Gray wolves are some of the largest predators that managed to survive the great extinction at the end of the last ice age and they may have succeeded by adapting what they ate. This is the conclusion of researchers at… »
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Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Montreal’s Biosphere, once the toast of the town, gets a new lease on life
She’s seen a few sides of life now–the geodesic dome created by Buckminster Fuller to serve as the U.S. Pavillion at the 1967 world’s fair in Montreal, known as Expo 67. It was a world’s fair anyone who was there… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Ottawa and Air Canada sign massive financial deal to try to salve 2020 wounds
After a year that saw it shoulder staggering financial losses and lay off more than half of its workers, Air Canada, battered and bruised by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the federal government are charting a new course. At a news… »
Canada cancels 29 high-tech arms exports permits to Turkey
The federal government has cancelled 29 arms export licences for Turkey’s high-tech drone systems after a thorough review found “credible evidence” that Canadian technology was diverted to Azerbaijan without Ottawa’s consent and was used in fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh last fall,… »
Exercising could help in pandemic but stress, anxiety a barrier
Researchers at McMaster University say that the COVID-19 pandemic “has created a paradox where mental health has become both a motivator for and a barrier to physical activity.” A study was done to find out how and why mental health,… »
Canada warns travelers of risk of ‘arbitrary detention’ in China’s Xinjiang
The federal government is warning Canadians with “familial or ethnic ties” to China’s Xinjiang region that they “may be at risk of arbitrary detention” when travelling there. The warning comes in an update to travel advice for Canadians visiting China… »
Skip the shower for Earth Day campaign launched
A Canadian beverage company is suggesting that Canadians working from home skip the shower and turn off their camera on Earth Day April 22, 2021 to help protect water. This is part of a clever campaign by Molson Coors which… »
Demonstrators rally at Alberta church accused of COVID ignoring restrictions
Hundreds of maskless demonstrators gathered on Sunday morning outside a church just west of Edmonton that has been the focus of a long-running battle between the pastor, its congregation and Alberta health authorities. Members of the GraceLife Church say their… »
Most unvaccinated Canadians leery of AstraZeneca
Bad press about the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 has caused a loss of confidence in it among many Canadians, according to a new public opinion survey. Much of Canada is in the throes of a third wave of the pandemic… »
Surgeons perform first double lung transplant for a COVID victim in Canada
Surgeons in Toronto have successfully completed the first double lung transplant in Canada for a person whose lungs were devastated by COVID-19. The recipient, who had no prior comorbidities that put him at higher risk for infection or severe disease,… »
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