Physical activity is a “critical component” of achieving a healthy pregnancy, say doctors and researchers in Canada. This is one step up from their previously calling exercise “a recommended behaviour.” A review of 25,000 studies done at Western University was… »
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Cannabis use linked to increased risk of psychosis, warn professors
Scientific studies indicate that using cannabis increases the risk for later development of psychosis such as schizophrenia, and the earlier the use, the greater the risk, warn two professors of psychiatry. Psychosis is a family of psychiatric disorders that produce… »
Khashoggi mystery: international reaction limited to “concern”
Some media outlets are reporting alleged new and horrific details regarding the mysterious disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Circumstantial evidence would seem to indicate a murder inside the embassy, something the Saudis have denied. International reaction has been muted,… »
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Cannabis Canada: Day one of legality – most interesting
Toronto Police Services (TPS)- pot is not an emergency call Canada has spent the first full day of legalised recreational use of cannabis, and it was interesting. Line-ups were long at the several legal, provincially licensed or controlled outlets across… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
Crucifix in Quebec’s National Assembly debated again
The crucifix, that hangs over the speaker’s chair in the province of Quebec’s National Assembly, is once again the subject of great debate. This is the result of the larger debate that premier-elect Francois Legault ignited with his election campaign… »
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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and art prescriptions
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, (MMFA) is embarking on a partnership with a group of doctors who will be able to prescribe visits to the many galleries, instead of medication for certain patients. It’s described as a first in… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, Immigration & Refugees, Society
Sudbury’s murals celebrate urban beauty
Sudbury, Ontario, one of the major nickel mining centres of Canada, was once known for its almost lunar landscape. Extensive logging and the blackened surfaces left in the wake of the mining processes, made the northern Ontario centre the butt… »
Liberal government to table legislation on pot possession pardons
The federal government plans to table legislation by the end of this year to issue pardons to Canadians who were convicted in the past of simple possession of cannabis, officials announced Wednesday. The Liberal government also plans to waive the fee… »
International, Politics, Society
UN drug watchdog slams Canada’s cannabis legalization
Canada’s move to legalize cannabis is incompatible with Ottawa’s international legal obligations and damages global efforts to control drugs and protect youth from harm, according to the UN drug watchdog. “By moving forward with the legalisation of cannabis for non-medical… »
Canadians line up coast to coast to buy legal pot
Thousands of Canadians lined up in queues across the country Wednesday to buy their first legal cannabis as at the stroke of midnight Canada became the first G7 country to legalize recreational use of marijuana and other derived products. In… »
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