One year after the fatal collapse of a clothing factory in Bangladesh, Canadians joined the international campaign for a safe and ethical garment industry by marking Fashion Revolution Day, which originated in the U.K . Consumers were asked to wear their… »
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International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
The problem of faking it in the science world
Can you trust the studies published in some science journals these days? Well, perhaps not nearly as much as most scientists would like. Dr Roger Pierson at the University of Saskatchewan has had to deal with fake research papers listed… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Risk of ‘city-killer’ asteroid worse than thought
The chance of a highly destructive asteroid hitting Earth is higher than scientists previously thought, according to a non-profit organization founded by former NASA astronauts and scientists, including one at Canada’s Western University. The B612 Foundation is trying to raise… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Whales lose threatened status, are less protected
Controversy has erupted over a government decision to change the status of North Pacific humpback whales from a species which is “threatened” to one of “special concern.” The downgrade reduces the level of protection afforded the massive mammals. Change linked… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Keeping science simple and short, (i.e. 3 minutes or less)
You’ve been working intensely for three or four years in your particular scientific field, becoming very comfortable speaking in very complicated and arcane scientific terminology to others in that field. Now, try to explain all that technical and complex work… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Informed seniors rethink use of sleeping pills
Seniors who get information about the risks of taking sleeping pills go on to ask questions about them and are more likely to quit, according to a recent study. Drugs like Valium, Xanax and others in a class called benzodiazepines… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Activists reveal inhumane conditions at veal factory farm
A Canadian animal rights group has released another disturbing undercover video of a commercial farming operation.. After undercover videos at commercial pig farms and battery egg production, the group sent a member to a commercial veal production operation in the… »
‘Résistance’ is Quebec art biennial’s theme this year
“Resistance… is exceptionally important at this particular moment in time…[of] mass protests, financial downfall, chronic recession ,” says Vicky Chainey Gagnon, the curator of the 2014 edition of the Quebec City biennial, Manif d’art 7. The month-long exhibition of contemporary… »
Providing homes to the homeless is successful
A ground-breaking study could change the way homeless people with mental illnesses are treated in Canada. Currently the focus is on providing short-term, emergency shelter. But this study suggests a better approach is to try to get people into permanent… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Canadian comic book celebrates May 1st, International Workers’ Day
For most Canadians May 1st, is just another day in the year. And unlike people in numerous other countries, few celebrate International Workers’ Day. For most in Canada and the United States, North America’s alternative Labour Day, the first Monday… »
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