Schools close in June for summer vacation in Canada and younger children often go to day camps that may involve sports, music, computer skills, drama or other activities. Most parents get only two or three weeks of vacation which they… »
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Eid toy drive: a new tradition from an old one
Eid al Fitr is the holiday Muslims around the world are celebrating today. The end of the fasting for the holy month of Ramadan began in Sabreen Abu-Zeyada’s house this morning in Ottawa, with prayers, and then food. “I remember… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Jody Negley has a road map for Montrealers who want to help disabled people navigate their hometown
How many of us have walked down a city street and helped someone overcome some physical hurdle? Plenty of us, I would wager. How many of us have walked down a city street and looked the other way? A lot… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
Weaponised A.I.: Google says no, but is that enough?
One of the world’s leading tech developers, Google, says it will no longer develop artificial intelligence programmes for the military once the current contract expires. This comes on the heels of internal resignations over military work along with a protest… »
U.S and N Korea meeting: results?
Canadian analyst looks at current understanding of the deal It was an historic meeting between N Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and U.S President Donald Trump but what really came out of it? Charles Burton (PhD) is a professor of… »
The tough slog that is the Canadian Football League season is set to begin
“Hey! It’s june. Time to play a little football.” “Really?” “Yeah, it’s Canada.” All true. The Canadian Football League begins its regular season Thursday night in Winnipeg when Edmonton’s Eskimos face the hometown Blue Bombers (good names, eh?). After a… »
Canada names former ‘dragon’ to champion women entrepreneurs
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau named Tuesday a well-known Quebec entrepreneur and media personality Daniele Henkel as Canada’s representative to a World Bank group that works to promote women entrepreneurship in developing countries. The Morocco-born self-made millionaire and the former… »
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A prehistoric fish and the fight against HIV
It’s an epic battle that’s been waged for millennia: living creatures against invading viruses. Researchers at the University of Western Ontario have discovered a gene in a 400 million year old fish (coelacanth) that does a great job defending against… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Health myths debunked in new book
At a time when so many people believe crazy things they read on the internet, a McGill University professor has written a book to explain science and why people should put their faith in that instead. No, explains Joe Schwarcz,… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
G7 plastic charter not enough, say environmentalists
Only five of the seven countries agreed to a charter to limit plastic pollution, and the charter is a non-binding, voluntary agreement which will not solve the problem, says Farrah Khan, a Greenpeace Canada plastics campaigner. The charter focuses on… »
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