinlein (PhD) is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Space university runs summer program in Montreal
The International Space University has chosen Montreal for a nine-week summer program for postgraduate students and professionals who want to broaden their knowledge about space. It will include a robotics competition and a panel of female astronauts. The International Space… »
Quebec transgender kids will have summer camp
A new summer camp in Quebec will offer a place for transgender, intersex and gender creative kids to relax, have fun and just be … kids. The Camp of Six Colors was created by Gender Creative Kids Canada, a parent… »
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