A Canadian citizen of Lebanese origin is reported to have been killed this week in fighting in Syria. Faouzi (Fawzi) Ayoub, pictured in 2002, lived in Toronto and Michigan before moving to Lebanon. © Havakuk Levison-Reuters Fawzi Ayoub, 48, was also… »
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Canadians getting more sun, more cancer
Melanoma is preventable but Canadians are not doing what it takes to avoid it, so it is now one of the fastest rising of all cancers in Canada, according to a new report from the Canadian Cancer Society. Rates of… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Chemical flame retardants and lower IQ’s
New international research has established a connection with a commonly used chemical and lowered IQ in children. In the past materials used in chesterfields, carpets, even clothes were impregnated with flame retardant polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). These chemicals were banned… »
Husband acquitted of slashing wife questions her
Paul Martin had no lawyer and, since he is representing himself, he got to question his wife yesterday in a court in Oshawa, in the central province of Ontario. Martin had previously been found not guilty of slashing her throat… »
History: 29 May, 1914 : Canada’s worst maritime disaster
The tragic and almost unbelievable disaster of the Titanic only two years earlier was still fresh in people’s minds as the liner Empress of Ireland left Quebec City on May 28, 1914. Nevertheless, no-one was really worried. The huge ocean… »
International, Politics, Society
General who led in Rwanda, will quit Senate
Retired General Romeo Dallaire has announced he will resign from his current job as a Canadian senator. The senator has a heavy workload dealing with veterans’ post -traumatic stress issues and international humanitarian efforts. Dallaire was head of the UN… »
UPDATE: public art debate in Calgary results in change
It was a noble idea, but one committee’s idea of what constitutes art, may not be the same as many citizens. The council in the city of Calgary, Alberta, has voted to change its funding policy for public art, prompted… »
Government strikes deal with top banks: Free accounts for low-income Canadians
Eight of Canada’s biggest banks have made voluntary commitments to provide no-cost accounts to low-income Canadians, Finance Minister Joe Oliver announced on Tuesday (May 27). “Canadians work hard for their money. Our Government believes Canadians deserve to keep more of their hard-earned… »
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Special meeting of First Nations Indigenous chiefs
A special meeting of First Nation Indigenous chiefs on Tuesday (May 27) will decide on the timing and location for an election to replace Shawn Atleo, who resigned as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations earlier this month,… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
“Sticky” synapses hinder memory and learning
Sometimes in order to learn new things, we have to forget old things, or at least “file them away in the back of our mind”. Synapses are the pathways between neurons and are routes for creating learning and memory. But… »
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