Decline in marine prey fish blamed. They seem fairly ubiquitous, but researchers have found Glacous-wing gull populations in dropping sharply on the west coast of Canada. In fact, the gull population is down by about 50% since the 1980’s. The… »
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Star Trek’s Spock, actor Leonard Nimoy, remembered on Canadian $5 bill
For years Canadians have drawn over the face of former Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier to turn him into Mister Spock of the television series Star Trek. The death on February 27 of actor Leonard Nimoy who played the part… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
U.S. net neutrality affects users worldwide
A U.S. decision last week affirmed net neutrality and that has implications for citizens there but also for the millions of others who use internet services that originate in the country. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted a change… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Canadian minister: Mining industry has no stronger partner than this government
The Canadian government has announced it is extending, for a year, a 15% Mineral Exploration Tax Credit for investors which was set to expire on March 31, 2015. The announcement was made Sunday (March 1) by Finance Minister Joe Oliver and Natural Resources… »
Health, International, Society
Sisters likely died from insecticide in Thailand
A Canadian coroner says she cannot confirm it without a doubt, but the deaths of two sisters in Thailand in 2012 were probably caused by phosphine gas poisoning. Phosphine is highly toxic pesticide that may have been used in their… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian museum joins ban on “selfie-sticks”
They’re called “selfie sticks” long extendible poles you can attach your mobile phone or camera to and which extend much further than arm’s length in order to take wider photo shots or group photos or to get closer to a… »
Money could hurt hijab-wearer dismissed by judge
Canadians were so outraged that they started a crowd funding campaign to raise money for a woman who was dismissed by a judge because she would not remove her hijab. The problem is that if she receives the money it… »
Toronto’s mystery bunker solved-sort of
In January, a mysterious, well built, underground bunker was discovered on thickly forested public land near York University in Toronto Ontario. The bunker was accidentally discovered by a security officer when he noticed a large pile of dirt in the… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Scientists urged to stop relying on self-reports
People are notoriously bad at accurately reporting what they eat and how much they exercise, so scientists should stop basing their research on self-reporting, says an article in the International Journal of Obesity. And people should take with a grain… »
Documentary: The Antibiotic Hunters
Writer-director Bruce Mohun with a 3-toed sloth during filming of “The Antibiotic Hunters” © Dreamfilm.ca We’re running out of drugs to combat increasingly deadly bacteria. The drugs we have are losing their effectiveness, meaning infections that were previously easily controllable, could… »
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